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

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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.
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 3.

    To pay back; to repay.

    及物

    He paid off the loan three months early.

  4. 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.

  5. 5.

    To pay and discharge (an employee).

    及物
  6. 6.

    To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel under sail.

    航海 交通

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