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pay off

v.还清(债务等)付清,报复,赢利

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pay off


(infml 口) (of a risky policy, course of action, etc) bring good results; be successful; work (尤指冒风险的政策、做法等)带来好结果, 成功, 行得通
*The gamble paid off. 赌赢了. pay sb off
(a) pay the wages of sb and dismiss him from a job 付清某人工资予以解雇
*pay off the crew of a ship 付清全体船员工资并予以解雇.
(b) (infml 口) give money to sb to prevent him from doing sth; bribe sb 用钱收买某人使之不做某事; 贿赂某人. pay sth off pay in full (money owed for sth) 全部偿还; 偿清
*pay off one's debts, a loan, a mortgage, etc 还清债务、贷款、抵押款等.
1. But few foreign graduates came home to "pay their pledge", as Nehru had put it.
    但是只有寥寥无几的海外留学生像尼赫鲁所说的那样学成后回国"履行他们的诺言"。

2. But I would love to be able to pay for some of my living and not have to go through an embarrassing situation every time I need a spare part for my wheelchair.
    但我很想自己负担部分生活费用,不必在每次需要为轮椅买点配件时都去尴尬地求人。

3. Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it .
    为了求知识,代价虽高也值得。

4. We´ll have to pay them something on account.
    我们得先还他们一点欠款。

5. We don´t just pay money for these wretched sties.
    住这些破烂猪圈我们付出的不仅仅是钱,

6. We pay with our lives!"
    我们付出的是生命!”

7. When someone "has a feeling" about someone else, people more often laugh than pay attention.
    当一个人对另一个人“有某种感觉”时,人们更多的是付之一笑,而不会太在意。

8. Whether you're a junior school student or a young adult at college, get caught cheating and you'll pay the price — usually a very high one.
    不管你是初中生还是年轻的大学生,一旦被发现有作弊行为,你就得付出代价--而且往往是惨痛的代价。

9. They did not pay any attention. In the end I could not bear it.
    他们却毫不理睬。到后来我忍无可忍.

10. They did not pay any attention. In the end I could not bear it.
    他们却毫不理睬。到后来我忍无可忍.

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