1paying/being paid支付;被支付ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAYMENT | PAYMENT + VERB | PAYMENT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤immediate, prompt即時付款;立即支付▸➤late逾期付款◇penalties for late payment of tax逾期繳稅罰金➤early (especially BrE) 提前付款▸➤full, part, partial (especially NAmE) 全部付清;部份付款◇I enclose $65.50, in full payment of the bill.我附上 65.50 美元,把賬單全部付清。VERB + PAYMENT➤make付款◇How do you want to make payment? (especially BrE) 你想怎麼付款?◇I made the payment in cash.我用現金付了款。◇The department makes payments to farmers for providing improvement to water quality.該部門為改善水質而付款給農民。➤authorize授權支付◇The buyer is required to enter a code to authorize payment.買方需要輸入密碼來授權支付。➤arrange for安排付款▸➤accept, take接受付款◇Do you accept payment by credit card?你們接受信用卡付款嗎?➤get, receive得到/收到付款▸➤stop, suspend, withhold停止支付;暫停支付;拒付◇I have authorized the bank to stop payment of the cheque / check.我已經授權銀行停止兌付那張支票。➤refuse sb拒絕付款給某人▸➤defer, delay推遲/延期付款◇We may have to defer payment for a week.我們也許得延遲一週付款。➤demand要求支付➤guarantee確保付款◇The only way to guarantee payment is to sign a contract.確保支付的唯一方式就是簽訂合同。PAYMENT + VERB➤be due應付款到期PAYMENT + NOUN➤option, plan, schedule付款選擇/計劃/計劃表◇Some mortgage plans offer a bimonthly payment schedule.有些按揭方案提供雙月付款方案。PREPOSITION➤in payment用以支付◇He requested $8 000 in payment.他要求付款 8,000 美元。➤in payment for, in payment of (BrE) 支付⋯的款項◇Credit cards are accepted in payment for virtually anything.幾乎所有東西都接受用信用卡付款。◇She wrote out a cheque in payment of the fees.她開了一張支票支付費用。➤on payment of支付⋯之後◇He was released on payment of the ransom.他交了贖金後獲釋。➤payment for對⋯的支付◇payment for work done為完成的工作支付的款項➤payment from, payment to從⋯得到的付款;給⋯的付款◇payment to the company from its customers顧客給公司的付款PHRASES➤a method of payment支付方式▸➤payment in advance預付◇The hostel requires full payment in advance.這家青年旅舍要求全額預付。➤payment in full全部付清◇He demanded payment in full of the $300 000 owed to him.他要求全部付清欠他的 30 萬美元。payment
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2amount of money paid支付的款額ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAYMENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤annual, monthly, etc.每年、每月等支付的款項▸➤regular定期支付的款項▸➤one-off, one-time, single一次性支付的款項◇All families of the victims will receive a one-off payment of $100 000.所有遇難者的家屬都會收到一次性支付的 10 萬美元。➤cash, lump-sum現金付款;一次付款總額▸➤token象徵性的付款▸➤generous大筆的付款➤minimum最低付款額◇She was finding it difficult to make even the minimum payment on her credit card.她發現她連信用卡最低還款額都還不上。➤advance, upfront預付款;首付金▸➤down, initial首期付款額▸➤additional, further, subsequent (both especially BrE) 額外支付的款項;後續付款▸➤interim (especially BrE) 臨時付款➤final最終付款額▸➤credit-card信用卡支付款項➤debt, loan債務/貸款償付額▸➤insurance, interest, lease, mortgage, rent, tax, tuition (NAmE) 保險繳費;利息款;租賃費;按揭付款;租金;納稅額;學費➤alimony, benefit, child-support, compensation, disability, maintenance, royalty, severance, welfare贍養費;保險金給付;兒童撫養費;補償金;傷殘費;生活費;版權費;遣散費;福利金VERB + PAYMENT➤afford, keep up, meet付得起款項;繼續付款;償付款項◇My client was unable to meet her rent payments.我的客戶沒有能力支付房租。➤increase增加支付額➤lower, reduce減少支付額◇You could lower your monthly mortgage payments by $160.你每月的房貸還款可以減少 160 美元。➤collect收款◇It was my job to collect payment for the trip.我負責為這次旅行收款。➤deduct扣除支付◇Companies deduct interest payments from their taxable income.公司從他們的應納稅所得額中扣除利息支付。➤guarantee保證支付◇The company guaranteed royalty payments of at least $590 million.公司保證支付最低 5.9 億美元的專利使用費。PREPOSITION➤in payments屬於⋯的付款◇an extra $9 million in interest payments額外的 900 萬美元利息款➤payment for為⋯支付的款項◇a generous payment for his services為他的服務而支付的一大筆錢➤payment from支付的款項◇payments to the landlord from his tenants房客支付給房東的款項➤payment to支付給⋯的款項PHRASES➤the balance of payments (economics經濟學) 國際收支差額◇measures designed to reduce the balance of payments deficit旨在降低國際收支差額的措施