pay off

• 短语动词，表示全额偿还债务，或指付出努力后获得成功的结果、得到回报。

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of settling a debt completely, or yielding a successful result after effort.

不可数 · 及物和不及物 · 短语动词，可分

1. Settle a debtformal

   To pay the full amount of money owed for a loan or debt.

   还清债务

   • She finally paid off her student loans.
   • He paid off the mortgage on his house.
   • They plan to pay off all their credit card debt by next year.

   同义词cleardischargeliquidaterepaysettlesquare

2. Yield a positive resultinformal

   To be successful or beneficial after a period of effort.

   得到回报

   • All his hard work paid off when he got the promotion.
   • Her dedication to training paid off in the competition.
   • The investment paid off handsomely in the long run.

   同义词come throughpan outsucceedwork

   反义词backfirefaillose

3. Bribe someoneinformal

   To give money to someone to prevent them from acting against you or to gain an advantage.

   收买

   • The corrupt official was paid off to ignore the violation.
   • They tried to pay off the witness to keep quiet.
   • He was arrested for attempting to pay off a police officer.

   同义词bribebuy offcorruptfixgreaseinducesuborn

基本动词pay