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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pay for
  1. 1. vt fus [+purchases]
  2. 2. vt fus [fig] [+mistake] 为…付出代价

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pay for
  1. 1. [Business] 补〈赔〉偿负担费用
pay for
  1. 1. v. + prep 为......付钱
    I could pay for you.
    我为你付钱
    The studio has no cash to pay for new films.
    这件工作室没有现金支付新电影的费用了。
    Their children are still paying for their parents debt.
    他们的孩子仍然在为父辈还债
    The fee has partly been paid for by an anonymous person.
    一个匿名人士已经支付了一部分费用
  2. 2. v. + prep 赔偿
    Insurance companies will pay for your lost belongings.
    保险公司赔偿你的财产损失
  3. 3. v. + prep 为……付出代价

Collins English-English Dictionary

pay for
  1. 1. vb [preposition] to make payment (of) for
  2. 2. vi. [intr] to suffer or be punished, as for a mistake, wrong decision, etc
    in his old age he paid for the laxity of his youth

Examples

The rate of pay for employees is inclusive of and comprehends payment for annual leave.
给员工的补偿比率包括对年假的补偿。
How much would you pay for this jacket?
你打算出多少钱买这件夹克?
to buy/pay for sth on account
分期付款购买某物
how much did you pay for it?
你买那个花了多少钱?
it's a small price to pay for freedom
这是为自由付出的小小代价
She put aside a small sum every week to pay for her annual holiday.
她每星期存一点钱用于每年的度假。
Equal pay for men and women is guaranteed under English law.
根据英格兰法律,应保证男女同工同酬。
We decided to split the check at last night's dinner because it wasn't fair to let Jody pay for all of us.
我们决定分担昨晚晚餐的花销,因为让朱迪一个人给我们所有人付钱不公平。

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