pay off

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 70%

   付清；償清

   to finish paying money owed for sth

2. 牛津電影裡 25%

   成功；奏效；達到目的

   to be successful and bring good results

   He may be a slacker, but he makes business investments that pay off.

3. 牛津電影裡 5%

   用錢封某人的口；買通某人

   to give sb money to prevent them from doing sth or talking about sth illegal or dishonest that you have done

電影裡這樣說 · 46 部

• So I worked all summer to pay off those debts and...There's Something About Mary1998
• ...we'll know the people who paid off the burglars.All the President's Men1976
• He may be a slacker, but he makes business investments that pay off.Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011
• Israel better pay off.World War Z2013
• to pay off that loan.Mary Poppins Returns2018
• is really starting to pay off.Zootopia2016
• And it didn'’t pay off.Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves2023
• It'll pay off. You'll see.The Holdovers2023

在完整場景裡學

• 我為瑪麗狂1998
  • 磕磕巴巴約她去舞會：hold someone to that（要你說話算數）
  • 約瑪麗去畢業舞會：not all there（腦子不靈光）
  • 接人去舞會卻鬧翻天：busting chops（擠兌）
• 總統班底1976
  • 深夜闖民主黨總部被捕：work the phones（挨個打電話找線索）
  • 電話一路追到白宮：under adjudication（正在審理中）
  • 新人拼搶水門選題：bust one's ass（拼了老命幹活）
• 阿特拉斯聳聳肩2011
  • 拍板改用里爾登金屬：right-hand man（最得力的助手）
  • 為加急鋼軌談成交易：squeeze every penny（榨乾每一分錢）
  • 送金屬禮物被嫌自私：toast of the town（全城紅人）

同一詞條的短語

• the devil to pay
• he who pays the piper calls the tune
• pay court to
• pay dividends
• pay for itself
• pay good money for
• pay its way
• pay the penalty
• pay your respects
• pay through the nose
• pay your way
• you pays your money and you takes your choice

短語動詞頻道里接下來

• throw up
• fall for
• eat out
• break out
• run into
• log in
• breathe out
• drop by
• look into
• mess with
• fall behind
• come out of