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「 pay 」中文意思除了付錢的基本定義,還有什麼其他意思或用法呢?
《EnglishClass 101》講師 Alisha 在 Youtube 上面列舉了 pay 的中文意思及其它英文用法,一起來看看吧!
基本定義
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to give money in exchange for goods or services 以錢換取商品或服務
ex. I got paid today!
我今天拿到薪水了!
ex. He pays staff on the 20th of every month.
他每月20號支付員工薪水。
其他意義
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to give an advantage to someone/something 為某人/某事提供優勢
ex. Crime doesn’t pay.
多行不義必自斃。
ex. It pays to have good connections.
擁有良好的關係是有好處的。
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to give something 給些東西
ex. Hey, pay attention! I’m talking!
嘿,注意一下!我正在說話!
ex. We’re here to pay respects to grandfather.
我們在這裡向祖父致敬。
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to suffer consequences of something 遭受非些事情的後果 ; 因..得到報應 ; 為..付出代價
ex. You shall pay for your crimes against humanity!
你應該為你違反人性的犯罪付出代價!
ex. We drank too much last night and we’re paying for it this morning.
我們昨晚喝太多了, 所以今早正在承受這後果。
其他變異
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to pay back 償還
– to return money owed 償還.還錢
ex. Sorry it took so long to pay you back.
很抱歉這麼久才還你。
ex. Hey, you haven’t paid me back for dinner last week.
嘿,你上週還沒還我一頓晚餐呢!
ex. I need to pay back my friend.
= I need to pay my friend back.
我要還朋友錢。
ex. I need to pay my friend back for coffee.
我需要還一杯咖啡給我朋友。
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to pay off something 清償
– to finish making payments on a purchase 完成付款
ex. I’v paid off my house.
我付完了我的房子。
ex. I pay off my credit card every month.
我每個月還清我的信用卡。
ex. When do you expect to pay off your credit card?
你希望何時能夠還清你的信用卡?
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