1、pay的基本用法
(1)pay (sb.) money for sth. 付錢(給某人)買……。例:I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month. 我每個(gè)月要付20英磅的房租。
(2)pay for sth. 付……的錢。例:I have to pay for the book lost.我不得不賠丟失的書款。
(3)pay for sb. 替某人付錢。例:Don?蒺t worry!I'll pay for you.別擔(dān)心,我會給你付錢的。
(4)pay sb. 付錢給某人。例:They pay us every month.他們每月給我們報(bào)酬。
(5)pay money back 還錢。例:May I borrow 12 yuan from you? I'll pay it back next week.你能借給我12塊錢嗎?下周還你。
(6)pay off one's money 還清錢。
2、pay和pay for的區(qū)別
兩者都可表示“付款”,但用法不同:
pay用作及物動詞時(shí),后面接表示人的詞語,即pay sb. 意為“付款給某人”。如:
He paid me five yuan. 他付了我五元錢。
Have you paid the doctor yet?醫(yī)生的酬金付了嗎?
pay for中的pay為不及物動詞,其賓語多為物,即pay for sth.,意為“付款買某物”;其賓語為人時(shí),即pay for sb.,意為“替某人付款!比纾
Shall I pay for you?我替你付款好嗎?
He can't pay for the TV set at the moment. 他現(xiàn)在還不能給這臺電視機(jī)付款。
How much did you pay for all these things?你買所有這些東西一共花了多少錢?
另外,表示“給某人錢買……”,可用“pay(sb.)+錢+for sth.”。如:
I paid the shopkeeper 10 yuan for the book. 我向店主付了十元錢買這本書。