Pay

(verb.) bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action; 'You'll pay for this!'; 'She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly'; 'You'll pay for this opinion later'.

(verb.) give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; 'I paid four dollars for this sandwich'; 'Pay the waitress, please'.

(verb.) do or give something to somebody in return; 'Does she pay you for the work you are doing?'.

(verb.) render; 'pay a visit'; 'pay a call'.

(verb.) be worth it; 'It pays to go through the trouble'.

(verb.) make a compensation for; 'a favor that cannot be paid back'.

(verb.) discharge or settle; 'pay a debt'; 'pay an obligation'.

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• I had never before seen Mr. Bruff pay her such devoted attention, and look at her with such marked respect. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• People will pay as freely to gratify one passion as another, their resentment as their pride. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• The quarter is not due till Christmas, but you may pay it, and have done with it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The same theory accounts for the esteem and regard we pay to men of extraordinary parts and abilities. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Since that, we have quarrelled, and I have vainly asked him to return me my farce or pay me for it. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I have thought that if Mr. Yeobright would like to pay me a visit sometimes he shouldn't stay away for want of asking. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• You would not pay. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I happen to know that he paid seven hundred pounds to a footman for a note two lines in length, and that the ruin of a noble family was the result. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• The daughter had been found; but only one man besides Bulstrode knew it, and he was paid for keeping silence and carrying himself away. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Yes, he continued, after some turning over of pages, he was paid last on May 20th. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• I certainly did not see the proof of Mr. Skimpole's worldliness in his having his expenses paid by Richard, but I made no remark about that. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Sherman paid no attention at all to the overture, but pushed forward and took the town without making any conditions whatever with its citizens. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• But he called till he was hoarse; nobody paid the least attention to him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The priest paid no attention to him and I saw Pablo shake his head. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Might not that woman, by her labour, have made the reparation ordained by God in paying fourfold? 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• She rose, whilst Gerald was paying the bill, and walked over to Halliday's table. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Paying any price for both, I understand. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• He found that after paying his hotel bill he would have less than half a dollar in the world. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• He would then commence his purchases, paying for each article separately, as he got it. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Without paying the least attention to me, Mrs. Yolland took another dive into the rubbish, and came up out of it, this time, with a dog-chain. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• There could be no question of her not paying when she lost, since Trenor had assured her that she was certain not to lose. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• And still the unjust must appear just; that is 'the homage which vice pays to virtue. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• We have an acre of hot-houses, and pines as common as pays in the sayson. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Mr. Windibank draws my interest every quarter and pays it over to mother, and I find that I can do pretty well with what I earn at typewriting. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Now you pays for it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Somebody pays for this, is a thought that naturally occurs to us; who pays? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• They will flock to him, he said, of their own accord, if he pays them. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• The King took notice of her yesterday at the Tuileries, and we are all jealous of the attention which Monsieur pays her. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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