Word · Frequency #227
paid
支付;付款;偿还
paid is the past of pay (irregular).
to give money for goods, services, or a debt; to cover a cost
- 1.
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
为商品或服务支付金钱或其他报酬
- 2.
To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.
用沥青等涂覆(船底、接缝等);涂抹
- 3.
To deposit into an account.
存入账户
- 4.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
支付金钱以换取商品或服务
- 5.
To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.
通过给予或履行应付或必要的事项来清偿债务或其他义务
- 6.
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow
给予赞美、问候、关注等;授予
- 7.
To be profitable; to be worth it.
有利可图;值得
- 8.
To cover, as a cost.
支付(费用)
- 9.
To yield as a benefit.
产生收益
- 10.
To give (something else than money).
给予(非金钱之物)
- 11.
To suffer consequences, especially justly.
承受后果(尤指应得的)
- 12.
To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.
承认(笑话等)好笑
给予;致以;表达;存入(账户);合算;值得;有回报;付出代价;受到惩罚;承认(笑话)好笑;捧场
In use
I need to pay for my coffee before leaving.
She pays her electricity bill online every month.
They paid the plumber for fixing the leak.
I paid four dollars for this sandwich
Pay the waitress, please
Don't pay him any mind
pay attention
Verb forms
base pay · third person pays · -ing paying · past paid · past participle paid
不规则动词,过去式和过去分词均为paid。
Connections
Collocations
- pay attention
- 注意;留意
- Please pay attention to the traffic lights.请注意交通信号灯。
- pay a visit
- 拜访;探望
- We paid our old teacher a visit yesterday.我们昨天拜访了以前的老师。
- pay a compliment
- 称赞;表示钦佩
- She paid me a compliment on my new haircut.她称赞了我的新发型。
- pay the price
- 付出代价;承受后果
- He lied to everyone and soon paid the price.他对所有人撒了谎,很快就付出了代价。
- pay off
- 取得成功;得到好结果
- All the training finally paid off in the match.所有的训练最终在比赛中得到了回报。
- pay cash
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像中文‘赔’,购物后要赔(付)钱,记住 pay 就是支付。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常购物付款、在线支付、账单及费用结算 pay 是一个通用动词,书面和口语中都比较常见,具体意思需根据宾语判断(如 pay for goods、pay a bill)。日常交流中使用中性语气即可。
Grammar Note
及物时后接人或物,不及物时常用for引出支付对象
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 -ay 结尾,读 /eɪ/,与 pay 押韵。注意 lookalike:says 读 /sɛz/(拼写相似但元音不同),paid 读 /peɪd/(是 pay 的过去式,末尾有 /d/,与 pay 不完全押韵)。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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