PAY1 to pay for something2 to pay for someone else's food, drink, ticket etc3 to have enough money to pay for something4 to pay someone to do something5 to pay someone to do something dishonest or illegal6 to pay back money that you owe someone7 to pay for something before you receive it8 to buy something and pay for it later9 to pay money to someone because they have suffered an injury, loss, damage etc10 to provide money for someone else to live on11 to provide money to help someone do something12 an amount of money that is paid13 money that you have to pay as a punishment14 a piece of paper that shows how much you must pay15 to tell someone in writing how much they should pay you16 when you are paid or not paid for doing an activity or sportRELATED WORDSmoney that someone is paid for their work 因为干活而支付给某人的钱EARNsee alsoBUYMONEYSPEND MONEY OR TIME1 to pay for something 为某事物付钱pay /peɪ/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to give money in exchange for goods or services 付钱；支付 Several fans tried to get in without paying. 几个乐迷试图不付钱就闯进去。 Please pay at the desk. 请到收银台付款。 I need £4.50 to pay the window cleaner. 我得付给窗户清洁工4.5英镑。pay for Have you paid for the tickets? 你付票款了吗?pay £20/$40 etc for something She paid $5,000 for three nights in a hotel in New York City. 她在纽约市的一家酒店住了三晚，花费5,000美元。pay a bill/rent/tax etc Tom paid his bill at the cashier's desk. 汤姆在收银台付了账。 There was no point in paying rent on an empty apartment for two months. 租一间空无一物的公寓两个月没什么意思。pay cashpay using coins, notes etc 付现金 They don't have health insurance, so they have to pay cash for doctor's visits. 他们没买医疗保险，因此看医生得付现金。pay by cheque/credit card etc Pay by credit card at least ten days before departure. 至少在出发前十天要用信用卡付款。meet the cost of /ˌmiːt ðə ˈkɒst ɒvǁ-ˈkɔːst-/ [verb phrase]if a company or organizationmeets the cost of something, it pays for it for someone else, especially when they do not have a legal duty to do this 〔公司或组织〕支付…的费用〔尤指无法定责任要这样做时〕 We will meet the cost of any expenses you may incur when travelling to your interview. 我们将支付您来参加面试所需的全部费用。meet the cost of of doing something A local firm has agreed to meet the cost of sending ten lucky prize-winners on a dream holiday. 当地一家公司已经同意支付费用，送十名幸运的获奖者参加梦幻之旅。foot the bill /ˌfʊt ðə ˈbɪl/ [verb phrase]to pay for something for someone else, especially when you do not want to or do not think that you should 负担费用〔尤指不愿意或认为不应由自己付账时〕 It will be, as usual, the taxpayer who will be footing the bill. 这将照例由纳税人负担费用。foot the bill for The program asks businesses to foot the bill for daily newspapers in the classroom. 该计划请求商家负担费用为学校提供日报。fork out/shell out /ˌfɔːʳk ˈaʊt, ˌʃel ˈaʊt/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]informalto pay a lot of money for something because you have to and not because you want to, especially for something you need 【非正式】不情愿地支付〔大笔费用，尤为所需之物〕 The policy affects how much we will have to shell out at the petrol station. 这项政策影响我们在加油站会花fork out £100/$10,000/a lot of money etc He had to fork out £500 to get his car fixed. 他不得不支付500英镑修理汽车。 Fans are having to shell out roughly $65 per seat for football games. 球迷们要为球赛的每张门票花费约65美元。fork out £100/$20,000/a lot of money etc on somebody/something From the time you enroll them in nursery school, you're forking out a fortune on the kids. 从你为孩子注册送他们入幼儿园那时起，就要在他们身上花一大笔钱了。fork out/shell out for $13 seems like a lot of money to shell out for a bottle of wine. 花13美元买一瓶酒似乎大大破费了。cough up /ˌkɒf ˈʌpǁˌkɔːf-/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]informalto pay money for something, especially money that you owe or that someone has persuaded you to pay 【非正式】被迫掏出，被迫付出〔尤指欠款或经他人说服而支付的钱〕 You owe me twenty pounds. Come on, cough up! 你欠我20英镑。快点，拿出来! cough up £3/$100/a few pence etc You have to cough up $2 just to get into the park. 要进那个公园必须付两英镑。stump up /ˌstʌmp ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]British informalto pay for something, usually when someone else thinks you should 【英，非正式】〔很不乐意地〕付钱，掏腰包〔一般指他人认为应该时〕 His dad wouldn't stump up for a new bike. 他爸爸不愿意掏腰包买新的自行车。stump up £50/$200/a lot of money etc Everybody in the office stumped up a few pounds for his leaving present. 办公室里的所有人都掏出几英镑给他买欢送礼。2 to pay for someone else's food, drink, ticket etc 为别人的食物、饮料、票子等付钱pay /peɪ/ [intransitive verb]topay for someone else, for example for their meal, drink, or ticket 付钱，付账 If I go out for a meal with my parents, they always pay. 如果我与父母一起出去吃饭，总是他们付账。pay for When we got to the ferry, Eddie took out a five-dollar bill and paid for Terry and me. 到了渡口，埃迪掏出一张五块纸币，为特里和我买了票。 Who paid for your driving lessons? 是谁付钱让你上驾校的?pay for somebody to do something My company paid for me to go to evening classes. 公司替我付钱，让我去上夜校。treat /triːt/ [transitive verb]to buy something such as a meal or theatre ticket for someone, because you like them or want to celebrate something 请客，款待 As it's your birthday, I thought I'd treat you. 既然你生日，我想还是我请你。treat somebody to something We treated Sally to lunch at the Savoy. 我们在萨沃伊餐厅请萨莉吃午饭。treat [countable noun usually singular] Let me take you to dinner. My treat. 我带你去吃晚饭吧，我请客。pick up the tab /ˌpɪk ʌp ðə ˈtæb/ [verb phrase]to pay for something, especially when it is not necessarily your responsibility or duty to do this 付账，承担费用〔尤指不是自己的责任时〕 We all went out to dinner, and Adam picked up the tab. 我们一起出去吃晚饭，亚当付账。pick up the tab for Usually the book publisher, not the author, picks up the tab for a publicity tour. 一般来说，由出版商而不是作者承担巡回推广的费用。be on me /biː ɒn ˈmiː/ [verb phrase]spokensaythe drinks are on me,this meal's on me etc when you are telling someone you will pay for their drinks, their meal etc 【口】由我付账 Order whatever you like -- this is on me! 随意点你喜欢的菜吧—由我做东！ Put your money away -- the drinks are on us. 把你的钱收起来—饮料我们来付。buy a round /ˌbaɪ ə ˈraʊnd/ [verb phrase]to buy drinks for the people you are with in a bar 〔在酒吧内〕请所有人喝一杯 Joe bought a round of drinks for everyone. 乔请所有人喝了一杯。it's my shout /ɪts ˈmaɪ ʃaʊt/British spokensay this when it is your turn to buy the drinks for the people you are with in a bar 【英口】〔在酒吧内〕轮到我请客了 No, it's my shout. What are you drinking? 不，轮到我请客了。你喝什么？3 to have enough money to pay for something 有足够的钱支付can afford /kən əˈfɔːʳd/ [verb phrase]if youcan afford something, you have enough money to pay for it 能够负担；买得起 I'd love to visit Australia, but I just can't afford it. 我想去澳洲游玩，但就是钱不够。 I had to move because I couldn't afford the rent any more. 我得搬家，因为我再也付不起房租了。can afford to do something How can you afford to eat in restaurants all the time? 常常在餐厅吃饭，你怎能负担得起？ He's finally earning more, so he can afford to have a holiday this year. 他终于赚得多些了，今年能够有钱去度假了。be able to pay /biː ˌeɪbəl tə ˈpeɪ/ [verb phrase]to have enough money to pay for something such as a tax or a bill 有能力付款 They say they will have all the money on Friday, but I don't think they'll be able to pay. 他们声称星期五所有的钱就能到手，但我认为他们还是没有能力付款。 Some people just aren't able to pay the tax. 一些人就是缴纳不起税款。be able to pay for Many people use credit as a way of buying goods they are not able to pay for. 许多人赊账购买他们无力支付的商品。4 to pay someone to do something 付钱叫某人做某事pay /peɪ/ [transitive verb]topay someone for work 付钱给，给·…报酬 How much do they pay you? 他们付给你多少钱?pay somebody for (doing) something They still haven't paid her for the work she did last year. 她去年干的活他们还没有支付报酬。 Did she pay you for taking care of her kids? 你照顾她的孩子，她给你报酬吗?be/get paid We get paid at the end of every month. 我们每月底领薪水。pay somebody £100/$200 etc Ziedler was ready to pay her $2000 a week. 齐德勒准备每周付她2,000美元。pay somebody to do something If you pay someone to work in your house, you have to pay Social Security taxes on the wages. 如果雇人在你家里干活，你必须按工资缴纳社会保障税。pay well/badly Jobs in areas that use mathematical skills, such as computer programming, tend to pay well. 电脑编程等用到数学技能的工作往往薪酬很高。paid [adjective] Many Britons receive four or five weeks of paid holiday a year. 许多英国人每年有四五周的带薪假期。well/highly paidpaid a lot 薪酬高 He has a very well-paid job in finance. 他有一份财务方面的高薪工作。 a highly paid executive 一名高薪管理人员badly paidnot paid much 薪酬低 Most badly paid jobs are done by women. 许多薪酬低的工作是妇女干的。 The job is exhausting and badly paid. 这个工作既累人薪水又低。tip /tɪp/ [transitive verb]to pay a waiter, taxi driver etc a little extra money 给〔服务生、出租车司机等〕小费 Did you tip the waiter? 你给服务生小费了吗？ It's usual to tip about 15% in restaurants. 在餐厅里一般要付15%左右的小费。tipping [uncountable noun] A service charge is included on the bill, so tipping isn't necessary. 服务费已包含在账单里了，因此没有必要付小费。make it worth somebody's while /meɪk ɪt ˌwɜːʳθ somebodyˈs ˈwaɪl/ [verb phrase]informalif you tell someone you willmake it worth their while, you mean you will give them money if they agree to do something for you, especially something dishonest or not convenient 【非正式】酬谢某人〔尤指请他人做不诚实或不方便的事〕 I didn't want to lend Terry my car, but he said he'd make it worth my while. 我不想把车子借给特里，但他说他会酬谢我的。 The basketball federation in Kuwait offered him a coaching job, and made it worth his while. 科威特的篮球协会给他提供了一份教练的工作，薪水也没亏待他。buy off /ˌbaɪ ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to give someone money to stop them from causing trouble or doing something that they have threatened to do 收买；买通〔以使某人不再惹麻烦或不做其威胁要做的事〕buy somebody off/buy off somebody Do you really think the cops can't be bought off? 你真的以为无法买通警察吗？buy somebody off with something The management has been trying to buy off union activists with substantial pay offers. 管理层试图以高薪收买工会中的积极分子。5 to pay someone to do something dishonest or illegal 付钱叫某人做不诚实或违法的事bribe /braɪb/ [transitive verb]to give money to someone in an official position, in order to persuade them to do something that they should not do 向…行贿；收买〔官员〕 Santo was convicted of bribing tax inspectors in Italy. 桑托在意大利行贿税务稽查员，被判有罪。bribe somebody to do something He bribed a guard to smuggle a note out of the prison. 他贿赂一名狱警，将一张字条偷运出监狱。bribe somebody into doing something Judges are bribed or threatened into making decisions favorable to drug traffickers. 法官们或被收买或受到威胁，作出有利于毒贩的裁决。bribe [countable noun]money that you use to bribe someone 贿赂 The judge was accused of accepting bribes. 那名法官被控收受贿赂。bribery [uncountable noun]when people are bribed 行贿；受贿 There was widespread bribery and corruption in the police department. 警察部普遍存在受贿和贪污现象。kickback /ˈkɪkbæk/ [countable noun]a large amount of money paid to someone in a high position in a company or government, for arranging a business deal for you 回扣；贿赂〔指因做成一笔生意而给公司或政府中的高职位者的钱〕 Top executives received millions of dollars in kickbacks. 高级行政人员收受了数百万美元的回扣。 He offered me $20,000 as a kickback if I'd push through a $500,000 loan. 他提出，如果我帮助他得到50万美元的贷款，他就给我2万美元作为回扣。backhander/bung /ˈbækhændəʳ, bʌŋ/ [countable noun]British informala small amount of money paid to someone to persuade them to do something that is dishonest but usually not very serious 【英，非正式】小额贿赂 He denies accepting backhanders, though he admits being offered them. 他否认受贿，但承认有人向他行贿。 George gave the bouncer a bung, and we got into the nightclub. 乔治给了门卫一点钱，我们便进了那家夜总会。6 to pay back money that you owe someone 偿还所欠的钱pay back /ˌpeɪ ˈbæk/ [transitive phrasal verb]to give someone back money that you have borrowed from them 偿还pay somebody back I'll pay you back tomorrow. 我明天把欠你的钱还给你。pay back something How are you going to pay back all that money? 你打算怎样偿还那一大笔钱? He's paid back about half of what he owes us. 他欠我们的钱已经还了一半左右。pay back a loan/debt etc After graduation, the student must begin to pay back the loan. 毕业后，那个学生必须开始偿还贷款。repay /rɪˈpeɪ/ [transitive verb]to pay a large amount of money that you owe, especially to a bank 偿还，付还〔尤指向银行还钱〕 The loan has to be repaid within two years. 贷款必须在两年内偿还。 There were doubts about the country's ability to repay the debt. 人们对该国的偿债能力心存疑虑。 My parents lent me the money to buy a car, and I repaid them over the next year. 父母借钱给我买车，我第二年把钱还给了他们。pay off /ˌpeɪ ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]to finish paying back an amount of money that you have borrowed 付清，偿清〔借款〕pay off a debt/loan/mortgage etc The mortgage will be paid off over twenty-five years. 那笔抵押借款要在25年内还清。 He paid off the loan six months early. 他提前六个月把贷款还清了。pay a debt/loan/mortgage etc off The country hopes to pay all its debts off within twenty years. 该国希望在20年内还清债务。pay up /ˌpeɪ ˈʌp/ [intransitive phrasal verb]to pay money that you owe, especially when you do not want to or when you are late paying it 〔不情愿或不及时地〕付清，偿还 If they don't pay up we will take legal action. 如果他们迟迟不肯付钱，我们就采取法律行动。 The company paid up eventually, but only after repeated threats and reminders. 该公司反复受到警告和提醒，最后总算付钱了。settle /ˈsetl/ [transitive verb]settle an account/bill/loan etcto pay money that you owe someone - used especially in business contexts 结清账目/账单/贷款等〔尤用于商业方面〕 Please settle this account within two weeks. 请在两周内把这笔账结清。 I settled the bill and left the restaurant. 我结账离开了餐馆。clear /klɪəʳ/ [transitive verb]to finally pay all the money that you owe, after some time or with some difficulty 还清，偿清〔指经过一段时间或经历一些困难后〕 This cheque should clear my overdraft. 这张支票应该能帮我还清透支的款项。 We're hoping that we can clear all our debts by the end of the year. 我们希望今年年底能把所有的欠债还清。give somebody their money back/give somebody a refund /ˌgɪv somebody ðeəʳ ˈmʌni ˌbæk, ˌgɪv somebody ə ˈriːfʌnd/ [verb phrase]to give back to someone the money that they paid for something, especially because they are not satisfied with what they bought or there is something wrong with it 退款给某人〔尤因其对所购之物不满意或所购之物有问题〕 We'll give you a refund if you're not entirely satisfied. 如果你不完全满意，我们将如数退还。 It's the wrong size. Do you think they'll give me my money back? 尺寸不对。你认为他们会把钱退给我吗?refund [countable noun]the money you get when someone gives you a refund 退款 You can't have a refund unless you bring us the receipt. 带收据来才能退款。tax refundAmerican I think I should get a pretty big tax refund this year. 我认为今年能拿到一大笔退税款。refund /rɪˈfʌnd/ [transitive verb]formal The fee will be refunded upon presentation of the receipt. 出示收据就能退回这笔费用。reimburse /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːʳs/ [transitive verb]formalto pay money to someone for something that they have had to pay for or have lost because of you 【正式】偿还；补偿 Pay for the hotel room when you leave, and the company will reimburse you later. 你走的时候把酒店房费付掉，然后向公司报销。 He wouldn't let me reimburse him for the cost of his journey. 他不让我偿还他的旅费。 We pay for any repairs that need doing to the house, and are reimbursed by the landlord. 我们支付所有必需的房屋修缮费，然后房东把这笔钱补还给我们。rebate /ˈriːbeɪt/ [countable noun]an amount of money that is paid back to you, especially because you have paid too much in taxes, rent etc. In American English a taxrebate is called atax refund〔税款、租金等的〕部分退款〔美国英语中tax rebate称为 The Ford Citibank credit card offers a 5 percent rebate on the purchase of a new Ford car or truck. 用福特花旗银行信用卡购买新福特汽车或卡车可获5%退款。tax/rent rebateBritish We were delighted to hear that we were entitled to a tax rebate of over £1000. 听到我们可得到一千多英镑的退税款消息后，大家都很高兴。7 to pay for something before you receive it 收到东西前支付全额或部分款项pay in advance /ˌpeɪ ɪn ədˈvɑːnsǁ-ˈvæns/ [verb phrase]to pay for something before you receive it 先付，预付 Customs fees are paid in advance as part of your airline ticket. 海关手续费包含在机票内预先支付。 Don't pay cash in advance for any service. 获得服务之前不要预付现金。up front /ʌp ˈfrʌnt/ [adverb]if you pay for somethingup front, you pay or partly pay for it before you receive it, especially in order to show the person you are paying that they can trust you 预先地〔付款，尤为取得收款人的信赖〕 I paid the builders £100 up front and will give them the rest when the job's finished. 我预付给建筑工100英镑，待工作完成后再把余款付清。 We've had so many unpaid bills that we've started to demand payment up front. 坏账太多，所以我们已开始要求预先付款了。make/put a down payment on /meɪk, pʊt ə ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt ɒn/ [verb phrase]to pay part of the cost of something expensive, especially a home or car, and agree to pay the rest at a later time 支付…的订金〔首次付款〕〔尤指购房或购车〕 We saved enough money to make a down payment on a house. 我们存的钱足以支付买房时的首期付款了。 He borrowed money from his family to put a down payment on a truck. 他向家人借钱付订金买卡车。put/make/pay a deposit on /ˌpʊt, ˌmeɪk, ˌpeɪ ə dɪˈpɒzt ɒnǁ-ˈpɑː-/ [verb phrase]to pay part of the cost of something before you buy it, especially so that no one else can buy it instead of you 付订金 We've put a deposit on a round-the-world tour. 我们已支付了环球旅行的订金。 The Center has helped several poor families pay the deposit on a better apartment. 该中心曾帮助几户穷苦家庭支付订金购买好一点的公寓。put $100/£100 etc down on /pʊt ə hʌndrd dɑləʳz ˈdaʊn ɒn-dɑːl-/ [transitive phrasal verb]to pay money towards the cost of something so that you can be sure it will be sold to you 支付100美元/100英镑等的订金 I've put £200 down on a new bedroom carpet. 我已付了200英镑作为购买卧室新地毯的订金。 Greg's parents are going to give us some money to put down on a car. 格雷格的父母打算给我们一些钱以支付购买汽车的订金。put something on layaway /ˌpʊt something ɒn ˈleɪəweɪ/ [verb phrase]Americanto pay part of the money for something you buy at a store, such as a piece of clothing or a gift, so that the store keeps it for you until you can pay the rest 【美】预付部分货款订购某物 I'd like to put this sweater on layaway, please. 我想预付部分货款订购这件毛衣。8 to buy something and pay for it later 购买某物而后付款get/buy something on credit /ˌget, ˌbaɪ something ɒn ˈkredt/ [verb phrase]to buy something and pay for it later, usually by making small regular payments 赊购某物；分期付款买某物 Most people have to make major purchases on credit. 大部分人购买昂贵商品得分期付款。 In 2001, 56% of new cars were bought on credit. 2001年，56%的新车是分期付款购买的。put something on the slate /ˌpʊt something ɒn ðə ˈsleɪt/ [verb phrase]to receive goods or services, especially in small shops or places where you know the owner, and agree to pay for them at a later time 挂账，赊账〔尤指在小店或认识店主时〕 Can I put it on the slate, and I'll pay at the end of the week? 先给我记在账上，本周末我会付清，可以吗？9 to pay money to someone because they have suffered an injury, loss, damage etc 付钱给某人，因为其承受了伤害、损失、破坏等compensate /ˈkɒmpənseɪtǁˈkɑːm-/ [intransitive/transitive verb] People are entitled to be compensated fully whenever they are injured by others’ carelessness. 因他人的疏忽而受伤的人都有权要求赔偿全部损失。compensate for No amount of money can compensate for my father's death. 父亲的死不是金钱能够补偿的。compensate somebody for something The workers have still not been compensated for their loss of wages. 工人们还没得到工资损失的赔偿。damages /ˈdæmɪdʒɪz, ˈdæmɪdʒəz/ [plural noun]money that a law court orders someone to pay to you because they have caused you harm 〔法庭颁令的〕赔偿金pay somebody damages Survivors of the air crash were paid $10000 each in damages. 每一位空难的幸存者都得到了10,000美元的赔偿金。award somebody damagesagree that damages should be paid 判决〔裁定〕给某人赔偿金 Damages of £2500 were awarded by the court. 法庭判决，必须支付2,500英镑的赔偿金。compensation /ˌkɒmpənˈseɪʃənǁˌkɑːm-/ [uncountable noun]money that someone pays you because they have caused you harm, loss, or damage to your property 赔偿金，补偿金 The government cannot take private property for public use without compensation. 政府征用私人财产必须赔偿。pay somebody compensation His employers paid him $5000 compensation for his broken leg. 他因腿部骨折而得到雇主支付的5,000美元的赔偿金。compensation for See if you can get some compensation from the airline for your lost baggage. 看看你是否能因行李丢失而从航空公司得到些赔偿。10 to provide money for someone else to live on 提供某人维持生活所需的钱provide for /prəˈvaɪd fɔːʳ/ [transitive verb]to provide money for your family to live on 供养〔家人〕；赡养；抚养 When she was unemployed it was very difficult to provide for her children. 她失业期间，很难维持孩子的生计。 A life insurance policy enables you to provide for your family after your death. 一份人寿保险能够使你在死后继续有钱养活家人。well provided for He left his family well-provided for. 他留给家人足够的生活费。support /səˈpɔːʳt/ [transitive verb]to provide enough money for someone to pay for all the things they need, especially if you do this by working 维持；供养〔尤指以工作的方式〕 He has a wife and two children to support. 他要养活妻子和两个孩子。 A lot of people can barely earn enough to support themselves, let alone their families. 许多人挣的钱几乎无法养活自己，更不要说家人了。 My parents didn't have to support me when I was at college because I received a grant. 我上大学时父母不必供养我，因为我有助学金。pay maintenance /peɪ ˈmeɪntənəns/ [verb phrase]Britishto pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to, especially to support children of yours that you no longer live with 【英】支付抚养费〔给前妻或前夫，尤为了抚养不同住的子女〕 Maintenance will be paid until the child reaches 18 or leaves full-time education. 抚养费一直要付到孩子满18岁或完成全日制教育为止。pay child support /peɪ ˈtʃaɪld səˌpɔːʳt/ [verb phrase]to pay a regular amount of money to help support children of yours that you no longer live with 〔离婚后〕支付子女抚养费 He had been paying child support for his two children since 1985. 自1985年起他一直在支付两个孩子的抚养费。pay alimony /peɪ ˈælməniǁ-məʊni/ [verb phrase]to pay a regular amount of money to the person you used to be married to 支付〔给前妻或前夫的〕生活费 The judge ordered McFadden to pay alimony of $2,400 a month. 法官判决麦克法登每月支付2，400美元生活费。11 to provide money to help someone do something 提供钱以帮助某人做某事subsidizealsosubsidiseBritish /ˈsʌbsɪdaɪz, ˈsʌbsədaɪz/ [transitive verb]if a government or other organizationsubsidizes something, it pays part of the cost 给…津贴〔补贴〕 Many companies subsidize meals for their workers. 许多公司给员工膳食津贴。 a government-subsidized health service 一家政府资助的医疗机构 The city council subsidizes the local orchestra. 市议会资助地方管弦乐队。sponsor /ˈspɒnsəʳǁˈspɑːn-/ [transitive verb]if a companysponsors something such as sports event, a theatre, or an art show, it provides some of the money that is needed, often as a form of advertising 〔公司〕赞助〔体育活动、戏剧或艺术表演等，常作为一种广告形式〕 The new league will be sponsored by Pepsi Cola. 新联盟将由百事可乐赞助。 The bank is sponsoring an art exhibition. 该银行将赞助一次画展。sponsor [countable noun] Sponsors’ corporate logos are placed on the boards surrounding the field. 赞助商的公司标志放在场地四周的广告板上。fund /fʌnd/ [transitive verb]to provide all the money needed to pay for something, especially an important or expensive plan 为…提供所有资金〔尤指为重要或花费高昂的计划〕 Both schools and industry will be involved in funding the new training projects. 学校和业界将共同为新的培训计划提供经费。 a charity funded by private donations 一家由私人捐款资助的慈善机构 The state should fund the arts for the benefit of us all. 为了我们大众的利益，国家应该提供经费资助艺术。bankroll /ˈbæŋkrəʊl/ [transitive verb]informalto provide the money for something such as a business or a plan 【非正式】为…提供资金；资助〔企业或计划〕 The competition is being bankrolled by a New York businessman and computer enthusiast. 这项比赛由一位纽约商人兼电脑爱好者资助。 Ed Bass, a millionaire from Texas, bankrolled the Biosphere project. 德州百万富翁埃德·巴斯资助了生物圈计划。underwrite /ˌʌndəˈraɪt/ [transitive verb]to provide the money needed for something and agree to take responsibility and pay any debts if it fails 同意资助；同意承担…的经济责任 The British government has agreed to underwrite the project with a grant of £5 million. 英国政府已同意拨款500万英镑资助该计划。 The venture was underwritten by several companies. 该风险项目由数家公司提供资助并承担经济责任。put money into /ˌpʊt ˈmʌni ɪntuː/ [verb phrase]to provide some of the money needed to start or continue in business, hoping that you will get more money back if the business is successful 投资于 Small investors and large companies have both put money into the exhibition. 小投资者和大公司都对这次展览会进行了投资。 He put all his money into a dotcom company that later failed. 他把所有资金都投在一家网络公司上，后来那家公司倒闭了。finance/back /faɪˈnænsǁˈfaɪnæns, bæk/ [transitive verb]to provide the money needed to pay for something, especially by doing something to earn or collect that money 为…筹措资金 The government uses money from taxes to finance higher education. 政府从税收中抽出一部分资助高等教育。 She gave swimming lessons to finance her stay in Australia. 为了攒钱支付在澳大利亚的费用，她开班教人游泳。 It's a great show, but he can't find anyone to back it. 这是一项出色的演出，但他无法找到赞助商。 The bank is eager to back business ideas by local people. 这家银行积极支持当地人的经营设想。pour money into /ˌpɔːʳ ˈmʌni ɪntuː/ [verb phrase]to provide a lot of money over a period of time to pay for something, especially something that will later be unsuccessful 〔在一段时期内〕把大量的钱投入…〔尤指不成功的事物〕 Many biotech companies are not yet profitable, as they continue to pour money into research and trials. 许多生物科技公司一直把大量资金投入在研究和试验中，但还没赢利。throw money at /ˌθrəʊ ˈmʌni æt/ [verb phrase]to provide a lot of money for something, especially government money - use this when you do not think that this is the best way of solving a problem or improving a situation 把钱扔在…〔尤指政府资金，在认为不是最佳解决问题或改善局面的方法时用〕 The way to solve the education crisis is not necessarily to throw money at it. 解决教育危机不一定要花大钱。 The Republicans see him as a liberal whose only solution to the nation's problems was to throw money at them. 共和党人将他视为自由主义者，他解决该国问题的唯一方法是花钱。12 an amount of money that is paid 支付的钱payment /ˈpeɪmənt/ [countable noun]an amount of money that you pay for something, especially when it is only one part of the total amount you have to pay 支付的款项 Your first payment is due on July 16th. 你应于7月16日支付第一笔款项。mortgage/car/credit card etc payment The family spends about $1,800 a month on their mortgage payments. 那家人每月大概要还1,800美元的抵押贷款。make a payment He makes monthly payments into his ex-wife's bank account. 他每月将款项打进前妻的银行账户。payment of They have a monthly car payment of £220. 他们为汽车每月付款220英镑。instalmentBritish/installmentAmerican /ɪnˈstɔːlmənt/ [countable noun]a regular payment you make to pay back money that you have borrowed or to pay for things that you have already received 分期付款 To avoid penalties, pay the installments by the December 10 and April 10 dates. 为避免罚款，在12月10日和4月10日将款项分期付清。instalment of £250/$1000 etc I borrowed $2000, which was to be paid back in monthly installments of $250. 我借了2,000美元，以每月支付250美元的方式分期偿还。in instalments You can pay me in instalments if you can't afford to give me all the money back in one go. 如果你无力一次付清我所有的钱，可以分期支付。deposit/down payment /dɪˈpɒzɪt, dɪˈpɒzətǁdɪˈpɑː-, ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt/ [countable noun]part of the cost of something that you pay before you get it, so that it will not be sold to anyone else and so that the seller is certain that you will buy it 订金 Most stores ask for a small deposit if they are to keep goods for you. 大多数店家替你保留商品前都会要求先支付小额订金。$20/£5 etc deposit Yes, we have plenty of rooms available, but you'll have to pay a $20 deposit. 是的，我们有很多房间空着，但你必须先支付20美元的订金。deposit/down payment on She's paid the deposit on a new bed. 她已支付了新床的订金。leave a deposit Would you mind leaving a deposit? You can collect the picture when it's ready next week. 你可以留下订金吗？下周画完成后你就可以取走了。down payment /ˌdaʊn ˈpeɪmənt/ [countable noun]the first amount of money that you pay for something expensive, which you will continue to pay for over a long period of time 〔贵重物品分期付款的〕首次付款额 For a 40 percent down payment on a new car, the company will arrange a no-interest loan. 购买新车的首付款达到40%的话，该公司将提供免息贷款。make a down payment on something We almost have enough to make a down payment on the house. 我们的钱差不多够支付那幢房子的首期款项了。tip /tɪp/ [countable noun]a small amount of money that you give someone such as a waiter or taxi-driver in addition to the ordinary payment 小费，小账，赏钱 The boy carried my suitcases up to my room and then stood waiting for a tip. 侍应生把手提箱拎到楼上我的房间里，然后站在那里等我付小费。 A 15% tip is considered usual if the service was good. 要是服务周到，15%的小费被认为是正常的。leave a tip We finished our lunch and left a tip on the table for the waiter. 我们吃完午饭后，把给侍者的小费放在了桌子上。13 money that you have to pay as a punishment 作为一种惩罚必须支付的钱fine /faɪn/ [countable noun] I got a fine for parking on a double yellow line. 我把车停在画了双黄线的路上而被罚款了。heavy fine There are heavy fines for drink-driving. You might even go to prison. 酒后驾车要被重罚,甚至可能要入狱。£30/$100 fine He got a $75 fine for speeding. 他因超速驾驶被罚款75美元。library fine/parking fine etc If you're going into town, will you go and pay my library fines for me please? 如果你进城，能否替我去交一下图书馆的罚金？fine /faɪn/ [transitive verb]to make someone pay money as a punishment 罚〔某人〕的钱fine somebody for something Stores will be fined for selling cigarettes or tobacco to minors. 商店向未成年人出售香烟或烟草要被罚款。fine somebody £5/$100 etc The company was fined $1.6 million for breaking environmental regulations. 那家公司因违反环保条例被罚款160万美元。be/get fined You will be fined for any lost library books. 丢失图书馆的书要被罚款。14 a piece of paper that shows how much you must pay 表明必须支付金额的单据bill /bɪl/ [countable noun]a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay for services you have received or for work that has been done for you 〔服务费用的〕账单 Can I have the bill, please? 请给我结账。telephone/gas/electricity etc bill We've just had a huge telephone bill. 我们刚收到一张巨额电话费账单。pay a bill They left the hotel without paying the bill. 他们没付账就离开了酒店。a bill for £50/$100 etc The garage sent me a bill for £400. 修车行寄给我一张400英镑的账单。the bill comes tothe amount on the bill adds up to 账单全额是 The bill for the meal came to $75, including wine. 这一餐包括酒水总共75美元。check /tʃek/ [singular noun]Americana piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant 【美】〔餐馆的〕账单 A waiter came over and handed me the check. 服务员过来给我账单。pay the check Let me pay the check. 我来付账吧。tab /tæb/ [singular noun]informala bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, showing how much you owe for drinks, food etc 【非正式】〔因吃喝等积欠一段时间的〕账单 The bride's father paid the tab for the party. 新娘的父亲付了宴会的账单。put something on the tab He ordered dinner and asked for it to be put on his tab. 他点了菜，要求记在他的账上。run up a tab In just two days, she'd run up a bar tab of $175. 才两天，她就积欠了酒吧175美元账款。invoice /ˈɪnvɔɪs/ [countable noun]a bill given to you by a company or organization, which tells you how much you owe them for goods, services or work that they have provided 〔公司或机构所开列的〕发票 You will find the invoice attached to the box. 发票就附在盒子上。 They sent him an invoice at the end of the month. 月底他们给他寄来一张发票。invoice for £250/$300 etc We have received an invoice for $250. 我们收到一张250美元的发票。15 to tell someone in writing how much they should pay you 用书面方式通知某人该付的金额bill /bɪl/ [transitive verb]to send someone a document showing how much money they must pay you, for goods or services they have received 给…开账单 Some lawyers bill clients up to $300 an hour. 有些律师收取高达每小时300美元的服务费。bill somebody for something One lobbyist billed the environmental group $20,000 for nine-months’ work. 一位说客为这个环保组织工作了九个月，开了一张20,000美元的账单。invoice /ˈɪnvɔɪs/ [transitive verb]if a company or organizationinvoices you, they send you a bill showing how much you have to pay for goods and services they have provided 〔公司或机构〕给…开发票 You will be invoiced as soon as the work is completed. 工作一完成就会把发票开给你。invoice somebody for something The company invoiced us for the cost of using their conference hall. 我们使用了该公司的会议厅，他们给我们开了发票。16 when you are paid or not paid for doing an activity or sport 做一件事或参加体育比赛而获得酬劳或不取酬劳professional /prəˈfeʃənəl/ [adjective only before noun]aprofessional sports player, musician, actor etc gets paid for playing, acting etc, and they do it as their job 职业性的 Professional basketball players can earn millions of dollars. 职业篮球运动员能挣到数百万美元。professional [countable noun]someone who gets paid for doing a job, sport, or activity that most people do for enjoyment 专门职业者 The play is performed by 50 local actors led by four professionals. 这出戏由四名职业演员率领50名当地演员演出。amateur /ˈæmətəʳ, -tʃʊəʳ, -tʃəʳ, ˈæməˈtɜʳ/ [adjective only before noun]anamateur sports player, musician, actor etc does not get paid for playing, acting etc , but they do it for enjoyment 业余〔爱好〕的 A group of amateur actors performed ‘Romeo and Juliet’. 一群业余演员演出了《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。 an amateur photographer 一位业余摄影师amateur [countable noun]someone who does an activity or sport for enjoyment, and not as their job 业余爱好者 The orchestra is made up entirely of amateurs. 这支管弦乐队全部是由业余爱好者组成的。voluntaryBritish/volunteerAmerican /ˈvɒləntəriǁˈvɑːlənteri, ˌvɒlənˈtɪəʳǁˌvɑː-/ [adjective usually before noun]voluntary orvolunteer work is done by people who do it because they believe it is useful, and do not expect to be paid 义务的；无偿的 When she retired, she did a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross. 退休后，她为红十字会做了大量义务工作。unpaid /ˌʌnˈpeɪd◂/ [adjective]not paid 没有报酬的unpaid worker/volunteer etc Perry stayed on with the Agency as an unpaid adviser. 佩里作为不计酬的顾问继续留在事务所里工作。unpaid work/service/overtime etc Employees were often required to work unpaid overtime. 雇员们常常被要求无偿加班。unpaid leave/holiday/vacation The company allows its employees to take unpaid leave for various reasons. 该公司允许其员工请各种不带薪的事假。