Verb Master 動詞達人

Salary, Wage, Pay 差異？
Salary – 每周或每個月固定的「薪水」
Wages – 也是薪水，特別指工人的「工資」
Pay –泛指工作的「報酬」

* Pay是核心動詞，V-Master完整圖文整理

【金錢動詞】Wage
Wage(薪水)，動詞「進行」「開展」

Wage War (宣戰) – 象徵意義，不加冠詞
Let’s wage war on obesity. 
(向肥胖宣戰)

Wage a Battle (開戰、宣戰)
Kurdish women wage a battle against ISIS.
(庫德族婦女向伊斯蘭國宣戰)

Wage a Struggle (進行鬥爭)
Mao waged a struggle against class conflict.
(毛澤東搞階級鬥爭)

Wage a Campaign (展開運動)
The workers wage a campaign for fair pay.
(工人發起運動要求合理工資)

【金錢動詞】Pay
Pay，動詞「支付」「付出」

pay in cash (用現金支付)
pay be credit card (用信用卡付)
pay in dollars (用美金支付)
pay in full (全額支付、付清)

Pay除了支付金錢，還有很多其他方面的「付出」
pay her a compliment (稱讚她)
pay my respect to her (尊敬她)
pay tribute to her (歌頌她、讚揚她)

 
pay attention to her (注意關心她)
pay her dividends (給她好處)

 
pay her a visit (拜訪她)
pay her a call (打電話給她)

Pay the price，付出代價
I have paid the price.
(我已經付出代價)

Pay one’s way，自力更生
I paid my way through college.
(我自己賺錢上大學)

Pay for itself，物超所值
商品會帶來更高的價值，所以物超所值
The product will pay for itself.
(這商品物超所值)

Pay lip service，敷衍，口頭說說
Don’t just pay lip service to your goal.
(目標不是口頭說說就算了)

Pay your dues, 盡責、盡義務
(Due, 按時間必須支付的款項)
I have paid my dues. 
(我盡責了)

* Pay 六大片語 *

片語一 Pay back
償還：
I will pay you back the money.
(我會還你錢的)
報復：
I will pay you back what you did to me.
(我要你對我所做的事付出代價)

片語二 Pay in/into
存錢到戶頭

片語三 Pay off
清償：
I have paid off my debt.
(我還清了債務)

有代價、獲得成功：
My efforts finally paid off.
(我的努力終於有了代價)  

收買、賄賂：
We need to pay off the cops.
(我們必須買通警察)

片語四 Pay out
花很多錢：
We have paid too much dealing with the issue.
(這件事我們花太多錢了)
放鬆繩子(=unwind)：
Please pay out the rope.
(請把繩子放鬆)

片語五 Pay over，正式付款

Pay over the odds，買貴了
I paid over the odds for this car.
(這輛車我買貴了)

片語六 Pay up, 
給錢來、付錢