The shop will give a discount of ten percent as long as you don't want credit but pay in cash. 要是你不赊账而立刻付钱,商店可以打9折。
He says that sheep farming doesn't pay. 他说养羊不赚钱。
The shop closed because it didn't pay. 该店因不挣钱而关闭。
It ~s+to- v
It pays to advertise. 登广告很有用。
It pays to follow his advice. 听他的忠告是值得的。
It always pays to give your paper one final check. 写了文章最后检查一遍总是有好处的。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
I haven't paid my tailor yet. 我还没付钱给裁缝。
Have you paid the milkman this month? 你这个月付款给送牛奶的人了吗?
Our trade union paid my train fare. 我的火车费由工会支付。
The patients pay only a tiny registration fee and the cost of meals while in the hospital. 病人住医院只缴少许挂号费和伙食费。
That's a beautiful leather jacket, but I can't afford to pay that much. 那件皮夹克很漂亮,但是我付不起那么多钱。
He ought to pay his share. 他应该付他那一份。
He ought to pay the rent. 他应该付房租。
He has paid his taxes. 他已付清税金。
The bank pays interest of 9% on savings. 这家银行支付9%的存款利息。
Have you paid what you owe him yet? 你把欠他的钱还了吗?
The teacher told the student to pay attention to his spelling. 老师提醒那个学生要注意拼法。
You must pay attention to what you are doing. You should not let your thoughts wander. 做什么事情都必须专心致志,不能分神。
If you had paid attention to what he said, you could have avoided repeating such a bad mistake. 如果你当初认真听了他说的话,本来可以避免重犯如此严重的错误。
The smallest detail has never been paid attention to. 最微小的细节从未得到注意。
It was obvious that the matter had never been paid attention to. 显然,这件事从来没有得到过重视。
Pay attention to me, children,I shall not repeat these instructions. 孩子们,注意听我讲这些要求,我只讲一遍。
You will have to pay more attention to your work if you wish to get a rise. 如果你想要加薪,就必须更加用心地工作。
She was careless, and didn't pay slightest attention to the detail. 她很马虎,对细节毫不在意。
She wasted many materials owing to mismanagement, so now she must pay the piper. 由于管理不善,她浪费了大量物资,所以现在她必须承担后果。
He who pays the piper calls the song. 谁花钱谁就点歌。
A considerate leader should always pay respects to his employees' wishes. 一位通情达理的领导应当考虑下属的愿望。
Citizens lit torches along the railroad track to pay their last respects to Lincoln. 老百姓点着火把,站在铁路两旁,向林肯的遗体告别。
Mr. Macheod has paid tribute to Dr. Bandas' desire that the tension should be lowered. 麦克劳德先生对班达斯博士希望缓解紧张局势的建议表示赞同。
He fought against the robber and protected the public property.We must pay tribute to his great courage. 他与抢劫犯搏斗,保护了公共财产,我们应当对他的大无畏精神表示敬佩。
Many overseas Chinese donated money to last year's flood victims.I want to take this opportunity to pay a public tribute to them. 许多华侨为我们去年的水灾解囊捐助,我想借此机会公开向他们表示敬佩。
Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome. 许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者纳贡。
We had to offer our new cook a large salary, but he was a capable man, and paid his way. 我们得付给新厨师一大笔钱,不过这也值得,他是个能干的人。
He paid his way by acting as a guide. 他当导游能挣钱。
The big truck paid its way from the start. 那辆大卡车一开始就赚钱。
The corner shop is convenient if you forget to get something in town, although you pay through the nose for anything you buy there. 如果你在镇上忘了买什么,在这个拐角商店里可非常方便地买到,然而价格要贵得多。
I wouldn't climb to the top of that ladder, even if you paid me. 无论如何我也不愿爬到那个梯子的顶端。
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I am not well paid here. 我在这里赚钱不多。
We are paid by day. 我们按日计酬。
She complained about her husband's job and how poorly it was paid. 她埋怨丈夫的工作,并报怨报酬是多么的低。
No attention was paid to his remark. 没有人理会他的评论。
用作双宾动词S+~+ pron./n. + n./pron.
We refused to pay them their wages. 我们拒绝付给他们工资。
I'll pay you a visit next week. 下周我来拜访你。
He paid China a friendly visit from March 16 to 23. 从3月16日至23日,他对中国进行了友好访问。
Every time I went back to my hometown I would pay the middle school teachers my visit. 每次回到故乡,我都去拜访我的中学老师。
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You are paid your portion not later than a week. 不会晚于一周你就可以得到你那一部分报酬。
S+~+ n./pron. +to pron./n.
I've come to pay my respects to you. 我特来拜访您。
She stopped paying her dues to the union. 她不再向工会缴纳会费了。
He was named Minister for Information and would pay a visit to Canada this summer. 他被任命为新闻部长,今年夏天要去访问加拿大。
It is a tradition in China that on big occasions the young generation should pay a visit to the old. 每逢大节日晚辈要看望长辈,这是中国的传统。
I'm looking forward to paying a call to you next week. 我期待着下星期去拜访你。
用作宾补动词S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
You may pay me to type the proper forms. 我打印表格,你可以把钱付给我。
S+~+ n./pron. + adv.
He paid the money back promptly. 他立即还了钱。
Soon after he left school, he paid all his debt off. 他毕业后不久便还清了全部债务。
用作名词 (n.)
His pay goes up every year. 他的工资每年都有增加。
The workers declared for the offer of increased pay and holidays. 工人们拥护提高工资、延长假期的提议。
The workers banded together against the employers' position on their pay. 工人们联合起来,反对雇主在工资问题上所持的立场。
He got an increase in pay. 他加了薪。
The workers went on strike for higher pay. 工人举行罢工,要求增加工资。
The machinists wanted more pay for running new machines. 机械师们以操作新机器为理由要求增加工资。
The monthly pay was eighty dollars, for officer and man alike. 工资每月80美元,官兵一样。
My heart aches for you! 你的薪水仅增加了20%,太可怜了!
The trade unions bargained away their rights in exchange for a small pay raise. 工会不惜牺牲自己的权利以换取微薄的加薪。