pay out

• • 付出(款项等)；花费(金钱等)；付出(钱)；发出(工资等)：

    The government is paying out more money than ever before to people out of work.

    政府将对失业人员付出比以往更多的钱。

  • 付清工资解雇：

    They are resolved to pay her out some day.

    他们决定在某一天要把她解雇。

  • [口语](向…)报复；惩罚：

    Wrong-doers are usually paid out in the end.

    干坏事的人最终常会受到恶报。

  • 归还(储蓄的本金或利息)：

    The bank pays out interest on its savings accounts every six months.

    银行每半年结算一次储蓄账户的利息。

  • 放松，放出(绳索等)：

    We paid out the rope until it reached the bottom of the well.

    我们把绳子一直放松到井底。