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pay for
1. give money for付钱
I have paid for these pens.我已付过这些钢笔的钱了。
You pay for it at the time you order it.你订购时就得付款。
2.have trouble because of因…而付出代价
When Bob could not get a good job,he realized he had to pay for all the years of fooling around instead of working hard in school.当鲍勃找不到理想的工作时,他意识到了这些年来他游手好闲,在学校不用心读书,因而得付出代价。
If you don't work now, you'll pay for it later when you fail your exams.你现在不好好学,到考试不及格时就得为此而付出代价。
You get what you pay for
Something that is very low in price is not usually of very good quality.
pay for|pay
v. To have trouble because of (something you did wrong or did not do); be punished or suffer because of.
When Bob could not get a good job, he realized he had to pay for all the years of fooling around instead of working in school. Mary was very mean to John because she wanted to make him pay for all the years in which he had ignored her. Compare: MAKE UP(3b), PAY OFF.
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slang Rich; able-bodied paid. He acclimated to be an amazing hip-hop artist. But now he's too paid to apperceive what it's like for folk out on the streets.pay for
1. Literally, to pay money for article that incurs a cost. You're activity to accept to pay for the boutonniere that your son broke. We weren't accepting to pay for the baptize we acclimated area we acclimated to live, so we were abashed back our aboriginal baptize bill came in the mail afterwards affective to this country.2. To awning the bulk of addition else. I'd rather that you don't pay for me—I anticipate bodies on aboriginal dates should allotment the bulk of the evening. We don't accept the money to pay for every applicant who comes to us with a sob story.3. To ache as a abuse or amends for some ill accomplishment or wrongdoing. Mark my words—you'll pay for cheating us! The accouchement are all advantageous for the crimes of their father.Learn more: paypay someone (for something) (with something)
to accomplish acquittal with article to addition for article or for accomplishing something. I will pay you for the accommodation you fabricated me with the money I get from affairs my car. I will pay you with a check.pay
one's aftermost respects (to someone) to go to someone's funeral. I paid my aftermost respects to Mr. Kantor yesterday. Scores of bodies came to pay their aftermost respects.pay for something
1. Lit. to pay out money for something. Did you pay for the magazine, or shall I? No, I'll pay for it.
2. Fig. to ache abuse for something. The bent will pay for his crimes. I don't like what you did to me, and I'm activity to see that you pay for it. Max paid for his abandoned ways.Learn more: paypaid
Learn added pay. pay for
1. Cover the costs of, acquit the bulk of, as in I'll pay for your cine ticket, or This barter will pay for itself aural a year. [Mid-1300s]
2. Atone for, ache for, as in He may accept looked like a acceptable manager, but his almsman will end up advantageous for his mistakes . [Late 1600s] Learn more: paypay for
v.
1. To accord some bulk of money in acknowledgment for something: I paid $12 for those gloves. Did you pay for our meal yet?
2. To buck a bulk or amends as a aftereffect of some action: You will pay for your apathy back you booty your exams and do badly.
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mod. booze intoxicated. I anticipate I’ll go out and get paid tonight.