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

• Nothing will be spent until he has made sure the money is there to pay for it.
  他在确保有钱付账之前不会花一分钱。
• 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。
• 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 don't subsidize ballet and opera, seat prices will have to go up to pay for it.
  如果你不为芭蕾和歌剧提供补贴，就得提高剧场票价来为此买单。
• If they value these data, let them pay for them.
  他们要是看重这些数据，就让他们出钱买。
• The money is used by local authorities to pay for public services.
  那笔资金被地方当局用来支付公共事业的开支。
• 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。
• Some of the money has been earmarked to pay for the resettlement of people from contaminated areas.
  部分经费被指定用于受污染区域群众的重新安置。
• 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。
• Using a credit card to pay for an order is simplicity itself.
  用信用卡支付订单再简单不过了。