- (informal) (of a plan or an action, especially one that involves risk尤指冒险的计划或行动) to be successful and bring good results成功；奏效；达到目的
- The gamble paid off.这一把赌对了。🔊🔊
Topics Successc1
- to pay somebody what they have earned and tell them to leave their job付清工资后解雇；遣散
- The crew were paid off as soon as the ship docked.船一泊港，船员就被付酬解雇了。🔊🔊
- (informal) to give somebody money to prevent them from doing something or talking about something illegal or dishonest that you have done用钱封某人的口；买通某人
- All the witnesses had been paid off.所有的证人都被买通了。🔊🔊
related noun pay-off
- to finish paying money owed for something付清；偿清
- We paid off our mortgage after fifteen years.我们历经十五年的时间还清了抵押借款。🔊🔊
Topics Moneyc1