| 短语 | pay off |
| 释义 | pay off 1. pay sth ↔ off to give someone all the money you owe them付清（还清）债务:•I'll pay off all my debts first.首先我要还清欠款。•He finally paid his overdraft off.他终于还清了透支款。2. if something you do pays off, it is successful or has a good result取得成功; 奏效:•Teamwork paid off.团队合作获得了成功。3. pay sb ↔ off BrEto pay someone their wages and tell them they no longer have a job付清工资解雇某人:•Two hundred workers have been paid off.两百名工人拿到工资被解雇了。4. pay sb ↔ off to pay someone not to say anything about something illegal or dishonest用钱封住某人的嘴〔使其对非法或不诚实的事情保持沉默〕，付封口费⇒PAYOFF(2) pay off informal (of a course of action) yield good results; succeed 〈非正式〉（行动）取得好结果; 成功： all the hard work I had done over the summer paid off. 整个夏天我所做的所有艰辛工作都有了好结果。 ˌpay ˈoff(informal)(of a plan or an action, especially one that involves risk尤指冒险的计划或行动)to be successful and bring good results成功；奏效；达到目的The gamble paid off.赌博赢了。pay off1. pay the wages of 付工资 * The men were paid off just before the holiday. 刚好放假前，这些人领到了工资。 * They're usually paid off at weekends. 他们一般在周末领工资。2. discharge a debt completely 偿清（债务） * It took them three years to pay off their debts. 他们付了3年才付清了债务。 * You must pay off your old loan before you can obtain a new one. 你必须还清旧债才能再借款。3. be rewarding 有报偿 * John studied hard before the examination, and it paid off. 约翰考试前学习很刻苦，因而得到了回报。 * It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it should pay off in the long run. 安装机械的代价很高，但从长远看是划算的。4. pay and discharge from a job 发薪遣散 * The manager paid off the redundant employees. 经理将冗员的工资付清后把他们解雇了。 * The whole ship's crew were paid off at the end of the voyage. 远航结束时全船员工拿到工资后就被遣散了。5. get revenge on 报复；报仇 * You'll be paid off for negligence. 你将因失职而受到处罚。 * Joel wanted to pdy William off for backbiting him. 乔尔因威廉在背后说他坏话而要对他进行报复。6. give money to sb. to stop him from threatening 给（某人）钱使其不做危害自己的事；贿赂 * He agreed to pay the gang off if they promised not to burn down his shop. 如果匪徒们答应不烧毁他的商店，他同意给他们钱。 * The inspector won't be paid off to let that go through. 检查员是不会受贿而让那件事通过的。pay off1.偿清;还清(债务、贷款等)：Their business is prosperous this year，they have paid off all their debts，besides they have also made some profit.他们今年的生意很兴旺，不但还清了所有的债务，还获得了一些利润。2.成功：We write to Henty，asking him whether his work has paid off.我们给亨利写信，问问他的工作是否成功了。 |
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