指为商品、服务或他人的花费买单,强调“交换代价(金钱)”。
结构:主语(人) + pay for + 宾语(物/服务/他人)
例句:
I’ll pay for the dinner tonight.(今晚我来付晚饭钱。)
Did you pay for the movie tickets online?(你在网上买电影票付款了吗?)
She offered to pay for my coffee.(她主动要帮我付咖啡钱。)
引申为因错误、坏事或不当行为承担后果(惩罚、损失等),强调“因果报应”。
结构:主语(人) + pay for + 宾语(错误/行为/后果)
例句:
He’ll pay for his lies sooner or later.(他早晚会为自己的谎言付出代价。)
If you break the rules, you have to pay for it.(如果你违反规则,就得承担后果。)
The company paid for its poor management with a huge loss.(这家公司因管理不善付出了巨额亏损的代价。)
用于描述某物的价值能覆盖其购买/使用成本(常用 pay for itself 结构)。
例句:
This solar panel will pay for itself in two years.(这块太阳能板两年就能赚回成本。)
The new machine is expensive, but it’ll pay for itself with higher efficiency.(新机器很贵,但它的高效能会让它物有所值。)
区分 pay 和 pay for:
pay 直接接“金额”或“收款人”(如:pay $10 / pay the waiter);
pay for 接“所购买的东西/服务”(如:pay for the book / pay for the meal)。
错误:I paid the coffee.(×)→ 正确:I paid for the coffee.(√)
金钱上的“支付”(买东西/服务);
后果上的“付出”(因错误受罚);
价值上的“回报”(物有所值)。
通过具体例句理解场景,就能轻松掌握~