pay off 详细解释
pay off
偿清(欠款等), 贿赂, 取得成功, 有报偿
1. 清偿债务
We will have more money to spend after we pay off our mortgage.
在付清贷款后, 我们会有更多钱花。
He has paid off all his debts.
他已还清了所有的债务。
2. 付清工资后解雇
The company has paid off some redundant employees.
公司在发放工资后解雇了一些多余的雇员。
3. 取得成功; 得到好结果
Two years of business school really paid off.
在商业学校就读两年真是很合算。
Did his plan pay off?
他的计划成功了吗?
4. 贿赂
词义辨析
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英英释义
名词 pay off:
the final payment of a debt
同义词：payoff, final payment
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
同义词：return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
动词 pay off:
yield a profit or result
eliminate by paying off (debts)
同义词：liquidate
pay off (loans or promissory notes)
同义词：redeem
do or give something to somebody in return
同义词：pay, make up, compensate
pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
同义词：buy off
take vengeance on or get even
补充
pay offpay off1.使得益; 有报偿The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。John studied hard before the examination, and it paid off.He made an A.约翰在考试前努力学习, 这没有白费, 他得了个A。2.付清, 还清You must pay off your old loan before you can obtain a new one.你必须还清旧账, 然后才能再借款。All his debt was paid off with cash.他所有的债务都是用现金付清的。They are usually paid off at weekends.他们一般在周末领工资。3.(付清工资后)解雇The boss paid off the employees.老板付清雇工工资后解雇了他们。The hired hands were paid off at the end of the harvest season.收割一结束, 雇工们就被结清工钱解雇了。4.〈非正〉对…进行报复I'll pay him off for treating me like that.他这样待我, 我早晚要报复的。5.〈非正〉取得成功Did your daring plan pay off?你那项大胆的计划成功了吗?例句
1. He paid off the debt as soon as possible.他尽快地还完了债务。 2. I won't pay my mortgage off until 2027.我的贷款到2027年才能还完。 3. He needs cash to pay off his creditors.他需要现金来还钱给债主。 4. He loaned her money only on the condition that she pay off the cast and crew.他借钱给她的条件是她要把演员和剧组人员的薪酬付清。 5. Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.桑德拉一心一意要当医生, 她的坚持没有白费。 6. He paid off the debt of his friend with the money raised by his writings.他用稿费的收入偿清了朋友的债务。 7. It is expected that another twenty will be paid off before long.另外的20人估计将在不久被资遣。 8. Walter will be paid off for his negligence.华尔特将因他的失职而受到处罚。 9. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it should pay off in the long run.安装这套机械代价很高，但从长远来看它会赚钱的。 10. The blackmailer had to be paid off. He was too dangerous.只得向那个敲诈勒索者付钱了，他太危险了。 11. Did your daring plan pay off?你那大胆的计划收到效果没有? 12. The captain paid his vessel off before the wind.船长把船转向顺风。 13. The little vessel paid off from the wind.小船逆风而行。 14. The rope should be paid off.应该把绳子放松。 15. All her hard work has paid off! She passed her exam.她的辛勤努力已得到回报！她考及格了。 16. It's great to see that all of our hard work has finally paid off.很高兴看到我们付出的所有努力终于得到回报。 17. "It will take us 30 years to pay off our mortgage, but then the house will be ours."我们要30年才能还清房贷，不过到那时房子就是我们的了。 18. "If I won the money, I'd use it to pay off all my credit cards."如果赢了钱，我将用来还清所有的信用卡花费。 19. paying off your debts还清债务 20. She finally got her car paid off. [=she finally paid all the money she had borrowed to buy her car]她最终还清了买车所借的钱。 21. He tried to pay off [=bribe] a police officer.他试图买通一位警官。 22. The company was accused of paying off its employees to keep them from talking about its illegal activities.公司被指控买通员工，使他们不谈论公司的非法行为。 23. They paid off all their workers and then closed the factory.他们付清所有工人的工资后关闭了工厂。