pay off
第三人称
pays off
现在进行时
paying off
过去式
paid off
过去完成时
paid off
1
得到回报, 取得成功
(of a plan or action) to succeed and have good results
- All those hours of studying really paid off during the exam.
所有那些学习的时间在考试中真的得到了回报。
- Their investment in the startup paid off when the company went public.
他们对初创公司的投资在公司上市时得到了回报。
- His dedication to training paid off when he won the gold medal.
他对训练的奉献在他赢得金牌时得到了回报。
- They hoped that the marketing campaign would pay off in increased sales.
他们希望营销活动能在增加销售额方面取得成果。
- Patience and perseverance often pay off in the long run.
耐心和毅力往往会在长期内得到回报。
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还清, 全额支付
to give the full amount of money owed on a debt or loan
及物动词
- She finally paid off her student loans after ten years.
十年后，她终于还清了学生贷款。
- I can't wait to pay my mortgage off and own the house outright.
我迫不及待想还清我的抵押贷款并完全拥有这所房子。
- After inheriting some money, he decided to pay off all his credit card debts.
继承了一些钱后，他决定还清所有的信用卡债务。
- Once we pay the remaining amount off, we won't have any more debt.
一旦我们还清剩余金额，我们就不会再有任何债务。
- The business loan took five years to pay off.
商业贷款花了五年时间才还清。
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报复, 以牙还牙
to get revenge on someone for something they did
及物动词
- They waited for the right moment to pay the bullies off.
他们等待合适的时机来报复那些恶霸。
- Mark was always looking for a chance to pay off his old rivals.
马克一直在寻找机会报复他的老对手。
- Wait till the final game; we'll pay them off for the defeat they gave us last season.
等到最后一场比赛；我们会为上个赛季他们给我们的失败报仇。
- She's just trying to pay her ex-boyfriend off by dating his best friend.
她只是想通过和他最好的朋友约会来报复她的前男友。
- He vowed to pay off those who betrayed him.
他发誓要报复那些背叛他的人。
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报答, 回报
to give something back to someone in return for something they did
及物动词
- To pay him off for his years of service, they named a building after him.
为了回报他多年的服务，他们以他的名字命名了一栋建筑。
- They paid off the neighbors with a lavish dinner for watching their house while they were away.
他们用一顿丰盛的晚餐报答了邻居在他们外出时照看他们的房子。
- I paid him off with kindness for all the help he offered.
我以善意回报了他提供的所有帮助。
- As a gesture, the community paid the firefighters off with a celebration.
作为一种姿态，社区用庆祝活动回报了消防员。
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贿赂, 收买
to give someone money, often secretly, to get a favor or advantage
及物动词
- Politicians shouldn't be allowed to be paid off by corporations.
不应该允许政治家被企业收买。
- To avoid heavy fines, the business owner tried to pay the inspector off.
为了避免重罚，企业主试图贿赂检查员。
- Some believe that he paid off the referees to help his team win.
有些人认为他贿赂了裁判以帮助他的球队获胜。
- Paying off officials was a common practice in that region.
在那个地区，贿赂官员是一种常见做法。
- It was rumored that the judge was paid off to rule in their favor.
有传言说法官被收买了，以做出对他们有利的裁决。
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付清遣散费, 支付解雇金
to give someone a final payment when their job ends
及物动词
- The economic crisis meant they had to pay off many experienced employees.
经济危机意味着他们不得不解雇许多有经验的员工。
- The factory paid all the redundant workers off with a good package.
工厂用一个好的包裹付清了所有冗余工人的工资。
- He was paid off after ten years of loyal service.
在十年的忠诚服务后，他被支付了。
- After the merger, they had to pay off half the staff.
合并后，他们不得不支付一半员工的薪水。
- The company decided to pay off several workers due to budget cuts.
由于预算削减，公司决定解雇几名工人。