n 工资，薪水，报酬 (money given in return for regular work) [U]：What's your monthly～? 你月薪多少?My～is 200 pounds a week. 我每周收入200镑。a～increase of $10 a week 每周10美元加薪;an increase in～收入的增加;His～went up every year. 他的收入逐年增加。What's the～like in his job? (infml) 他的工作能挣多少钱?The workers went on strike for higher～. 工人们罢工要求增加工资。～dirt值得开采的矿藏;～phone (～station) 投币式电话;〖同〗wages，salary，income，fee;
 in the pay of 受……雇用的 (尤指秘密雇用)(derog)： (sb/spy) be in the～of the enemy (某人/间谍)被敌人所雇用;
 →′pay-claim n (工会为其会员提出的) 加薪要求;′pay-day n 发薪日;(股票市场的)交割日;′payload n (船，飞机等)有酬载荷;飞机或导弹携带的炸药量;(卫星或宇宙飞船)有效的载荷;′paymaster n 负责发放薪饷的官员;出钱让人做事并对其实施控制的人;′pay-packet n 工资袋;′payroll n 工资表，薪水册;工资表上应付工资的总额;′pay-slip n 工资条;
 v(1) 1) 付钱，为(向)……付费，付给(give (money) to (sb) in exchange for goods， services， etc) [I， I+prep(for)， T+n， T+n+prep(to/for)， D+n+n， Dn+prep(to)]：～in cash/by cheque 用现金/支票付款;They had to～rather heavily. 他们得付相当多的钱。My company/The job～s well. 我的公司/这件工作薪水很高。～to do sth 付钱做某事;～for the book/the meal/the car/the house 交书款/付饭费/交购车款/付房款;His parents paid for him to go to America. 他的父母为他负担去美国的费用。They paid the cashier and left. 他们向收款(银)员付了款就走了。We're paid on Friday. 我们星期五发工资。I'll～you for the damage. 我将赔偿你的损失。We've paid a lot of money/2000 dollars/a high enough price for it. 我们已为此付出了很多钱/2000美元/足够高的价钱。She's paid 10 dollars a week. 她每周挣10美元。P～your entrance money to the man at the door. 把你的入场费交给门口的那个人。I'll～you $500 for the car.我付你500美元买那辆汽车。2) 付(费)，还(欠款) (give (sb) money that one owes) [T+n， D+n+n， Dn+prep(to)]：～a bill/a fine/a rent/a subscription/a debt付账单/交罚款/交房租/交订阅费/还账;～the income tax/one's dues 缴纳所得税/交会费;He paid me the $5/money he had borrowed. 他把向我借的五美元/钱还给了我。～one's membership fee to sb 向某人缴纳会费;〖同〗settle，clear;〖反〗owe;
 (2) 1)有利(收益)，合算 ((of a business，etc) be profitable)： [I]： His bookshop did not～so he sold it. 他的书店无利可图，因此他就把它卖了。make a farm～让农场盈利;〖同〗yield，return，profit，benefit; 2)对(某人)有利 (be useful or profitable to (sb)) [I， T+n]： Honesty always～s. 诚实总能得到好报。It～s to get a good education/be honest. 受良好教育/诚实对人有好处。It doesn't～to waste time. 浪费时间没有好处。It will～you to work hard. 努力工作必有所获。〖同〗yield，return，benefit;
 pay attention to sb/sth 倾听，注意：Now～attention to me. 请注意听我说。You should～attention to your health. 你应该注意自己的健康。
 pay sb a compliment/pay a compliment to sb 恭维(某人)：Other artists～me empty compliments which only humiliate me. 其他艺术家空洞地恭维我，这只不过是对我的侮辱。
 pay dividends 日后有好处：The time she has spent learning French now～s dividends. 她花在学法语上的时间现在得到了报偿。
 pay heed (to sb/sth) 注意(留意)……： He paid no heed to our warnings. 他把我们的警告当作耳边风。
 pay sb (back) in his own/the same coin 以其人之道还治其人之身： I was determined to get revenge， to～him back in his own coin for the wrongs he had done to us. 我决心以其人之道还治其人之身，报复他对我们的不公平。
 pay the penalty (for sth/doing sth) 自食其果：They had to～the penalty for the wrong decisions they made. 他们得为自己所作的错误决定而自食其果。
 pay a/the price (for sth) (为所得)付出代价：This was the price that had to be paid for peace. 这就是为和平而必须付出的代价。
 pay one's respects (to sb) (向某人)表示敬意(致敬)(fml)： Please～my respects to your father. 请代我向您父亲致意。
 pay through the nose (for sth) (为某物)付高价：I've got a ticket for tonight's football match， but I had to～through the nose for it. 我弄到了一张今晚足球比赛的票，但为这张票花掉了很多钱。
 pay (a) tribute to sb/sth 对……表示敬佩： I want to take this opportunity to～a public tribute to him/his courage. 我想借此机会公开对他/他的勇气表示敬佩。
 pay sb/sth a visit 拜访，访问：～a visit to a friend/a patient/the United States 拜访朋友/探望病人/访问美国;
 pay one's/its way (某人)维持生活，(企业等)维持营业： I never borrow money because I believe one ought always to～one's way. 我从不向人借钱，因为我相信一个人应该始终靠自己维持生活。
 put paid to sth 停止，毁坏 (infml)： Three days of continuous sunshine put paid to his usual complaints about the bad weather. 连续三天的大晴天使他不再喋喋不休地抱怨天气不好。
 pay back (v adv) 1) 还(某人)钱，偿还(vt)： She paid me back the $100 she owed me. 她把欠我的100美元还给了我。He paid the money back promptly. 他很快就把钱还了回来。2) 报复(vt)： I'll～them back for the treatment. 我要为这种待遇向他们报复。
 pay for (v prep) 为……付出代价(vt)： You'll have to～(heavily/dearly) for your mistakes/your crime. 你要为你所犯的错误/罪行付出(沉重的/昂贵的)代价。
 pay in (v adv) 将(钱)存入(银行账户) (vt)： I have to～in $20 to cover a cheque that I wrote. 我得存入20美元以支付我开的一张支票。
 pay off (v adv) 1)有利可图，没有白费劲，成功(vt) (infml)： The deal/Your daring plan will～off， I'm sure. 我肯定这笔交易有利可图/你大胆的计划会成功。2) 付清工资后予以解雇(vt)： 200 workers will be paid off when the factory closes next week. 下周工厂关闭时将有200名工人被遣散。3)用钱来堵住(某人的)嘴(vt) (infml)： We had to～off the man who got us the contract， with 5% of the profit. 我们得用5%的利润来堵住为我们弄到合同的那个人的嘴。4)全部付(还)清(vt)：～off one's debts/one's loan/one's taxes/one's house 全部付清债务/贷款/税款/购房款;
 pay out (v adv) 1) (定期为某物)付大笔款项(vt)： They're～ing out $500 a month on their mortgage. 他们每月要为抵押贷款支付500美元。2) (把绳子等)一点点放出(vt)： P～the rope out a little at a time. 将绳子每次放松一点点。
 pay up (v adv) 还清全部欠款(vt)： The landlord demanded that the man～up or go to jail. 房主要求那人付清全部欠款，否则他就去坐班房。
 →′payable adj 必须(可以)支付的;pay′ee n 受(收)款人;′payer n 付款人;paid-′up adj 付清全部应付款项的;′pay-as-you-′earn n (略作PAYE) 发工资时预扣所得税法;′pay-bed n (BrE) 在全民保健医院中由病人付费的病床;′pay-off n 发工资;行贿;报酬;报应;(故事，事件等的)高潮;′payment n;
 【说明】pay 作及物动词表示“付款”时，只能后接表示人或钱的宾语，不能直接接表示事物的词作宾语;如： Who paid for the tickets? (谁付票钱?) 注意，tickets前的for不可少。
 【辨异】pay与fee、income、wage(s)和salary的区别见FEE。