| 单词 | pay off |
| 释义 | pay offpay off phrasal verbphr v a) pay something ↔ offBFPAY FOR 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。 b) SUCCESSFULif something you do pays off, it is successful or has a good result 取得成功；奏效 Teamwork paid off. 团队合作成功了。 c) pay somebody ↔ off British EnglishBrEBEW to 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。 d) pay somebody ↔ offSCC 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)Examples from the Corpus pay off• I think if you show a bit more consideration for other road users, you'll find it pays off.• We put a lot of hard work into local initiatives, and that's really starting to pay off now.• The mortgage will be paid off over twenty-five years.• He paid off the loan six months early.• The country hopes to pay all its debts off within twenty years. pay off ... debts• From its exports it can earn foreign currency, and begin to pay off its huge debts.• He drove a city bus crosstown to pay off debts.• He spent the next six years using his meager earnings as a bookbinder to pay off debts.• They return to sell in Huaraz until it is time to pay off debts and replenish their stock.• Make it easier for individuals and companies to pay off their debts and they will gradually be able to start spending again.• They say their business makes sense for winners who need immediate cash to pay off debts, start up businesses or invest.• Like the sole trader, the partners are personally responsible for paying off any debts the shop may incur.• That is the way for the South to grow and pay off its debts to the banks of the North. → pay off at pay1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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