类型:英语语法
时间:2020-07-09
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1. 用作动词,表示付钱给(某人),其宾语通常是人或钱,或以这两者为双宾语。如:
I paid him. 我给他付了钱。
I paid 100
dollars. 我付了100美元。
I paid him 100
dollars.=I paid 100
dollars to him. 我给他付了100美元。
注意,bill(账),debt(债),fine(罚款),rent(租金),tax(税),wage(工资),
school fees(学费)等也属于钱的范畴,所以也用 pay。如:
Have you paid the
electricity bill yet? 你付电费了吗?
2. 表示“因……而付钱”,一般后接介词 for。如:
How much did you pay for your new car? 你花多少钱买的新车?
We pay 200
dollars a week to our
landlord. 我们每个星期付给房东200美元。
pay for 有时可引申指为某种过失而付出代价。如:
John paid
dearly for his
mistake. 约翰为自己的错误付出了很大的代价。
3. 表示付钱叫某人做某事,可用于pay sb (some
money) to do sth。如:
I’ll pay you $10 to
clean the car. 我将给你10 美元来清洗我的车。
4. 有时用作不及物动词,表示“有利可图”“有好处”“有利益”等。如:
The shop
closed because it didn’t pay. 该店因不赚钱而关闭。
Crime doesn’t pay. 犯罪是得不偿失的。
5. 用于以下习语:
(1) pay back 偿还(借款);报复
Have you paid (me) back the
money you owe me yet? 你向我借的钱还(给我)了吗?
He paid me back by not
coming. 他以不来向我报复。
(2) pay off 还清(债务等);获得成功。如:
He
expects to pay all his
debts off
shortly. 他预计不久就能还清全部欠债。
His hard work paid off when he got the
promotion. 他得到了提升,他努力工作没有白费。
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