pay /pei/ I. vt. & vi.(paid, paid) 1. 付钱（作 vt.时跟钱数，也可跟人）：to pay taxes (rent, debts) 纳税(交租金，还债) How much money did you pay? 你付了多少钱? You haven’t paid the doctor yet. 你还没付给医生钱。A good lawyer is highly paid. 好的律师收入高。We had to pay heavily. 我们得付出高昂的代价。He paid to see the show.他花钱看演出。2.用于短语（动词） pay attention to 对…注意：Pay more attention to your health. 要多注意你的身体。pay a call/visit (to) 访问：I’ll pay you a visit next month. 下个月我要拜访你。pay back偿还；回报：Will you lend me ￡10? I’ll pay (it) back next month.你借给我10英镑好吗? 我下个月还你。How can I pay back for your kindness? 我怎么报答你的好意呢? pay for 付…的钱；为…而付出代价：I paid nearly 1000 yuan for the camera. 买这架照相机我花了将近1000元。You’ll have to pay for your rudeness.你要对你的无礼自食其果。pay off 还清；得到好结果，取得成功：Once we’ve paid off the debts, we’ll owe money to no one. 我们一旦还清了这笔债，我们就不欠任何人的钱了。It was a risk but it paid off. 那是冒险但取得了成功。 pay out花钱，开支：The federal government paid out $7.7 billion as a result of damage caused by hurricanes this year.今年由于飓风造成的损失，联邦政府开支了77亿美元。pay up 欠债还钱：That’s fifty bucks you owe me. Come on, pay up! 你欠我50美元，过来还钱！We’ve finally paid the mortgage up.我们终于还清了抵押贷款。‖II. n.［u］工资，薪水：No work, no pay. 不工作，没有报酬。The strikers wanted to get more pay.罢工者要求增加工资。
［辨析］pay, salary和wage均有“工资”之义，pay “工资，薪水”，是常用词，可替代其他两个词。salary “薪水，年俸”，通常按月、季或年发给，一般指脑力劳动者的工资。wage “工资”，一般指体力劳动者的工资，按日或周来计发。
payment /ˈpeimənt/ n. 1.［u］支付，付款: a cheque in payment for rent 付房租的支票；make a first payment of $500 首次支付500美元 2. ［c］&［u］支付的款项: receive little payment for one’s service 几乎没有拿到什么劳务费
payroll /ˈpeirəul/ n. ［c］工资单：pay money according to payrolls按工资单发放薪水；make a payroll做一份工资单 There are just three employees on the payroll.发薪员工表上只有三个员工的名字。He's no longer on their payroll.他不再受他们雇用。
