pay off
短语
大学
付清, 报复, 付清工资解雇, 使人得益, 取得成功 [经] 清偿(债务), 发工资, 分配盈利
发音
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词形变化
paid off
paying off
pays off
三单
pays off
paying off
现在分词
paid off
过去式
paid off
过去分词
释义与例句
v.
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1.
To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
非正式 及物I thought the guards would give us trouble, but apparently he had paid them off.
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2.
To become worthwhile; to produce a net benefit.
不及物Her years of Spanish classes finally paid off when she found herself in Mexico and realized she could communicate with people.
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3.
To pay back; to repay.
及物He paid off the loan three months early.
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4.
To pay back (repay) the entirety of a loan, thereby effecting the release of a lien on (the thing that was financed).
及物This contract requires you to pay off the car by 2025.
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5.
To pay and discharge (an employee).
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6.
To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.
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