pay off
US /pe ɔf/
・UK /pei ɔf/
A1 初級
phr. v.片語動詞賄賂；收買
Can't you just pay him off then he will say what we want
phr. v.片語動詞付清
I finally had enough money to pay off the loan
phr. v.片語動詞取得成功，得到好結果
His hard work will pay off and he will be rich
v.t.及物動詞賄賂
They tried to pay off the security guard to let them in.
v.i.不及物動詞成功
All the extra hours I was working finally paid off.
v.t.及物動詞還清債務
I finally managed to pay off my student loans.
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獵奇的創作人生兩難！杭特·S·湯普森道出瘋狂藝術家的宿命？ (The Terrible Paradox of Being a Creative Person - Hunter S. Thompson)
- For years, he made very little money and very little headway. But his ambitions, focus, and discipline toward writing, his resoluteness to find and create his own way, appeared unbreakable. In 1965, at age 28, this determination would pay off as Thompson received his first big break. The editor of the magazine, The Nation, hired him to write an article on the newly prominent motorcycle gang, the Hells Angels.
多年來，他掙的錢很少，進展也不大。但他對寫作的野心、專注和自律，以及他尋找和創造自己道路的決心，似乎牢不可破。1965 年，28 歲的湯普森獲得了第一次重大突破，他的決心也得到了回報。國家》雜誌的編輯聘請他撰寫一篇關於新近崛起的摩托車幫派 "地獄天使 "的文章。
- In 1965, at age 28, this determination would pay off as Thompson received his first big break.
"湯普森說，"作為一個人，我真的很礙事，神話已經佔據了我的位置。
川普對印度的關稅為何是場「災難」！ (Why Trump’s Tariffs on India is a DISASTER)
- Secondly, you are going to raise your prices to pay off for that facility.
其次，你們要提高價格，以償還該設施的費用。
- Secondly, you are going to raise your prices to pay off for that facility.
第三，當石油時代已經過去，我們正在走下坡路，因為清潔能源正在崛起，未來將是清潔能源的時代，誰來做這件事呢？
安全還是有挑戰性？哪條職涯道路適合你？！ (Safe Or Inspiring: Which Career Path Should You Pick?)
- early 30s working to pay off student loans, save for a house, and we want to have kids.
我們三十歲出頭，正努力償還學貸、存錢買房，並且我們想要小孩。
- My husband and I are newlyweds in our early 30s, working to pay off student loans, safer house,
事務所會更快賺到錢，而我的夢想事業則需要更多的創業成本
英國即將發生什麼事？大多數人都毫無頭緒！ (“Most People Have No Idea What’s About To Happen To The UK”)
- The British government is issuing new debts in order to pay off its older debts.
英國政府正在發行新債，以償還舊債。
- When you have low interest rates, it's not a problem because you can actually borrow money cheaply and pay off your previous debts.
當你的利率較低時，問題就不大了，因為你實際上可以借到便宜的錢，還清以前的債務。
社群上瘋傳「逃跑計畫」？！越來越多的中國移民在美墨邊境尋求庇護 (Growing number of Chinese migrants seek asylum at U.S.-Mexico border)
- Some people will start to work to pay off the debts that they have to family and friends, the money that helped get them there,
有些人會開始工作以償還他們並需歸還給家人和朋友的債務，他們借的這些錢幫助他們到達美國，
- TO PAY OFF THE DEBTS THAT THEY
以還清他們的債務
時下最夯的「AI」晶片是如何製作的？WSJ 帶你一探究竟！ (Inside the Making of an AI Chip | WSJ Tech Behind)
- but experts say that hype cycles around technology can pay off in the end.
但專家表示，圍繞科技的炒作週期最終會帶來回報。
- can pay off in the end.
最終會得到回報。
稅務：經濟學入門 #31 (Taxes: Crash Course Economics #31)
- After the Seven Years' War ended in 1763, Great Britain had a huge debt to pay off.
如果有「累進性」和「累退性」這兩個詞的話
- After the Seven Years War ended in 1763, Great Britain had a huge debt to pay off.
1763年七年戰爭結束後，大英帝國有龐大的債務要還
會計師現身說法：這個月讓你的存款翻倍的 6 個方法！ (ACCOUNTANT EXPLAINS: 6 Ways to Double Your Savings THIS Month)
- That's why it's more effective to pay off high interest rate debt first.
這就是為什麼先償還高利率債務更有效的原因。
- That's why it's more effective to pay off high-interest rate debt first,
一旦債務還清，你就可以開始儲蓄，而不會受到複利的拖累。
