pay off
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UK pay [sth] off, pay off [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (pay all of: money owed) (指债务)
SC 偿清，还清 cháng qīng，huán qīng
I've nearly paid off my mortgage. The collection company kept calling me for weeks until I finally paid off my debt.
我几乎还清了房屋抵押贷款。催收公司连续几星期给我打电话，直到我还清欠款。
pay [sb] off, pay off [sb] vtr phrasal sep: informal (bribe: [sb])
SC 付给…封口费，贿赂 fù gěi fēng kǒu fèi，huì lù
TC 賄賂
TC 賄賂
The businesswoman wanted Leo to stay quiet about her fraudulent practices, so she paid him off.
这位女商人想让里奥放过她的欺诈行为，所以她进行了贿赂。
pay off vi phrasal: informal (have good consequences)
SC 成功，有好的结果，得到回报 chéng gōng，yǒu hǎo de jié guǒ，dé dào huí bào
TC 成功
TC 成功
Hard work and careful planning always pay off.
不懈的努力以及谨慎的计划总能有所回报。
payoff, also UK: pay-off n: informal (bribe)
SC 贿赂 huì lù
TC 賄賂
TC 賄賂
The drug dealer offered the police officer a payoff to look the other way.
payoff, also UK: pay-off n: (redundancy payment)
SC 解约金
TC 解約金
TC 解約金
SC 解聘金
Simon was made redundant last year, but after thirty years with the same company, he got a good payoff.
payoff, also UK: pay-off n: (profit)
SC 盈利 yíng lì
TC 盈利
TC 盈利
The backers are hoping for a quick payoff on their investments.
payoff, also UK: pay-off n: informal (advantage)
SC 好处 hǎo chù
TC 好處
TC 好處
SC 收益 hǎo chù ，shōu yì
TC 收益
TC 收益
Learning a new language is hard work, but the payoff is that you can communicate with a whole new group of people.
payoff, also UK: pay-off n: (amount to clear debt)
SC 全部偿还 quán bù cháng huán
TC 全部償還
TC 全部償還
SC 偿清 quán bù cháng huán ，cháng qīng
Quentin handed over the payoff and was relieved to know he was now clear of debt.