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🔑paypay1 /peɪ / noun [uncountable] (business商业) money that you get regularly for work that you have done工资；薪金；薪水◆It's a tough job, but the pay is good.这是个棘手的活儿，但是报酬还不错。◆a pay increase / cut加薪；减薪➨ THESAURUS 同义词辨析incomepay ◇ salary ◇ wage / wages ◇ overtime ◇ earningsThese are all words for money that a person earns or receives for their work.以上词均表示收入、工资、薪水。incomemoney that a person receives for their work, or from investments or business（工作、投资或做生意的）收入，所得people on low incomes低收入的人It's difficult for a family to live on one income.一个家庭只靠一份收入难以维持生活。paymoney that employees earn for doing their jobs工资；薪水It's a tough job but the pay is good.工作很辛苦，但工资高。We all took pay cuts when sales figures fell.销售额下降的时候我们的工资都降低了。A large percentage of my paycheck goes towards health insurance for my family.我工资收入的很大比例都为家人买健康保险了。The job offers good pay and benefits.这份工作的工资和福利很好。ⓘ This word is often used in compounds. * pay 常构成复合词。salarya fixed amount of money that employees earn for doing their jobs工资；薪水How much is your annual salary?你的年薪是多少？She was offered a starting salary of $33,000 per year.给她的起步工资是每年 33,000 美元。ⓘ People who work in offices, or professional people such as teachers or doctors, usually receive a salary that is paid once or twice a month, but is usually expressed as a yearly amount. A person's salary does not change, no matter how many hours per week the person works.办公室工作人员、教师或医生等专业人员通常每个月或每半个月领一次薪水 (salary)，但他们的薪酬通常用年薪表述。薪水的金额不因一周工作的小时数而变化。wage / wages(somewhat formal) money that a person receives for doing their job, usually calculated by the hour or by dividing an annual salary into a semi-monthly or monthly figure工资，工钱（通常按小时计算，或按年薪计算出每半个月或每个月可领取的金额）By law, the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.按法律规定，最低工资为每小时 7.25 美元。I earned $1,700 in wages last month.我上个月的工资收入是 1,700 美元。ⓘ The term wages is used in accounting to describe the amount of money someone earns before any taxes or other payments are taken away. * wages 一词在会计上指税前或扣除其他费用之前的收入。overtimemoney that a person earns for working more hours than they had originally agreed to work加班费She earned $500 in overtime by working the entire holiday weekend.她整个周末假日都在工作，赚了 500 美元加班费。earningsmoney that a person earns for their work薪水；工资；收入The industry has seen a rise in average earnings over the past two years.在过去的两年中这一行业的平均工资提高了。ⓘ This word is used in business contexts. * earnings 用于商业语境。PATTERNS 句型(a) high / low / basic income / pay / salary / wage / earningsto earn an income / your pay / a salary / a wage / overtimeto earn $… in income / pay / salary / wages / overtimeto live on / support a family on a(n) income / salary / hourly wage of…
🔑paypay2 /peɪ / verb (past tense, past participle paid) (business商业) - [intransitive, transitive] pay (sb) (for sth) | pay sth (to sb) (for sth) to give someone money for something支付；付酬◆She is very well paid.她工资很高。◆Do you want to pay by check or by credit card?你想用支票还是信用卡支付？◆The work's finished, but we haven't paid the plumber yet.活儿干完了，但是我们还没有付钱给水暖工。◆to be paid by the hour按小时获得报酬◆We paid the dealer $5,000 for the car.我们付给经销商 5,000 美元买下了这辆车。
- [transitive] pay sth (to sb) to give the money that you owe for something交纳；偿还◆Did you pay the gas bill?你付煤气费了吗？
- [intransitive, transitive] to make a profit; to be worth doing获利；获益；划算◆The factory closed down because the owners couldn't make it pay.因为老板经营工厂赚不了钱，工厂倒闭了。◆I've learned that it pays to be prepared.我懂得了有备无患这个道理。
- [intransitive] pay (for sth) to suffer or be punished for something you believe or have done付出代价；受到惩罚◆I'll make him pay for embarrassing me like that!他让我那么难堪，我会让他付出代价的！
 ●cost / pay an arm and a leg (informal) to cost / pay a large amount of money花费（或支付）一大笔钱◆I had to pay an arm and a leg for these plane tickets.我不得不花一大笔钱买这些机票。●pay attention (to sb / sth)to listen carefully to or to take notice of someone or something专心听；注意；关注●pay sb a compliment●pay a compliment to sbto say that you like something about someone; to praise someone夸奖，称赞（某人）●pay your respects (to sb) (formal) to visit someone, especially someone who is dead or very sick, as a sign of respect拜访（某人）以示敬意；告别（死者）；看望（重病的人）●pay tribute to sb / sthto praise and show your respect for someone or something, especially someone who is dead称颂；赞扬；（向死者）致敬  ●pay sb back (sth)●pay sth backto give money back to someone that you borrowed from him / her还钱给（某人）；偿付，归还（借款）◆Can you lend me $10? I'll pay you back / I'll pay it back to you on Friday.能借我 10 美元吗？我星期五还你。●pay sb back (for sth)to do something unkind to someone who did something unkind to you（因某事）报复，惩罚◆What a mean trick! I'll pay you back one day.多么卑鄙的招数！总有一天我要让你也尝尝苦头。●pay sth downto pay back money that you owe偿还，归还（欠款）◆to pay down a debt偿还债务●pay off (informal) to be successful成功；奏效；达到目的◆All their hard work has paid off! The house is finished at last.他们所有的艰苦努力都得到了回报！房子终于建好了。●pay sth offto pay all the money that you owe for something偿清，付清（欠债）◆to pay off a debt还清债务●pay up (informal) to pay the money that you owe还债；还款◆If you don't pay up, we'll take you to court.你若不还钱，我们就把你告上法庭。 |