pay attention
collocation注意；留意
Please pay attention to the traffic lights.
请注意交通信号灯。
支付；付款；偿还
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支付；付款；偿还
to give money for goods, services, or a debt; to cover a cost
I need to pay for my coffee before leaving.
我需要在离开前支付我的咖啡费用。
为商品或服务支付金钱或其他报酬
To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.
用沥青等涂覆(船底、接缝等)；涂抹
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.
存入账户
To deposit into an account.
支付金钱以换取商品或服务
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
pay
Base
原形
pays
3rd person
第三人称单数
paying
-ing
现在分词
paid
Past
过去式
paid
Past participle
过去分词
I pay for my groceries every week.
我每周支付杂货费用。
She paid the bill yesterday.
她昨天付了账单。
They have already paid for the tickets.
他们已经付了票款。
不规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为paid。
She pays her electricity bill online every month.
她每个月在线支付电费。
AI contextual example
They paid the plumber for fixing the leak.
他们付钱给水管工修理漏水。
AI contextual example
I paid four dollars for this sandwich
我花四美元买了这个三明治。
WordNet
Pay the waitress, please
请给女服务员付钱。
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注意；留意
Please pay attention to the traffic lights.
请注意交通信号灯。
拜访；探望
We paid our old teacher a visit yesterday.
我们昨天拜访了以前的老师。
称赞；表示钦佩
She paid me a compliment on my new haircut.
她称赞了我的新发型。
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。
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。
付现金
Can I pay cash for this book?
这本书我可以用现金付款吗？
取得成功；得到回报
All her hard work finally paid off.
她的所有努力终于得到了回报。
付出代价
You'll pay the price for your carelessness.
你会为你的粗心付出代价。
花冤枉钱；付出过高代价
We paid through the nose for those tickets.
我们为那些票花了不少冤枉钱。
谁付钱给吹笛人，谁就能点曲。
If you want to control the project, you have to pay for it yourself.
如果你想掌控这个项目，就得自己出钱。
享受美好时刻，就是为它付出的最好方式。
After saving for months, I finally paid for the trip I had dreamed of.
攒了几个月的钱后，我终于支付了自己梦想之旅的费用。
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发音像中文‘赔’，购物后要赔(付)钱，记住 pay 就是支付。
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。
及物时后接人或物，不及物时常用for引出支付对象
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