to pay

You have to pay on the nail before you can leave the shop with your goods.

你在带货出店前必须当场付款.

I'd like to pay some money into my account.

我想在我的账户里存一些钱。

People considered it as an honor to pay strength and perspire for it.

大家把为大桥出的一点力,流的一点汗,当作光荣和幸福.

to pay the rent quarterly

按季付租金

You have to pay ￡2 admission.

你须付2英镑入场费.

What is the absolute maximum you can afford to pay?

你最多能出多少钱？

He had to mortgage his house to pay his legal costs.

他不得不把房子抵押出去来付诉讼费。

This model comes with a number of optional extras (= things you can choose to have but which you will have to pay extra for) .

这一型号有一系列可供选择的附件，价格另计。

If you want the best, you have to pay top dollar.

你想要最好的，就得花大钱。

He couldn't reasonably be expected to pay back the loan all at once.

公平合理地讲，不可能指望他一下子归还全部借款。

At the very worst, he'll have to pay a fine.

最坏的情况是，他得交罚款。

A prepaid envelope is enclosed (= so you do not have to pay the cost of sending a letter).

内附邮资已付的信封一个。

to pay by giro

用直接转账支付

They struggled just to pay their bills.

他们辛苦所得仅敷日用。

He was ordered to pay damages totalling £ 30 000.

他被责令支付总额为3万英镑的损害赔偿金。

to pay over £1 000 in tax

缴纳1 000多英镑的税款

You have to pay the full whack. There are no reductions.

你得付全额。没有折扣。

All the parties pay lip service to environmental issues.

对环境问题，各方都是口惠而实不至。

They've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills.

他们不得已卖掉家传的银器去支付账单。

Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.

有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。

Did you pay a visit to the leaning tower in Pisa while you were in Italy?

你在意大利期间参观了比萨斜塔 吗 ?

The question is, how much are they going to pay you?

问题是他们打算付给你多少钱？

The company are not very good payers (= they are slow to pay their bills, or they do not pay their employees well) .

这家公司财务支付信誉不佳。

Many collectors are willing to pay over the odds for early examples of his work.

许多收藏家都肯出高价买他早期的作品。

Did she have to pay a fine?

她非得交罚款吗？

Her grandfather had worked his passage (= worked on a ship to pay for the journey) to America.

她的祖父一路在船上打工支付船费来到美国。

The reality is that there is not enough money to pay for this project.

实际情况是没有足够的钱花在这个项目上。

It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.

总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知,她才付应该交的房租.

to pay sb a pittance

付给某人菲薄的工资

to pay protection money

交保护费