「 pay 」中文意思除了付錢的基本定義之外，還有什麼其他意思或用法呢?
基本定義
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
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。
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。
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
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，你上周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。
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?
以上就是關於Pay這個詞的基本定義以及其他用法了，各位同學們學會了嗎?