| 词汇 | pay-off |
| 释义 | ☞ payoffpay-off [countable] (informal, usually disapproving) a sum of money paid to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble, to make them keep a secret, or to persuade them to leave their job（用以买通别人的）黑钱；行贿钱；辞退金；遣散费◆the government are investigating pay-offs to high-ranking officials.政府正在就高级官员收受贿款展开调查。◆the chief executive left a year early with a £1.5 million pay-off.总裁提前一年离职，拿到了 150 万英镑的补偿金。▸ pay sb off phrasal verb◆all the witnesses had been paid off.所有的证人都被买通了。ˈpay-offnoun [c] 1. (informal 非正式) a payment of money that is made to someone, often illegally 贿赂 2. an advantage or a reward from sth you have done 回报；报偿 |
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