pay for

英 [peɪ fɔː(r)]

美 [peɪ fɔːr]

付开销; 赔偿(损失); (为某种过失)付出代价; 吃亏

英英释义

verb

• have as a guest
  1. I invited them to a restaurant
  Synonym:invite

双语例句

• She feels it's a small price to pay for the pleasure of living in this delightful house.
  她觉得，和住在这套令人愉快的房子里的那种快乐相比，这点代价不算大。
• The program will double the amount of money available to help pay for child care.
  该方案将使可用于帮助支付儿童保育的钱款增加一倍。
• Units stationed around the capital mutinied because they had received no pay for nine months
  驻扎在首府周边的部队因9个月没有领到军饷而哗变。
• I would rather pay for a meal than watch nine friends pick over and split a bill
  我宁可掏钱请客，也不愿看到9位朋友算来算去分摊账单。
• A lot of people think that it's better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality
  许多人认为最好是接受付费教育，这样能确保教学质量。
• There may be a price to pay for such relentless activity, perhaps ill health or even divorce
  这样没命地工作可能要付出代价，也许是健康受损，甚至是离婚。
• The government is running short of hard currency to pay for imports.
  政府目前缺少可以支付进口产品的硬通货。
• In this country it is illegal to pay for surrogacy.
  在该国有偿代孕是违法的。
• We take the soft option. I like to keep the crowd happy because that's what they pay for
  我们决定采取最保险的方案。我希望让观众开心，因为他们就是为这个掏钱的。
• If you won't let me pay for a taxi, then at least allow me to lend you something
  如果你不愿让我付出租车费，至少让我借点什么给你吧。