英语词组pay off是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

pay offpay off (someone)

to give someone money illegally to get them to do what you want.

The pair had paid off local police to protect their drug-selling operation.

Phr V

pay off

pays, paying, paid

pay off sth or pay sth off

if you pay off a debt {e.g. loan, mortgage, overdraft}, you pay back all the money you owe

I'm planning to pay off my bank loan within five years.It makes sense to pay off your credit card balance every month.

pay off

if something that you have done to try to achieve something pays off, it is successful

I was pleased to hear about your job offer - all that hard work has obviously paid off.

pay-off

noun

The pay-off, as far as I'm concerned, is the freedom to use my time as I wish.

pay off sb or pay sb off

to give someone money so that they will not do something

The gang threatened to attack his business premises unless he paid them off.

sometimes + to do sth

There were rumours that key witnesses had been paid off to keep quiet.

pay-off

noun

He has been accused of making an illegal pay-off to the police to avoid prosecution.

to tell a worker that there is no more work for them after paying them the money that you owe them for work already done

The city council has decided to pay off 50 of its employees and take on temporary staff instead.

pay-off

noun

She left her job as chief executive of the company with a £50,000 pay-off.

pay (one) off

To pay one money in exchange for special treatment or avoiding punishment; to bribe one. Despite the huge amount of evidence, the criminal was still acquitted. He must have paid off the jury! We paid off the committee members, so our application should go through without a hitch.

pay (something) off

To repay a debt or bill in full; to finish paying for something bought on credit. I should have enough in my account to pay the phone bill off this month. We just finished paying off the car, and you want to start looking at a newer model?

pay off

To yield profits or benefits following an investment (of time, money, energy, etc.). Wow, those private lessons have really paid off—your Spanish sounds totally fluent! If this venture doesn't pay off, we'll be forced to declare bankruptcy.

pay someone off.

1. Lit. to pay what is owed to a person. I can't pay you off until Wednesday when I get my paycheck. I have to use this money to pay off Sarah.

2. Fig. to bribe someone. Max asked Lefty if he had paid the cops off yet. Lefty paid off the cops on time.

pay something off

to pay all of a debt; to pay the final payment for something bought on credit. This month I'll pay the car off. Did you pay off the gas bill yet?

pay off

to yield profits; to result in benefits. My investment in those stocks has really paid off. The time I spent in school paid off in later years.

pay off

1. Pay the full amount on a debt or on wages, as in The car's finally paid off, or Les pays off the workers every Friday evening. [Early 1700s]

2. Produce a profit, as in That gamble did not pay off. [Mid-1900s]

3. Also, pay off an old score. Get revenge on someone for some grievance, require, as in Jerry was satisfied; he'd paid off his ex-partner when he bought him out at half-price, or Amy went out with her roommate's boyfriend, but she was paying off and old score.

4. Bribe, as in The owner of the bar paid off the local police so he wouldn't get in trouble for serving liquor to minors . [Colloquial; c. 1900]

pay off

1. To pay the full amount of some debt: She paid off the mortgage ahead of schedule. He paid his college debt off six years after he graduated.

2. To result in profit; be lucrative: Your efforts will eventually pay off.

3. To result in some degree of profit or loss: My unwise bet paid off very badly.

4. To pay the wages that are due to an employee upon discharge: We were fired, so they paid us off and we left the building. The company didn't fire the workers because it couldn't afford to pay them off.

5. To bribe someone in order to ensure cooperation: The owner of the factory paid off the inspectors so that they wouldn't report the safety violations. I won't allow anyone to cheat here, and no one can pay me off.

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释义	Idiom pay offpay off (someone) to give someone money illegally to get them to do what you want. The pair had paid off local police to protect their drug-selling operation. Phr V pay off pays, paying, paid pay off sth or pay sth off if you pay off a debt {e.g. loan, mortgage, overdraft}, you pay back all the money you owe I'm planning to pay off my bank loan within five years.It makes sense to pay off your credit card balance every month. pay off if something that you have done to try to achieve something pays off, it is successful I was pleased to hear about your job offer - all that hard work has obviously paid off. pay-off noun The pay-off, as far as I'm concerned, is the freedom to use my time as I wish. pay off sb or pay sb off to give someone money so that they will not do something The gang threatened to attack his business premises unless he paid them off. sometimes + to do sth There were rumours that key witnesses had been paid off to keep quiet. pay-off noun He has been accused of making an illegal pay-off to the police to avoid prosecution. to tell a worker that there is no more work for them after paying them the money that you owe them for work already done The city council has decided to pay off 50 of its employees and take on temporary staff instead. pay-off noun She left her job as chief executive of the company with a £50,000 pay-off. phrasepay off1. pay off sth • *pay sth* off to pay all the money you owe someone: Mendez is working overtime to pay off his debts. Two years after the accident, the Thompsons have finally paid off their son's hospital bills.■ SIMILAR TO: settle2. pay off** if something that you do pays off, it is successful or worth doing: The band's dedication and practice finally paid off when their single made it to number 1 in the charts. They took a hell of a risk, but it really paid off in the end.■ SIMILAR TO: be worth it, pay dividendspayoff n C informal an advantage or good result you get from something you do: Managers need to ensure that expensive, long-term projects have an adequate pay-off.3. pay sb off • pay off sb to give someone money so they will not tell other people about something, especially something illegal or dishonest: Police are still trying to figure out who paid Trebble off. City leaders have been accused of paying off people who want to file complaints.■ SIMILAR TO: buy offpayoff n C informal a payment that you make to someone secretly or illegally in order to stop them from causing you any trouble: Our main witness is refusing to talk - the gang must have threatened her, or given her a payoff.4. pay sb off • pay off sb especially BrE to stop employing a worker after paying them the wages that you owe them: Fife's biggest firm of solicitors has been forced to pay off the staff because of the recession. Although the engineering firm paid off 90 workers, 700 other jobs have been saved. ► compare lay offpayoff n C informal a payment that you make to someone when you make them leave their job, especially very large sums of money paid to company directors: Diller received an incredible $15 million payoff after he was forced to resign earlier this year. pay (one) off To pay one money in exchange for special treatment or avoiding punishment; to bribe one. Despite the huge amount of evidence, the criminal was still acquitted. He must have paid off the jury! We paid off the committee members, so our application should go through without a hitch. pay (something) off To repay a debt or bill in full; to finish paying for something bought on credit. I should have enough in my account to pay the phone bill off this month. We just finished paying off the car, and you want to start looking at a newer model? pay off To yield profits or benefits following an investment (of time, money, energy, etc.). Wow, those private lessons have really paid off—your Spanish sounds totally fluent! If this venture doesn't pay off, we'll be forced to declare bankruptcy. pay someone off. 1. Lit. to pay what is owed to a person. I can't pay you off until Wednesday when I get my paycheck. I have to use this money to pay off Sarah. 2. Fig. to bribe someone. Max asked Lefty if he had paid the cops off yet. Lefty paid off the cops on time. pay something off to pay all of a debt; to pay the final payment for something bought on credit. This month I'll pay the car off. Did you pay off the gas bill yet? pay off to yield profits; to result in benefits. My investment in those stocks has really paid off. The time I spent in school paid off in later years. pay off 1. Pay the full amount on a debt or on wages, as in The car's finally paid off, or Les pays off the workers every Friday evening. [Early 1700s] 2. Produce a profit, as in That gamble did not pay off. [Mid-1900s] 3. Also, pay off an old score. Get revenge on someone for some grievance, require, as in Jerry was satisfied; he'd paid off his ex-partner when he bought him out at half-price, or Amy went out with her roommate's boyfriend, but she was paying off and old score. 4. Bribe, as in The owner of the bar paid off the local police so he wouldn't get in trouble for serving liquor to minors . [Colloquial; c. 1900] pay off v. 1. To pay the full amount of some debt: She paid off the mortgage ahead of schedule. He paid his college debt off six years after he graduated. 2. To result in profit; be lucrative: Your efforts will eventually pay off. 3. To result in some degree of profit or loss: My unwise bet paid off very badly. 4. To pay the wages that are due to an employee upon discharge: We were fired, so they paid us off and we left the building. The company didn't fire the workers because it couldn't afford to pay them off. 5. To bribe someone in order to ensure cooperation: The owner of the factory paid off the inspectors so that they wouldn't report the safety violations. I won't allow anyone to cheat here, and no one can pay me off.
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