pay /peɪ/ (paid, paid /peɪd/ ) ► SEE ALLpay sb back (for sth/for doing sth)pay sb backpay sth back (to sb)pay sth downpay for sthpay sth inpay sth into sthpay offpay sb offpay sth/sb offpay outpay sth out (for sth) pay sth out pay up ●ˌpay sb ˈback (for sth/for doing sth)🔑to punish sb because they have made you or sb else suffer报复；回击◆I’ll pay him back for getting me into trouble! 他给我惹了麻烦，我非治治他不可！SYNget back at sb(for sth/for doing sth)[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n] (less frequent) ▸ˈpayback
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[countable, uncountable] a reward or a punishment that sb receives for sth they have done报答；报复●ˌpay sb ˈback🔑●ˌpay sth ˈback (to sb)🔑to return money that you have borrowed from sb还钱（给某人）；偿付（借款）◆I’ll pay you back next week. 我下周把钱还给你。◆She’s trying to pay the loan back over five years. 她争取五年内分期偿还贷款。◆He’ll never be able to pay back the money. 他永远也还不起那笔钱。SYNrepay sb(sth), repay sth(to sb) (more formal) NOTEIn informal language pay sb back sth and, less often, pay sb sth back are also used on their own非正式用语中 pay sb back sth 和 pay sb sth back 也单独使用，后者较不常用◆When are you going to pay me back that $100 you owe me? 你打算什么时候还欠我的 100 元？◆Can you pay me that money back soon? 你早点儿把钱还给我好吗？[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈpayback
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[countable, uncountable] the money that you receive back on money that you have invested; the time that it takes to get your money back回报；回报期◆I’m waiting to get the maximum payback on my investment. 我等着获得最大的投资回报。◆a ten-year payback 十年的回报期●ˌpay sth ˈdownto give an amount of money as the first payment for sth付…作为首期款；先支付◆You can pay $200 down and the rest in 12 monthly instalments. 你可以付 200 元的首期，其余的分期 12 个月支付。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●ˈpay for sth🔑1. ( ˈpay sb for sth) to give sb money for work, goods, services, etc.为…付钱（给某人）◆I’ll pay for the tickets. 票款由我来付。◆You need to pay Paul for all that work he did for you. 保罗给你干了那么多活儿，你得付他工钱。2.to suffer or be punished for sth wrong that you have done or said, or for sth you believe为（做错的事、说错的话或相信的事）吃苦头（或受惩罚）◆Someone’s going to pay for this! 一定得有人为这事付出代价！◆They are paying dearly for their mistake. 他们正因其自身失误大吃苦头。OBJmistake, crime[v + prep]●ˌpay sth ˈin●ˌpay sth ˈinto sthto put money into a bank account存（钱）；存（钱）入（账户）◆I had to go to the bank to pay a cheque in. 我得去银行存入一张支票。◆Her wages are paid directly into her account. 工资直接存入她的账户。OBJcheque, money SYNdeposit sth(in sth) (more formal) [v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n][v + n/pron + prep]●ˌpay ˈoffif sth that involves risk pays off, it is successful and brings the results that you want（冒险的事）成功，奏效，达到目的◆The gamble paid off. 这次赌赢了。◆Their hard work is beginning to pay off. 他们的辛劳开始有了成果。◆All the training you’ve been doing seems to have paid off handsomely(= has had very good results). 你接受的那些训练似乎大有成效。[v + adv]▸ˈpay-off
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(informal) a reward or a benefit that you receive as a result of sth you do报偿；收益◆What are the pay-offs of working at home? 在家工作有什么好处？●ˌpay sb ˈoff1.to give sb money to persuade them not to do sth or not to tell sb about sth illegal or dishonest you have done用钱封…的口；买通◆She refused to be paid off. 她拒绝被人收买。SYNbuy sb off2.to pay sb the money they have earned and dismiss them from their job付清工资后解雇；发薪遣散◆The store has paid off many of the full-time staff and offered them part-time work. 商店结清工资后解雇了很多全职员工，然后让他们做兼职工作。[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]▸ˈpay-off
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(informal) 1.a payment you make to sb to persuade them not to do sth or not to tell sb about sth illegal or dishonest you have done封口费；行贿钱◆Police have been accused of receiving pay-offs from local gangs. 警方被控接受当地黑帮的贿赂。2.a payment made to sb to persuade them to leave their job辞退金；遣散费◆She has received a £10 000 pay-off. 她得到了 1 万英镑的遣散费。●ˌpay sth/sb ˈoff1.to finish paying money that you owe for sth付清…的款项；清偿…的欠款◆I used the money to pay off my overdraft. 我把钱用来偿还透支款了。◆They’re still paying off their mortgage. 他们还在偿还按揭贷款。◆to pay off creditors / a bank manager 向债权人／银行经理付清欠款OBJmortgage, loan, debts SYNrepay sth/sb (more formal) 2. (especially BrE) to pay for a taxi journey付出租车费◆She paid the taxi off and walked the rest of the way. 她付了打车的钱，然后步行。OBJtaxi/cab1[v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (less frequent) 2[v + n/pron + adv][v + adv + n]●ˌpay ˈout🔑●ˌpay sth ˈout (for sth) (especially BrE) 🔑to pay a large amount for sth（为…）付巨款，花大价钱◆The insurance company refused to pay out. 保险公司拒绝支付巨额赔偿。◆The government pays out millions of pounds in benefits. 政府支出数百万英镑救济金。◆I can’t afford to pay out for private treatment. 我承受不起自费医疗的高额费用。[v + adv][v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (rare) ▸ˈpayout
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a large amount of money that is given to sb支付的巨款◆People injured in the crash won record payouts from the rail company. 撞车事故中的受伤人员获得了铁路公司数额空前的赔款。➡ SYNONYMS 同义词辨析pay (sth) out cough (sth) up ◇ fork out (sth) ◇ pay (sth) out ◇ pay up ◇ shell (sth) out These verbs all mean to give money to pay for goods or services.这些动词都表示付钱、付账。 cough (sth) up (informal) to pay or give money unwillingly（不情愿地）付账，给钱His family shouldn't have to cough up for his gambling debts.他的家人不必替他还赌债。She finally coughed up the money she owed us.她终于把欠我们的钱还了。 fork out (sth) (informal) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly（尤指不情愿地）大把掏钱，破费Furious rail passengers had to fork out for taxis.怒气冲冲的铁路乘客不得不花冤枉钱去坐出租车。We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements.我们花了不少的钱修缮房屋。 pay (sth) out to pay a lot of money for sth or to sb付出巨款；花大价钱I had to pay out £500 to get my car repaired.我花了 500 英镑才把车修好。 NOTEPay can be used on its own * pay 可单独使用I had to pay £500 to get my car repaired.我花了 500 英镑才把车修好。 pay up (not formal) to pay all the money that you owe to sb, especially when you do not want to or when the payment is late（尤指不情愿地或逾期）还清欠债I had a hard time getting him to pay up.我费了不少功夫才让他把钱还了。 shell (sth) out (informal) to spend a lot of money on sth（为…）大把掏钱，破费The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio.乐队耗资 10 万元购置了移动录音室。 WHICH WORD? You fork out for sth more unwillingly than you shell out for sth. You can cough up money that you or sb else owes. You cannot pay up for sb else's debts, only your own. Pay up does not take an object.与 shell out 相比，fork out 包含的不情愿意味更强。cough up 可指本人还债或替别人还债。pay up 不表示替别人还债，仅指归还本人的欠债。pay up 不接宾语。 PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONSto pay out / fork out / shell out on sthto pay out / pay up / cough up / fork out / shell out for sthto pay out / cough up / fork out / shell out money / £1 000 / a lot●ˌpay sth ˈout (BrE) to pass a rope, etc. through your hands（从手中）放出（绳索等）◆He started paying out the rope. 他开始放出绳子。[v + adv + n][v + pron + adv][v + n + adv] (rare) ●ˌpay ˈup (informal) 🔑to give sb the money that you owe them, especially if you do not want to（尤指不情愿地）归还欠债◆In the end we threatened to take them to court and they paid up. 最后我们威胁要和他们法庭上见，他们才还清了欠款。SYNcough up (especially BrE) [v + adv]▸ˈpaid-up
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[only before noun]1.having paid all the money necessary to be a member of a club or an organization已付清会费的；已缴款的2. (informal) strongly supporting sth坚决支持的；全情投入的◆a fully paid-up football fan 铁杆足球迷