paid off
US /peɪd ɔf/
UK /peɪd ɒf/
片語動詞
1.
得到回報, 成功
to yield good results; to be successful
範例:
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All her hard work finally paid off when she got the promotion.
她所有的努力最終在她獲得晉升時得到了回報。
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The investment in new technology really paid off for the company.
對新技術的投資確實為公司帶來了回報。
2.
還清, 付清
to pay a debt in full
範例:
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They finally paid off their mortgage after 30 years.
他們終於在30年後還清了抵押貸款。
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He worked extra hours to pay off his credit card debt.
他加班工作以還清信用卡債務。
3.
收買, 賄賂
to bribe someone
範例:
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The criminal tried to pay off the witness.
罪犯試圖收買證人。
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They were accused of trying to pay off officials.
他們被指控試圖賄賂官員。