pay/peɪ/

v. give sb money for sth that you are buying from them or for work they have done

n. the money that you are given for doing your job

➭pt. & pp. paid/peɪd/

v. [T; I] 付钱；给…报酬：[pay ... for sth] He paid 300 yuan for that bike. 那辆自行车他花了300元。

◇[pay (sb) for sth] He didn't pay the shop owner for the bag. 他买袋子没有付钱给店主。

◇[pay sb (...) to do sth] He paid the kid 3 dollars to send the flowers. 他付给那个小孩3美元，叫他去送花。

◇Cleaning women in big cities usually get paid by the hour. 大城市里的保洁女工通常是按小时取酬的。

◇You have to pay (in) cash. 你必须付现金。

n. [U] 工资：They often work long hours for low pay. 他们常常长时间工作，工资却很低。

◇The workers asked for a pay rise. 工人们要求加工资。

pay (to sb) 还钱（给…）：I'll pay the money back to you tomorrow. 我明天把钱还给你。

pay 还清：Have you paid off your debts? 你已经还清债务了吗？

音组-ay/-eɪ/

bay; clay; day; gay; hay; lay; may; pay; play; pray; ray; say; stay; way

常犯错误

✗ pay the meal

✓ pay for the meal 付饭钱

✓ pay taxes 交税

✓ pay 10 dollars 支付10美元

✓ pay the bill 付账

✓ pay the bus fare 付巴士票钱

[✌pay后可直接接money, dollar, bill, fare等表示钱款的名词，而“花钱买东西”时，则要用pay for sth]

常犯错误

✗ It is a good pay.

✓ The pay is good. 工资很高。

[✌pay是不可数名词]

辨析pay; salary; wage