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pay up (sth)
此模式中宾语可选，表示付清具体款项。
You need to pay up the rent by Friday.
你需要在周五前付清房租。
付清；按时付款；出钱
paying up — present participle of pay up
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付清；按时付款；出钱
to pay all the money that is owed, usually in full or on time, especially when demanded or under pressure
You need to pay up the rent by Friday.
你需要在周五前付清房租。
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偿还全部欠款,尤其是拖欠一段时间的款项。
To pay in total a sum which is owed, especially when the sum has been owed for a period of time.
The landlord said we must pay up the rent by Friday or leave the apartment.
房东说我们必须在周五前付清房租，否则就搬出去。
After months of reminders, he finally paid up the money he owed me.
经过几个月的提醒，他终于付清欠我的钱。
The company is paying up all its debts before the end of the year.
公司正在年底前付清所有债务。
此模式中宾语可选，表示付清具体款项。
You need to pay up the rent by Friday.
你需要在周五前付清房租。
常见于勒索或被迫付款场景，to引出收款人。
The kidnappers forced the family to pay up to them.
绑匪逼迫那家人付钱给他们。
不及物用法，强调付清行为，常带副词描述态度。
He finally paid up after months of reminders.
在催促数月后，他终于不情愿地付清了。
Not this
I will pay up for the meal.
Use this
I will pay for the meal.
“pay up”特指付清欠款或应付的款项（尤其在被催逼时），而日常消费如付饭钱用“pay”即可，无需加“up”。
Not this
You need to pay up it by Friday.
Use this
You need to pay it up by Friday.
“pay up”是及物短语动词，代词宾语必须放在动词和介词中间，即“pay it up”，不能放在后面。
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