| 单词 | pay off |
| 释义 | pay off 1．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。 |
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