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●ˌpay sb ˈoff1. to give sb money to persuade them not to do sth or not to tell sb about sth illegal or dishonest you have done 用钱封…的口；买通◆She refused to be paid off.
她拒绝被人收买。SYN buy sb off2. to pay sb the money they have earned and dismiss them from their job 付清工资后解雇；发薪遣散◆The store has paid off many of the full-time staff and offered them part-time work.
商店结清工资后解雇了很多全职员工，然后让他们做兼职工作。[v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n]▸ ˈpay-off noun (informal) 1. a payment you make to sb to persuade them not to do sth or not to tell sb about sth illegal or dishonest you have done 封口费；行贿钱◆Police have been accused of receiving pay-offs from local gangs.
警方被控接受当地黑帮的贿赂。2. a payment made to sb to persuade them to leave their job 辞退金；遣散费◆She has received a £10 000 pay-off.
她得到了 1 万英镑的遣散费。 |