每日學(xué)英語：Pay off 付好處費
2024-04-22 15:11:54 每日學(xué)英語
pay off 付好處費;用錢封住某人的嘴(使其對非法或不誠實的事情保持沉默)，付封口費；付清工資解雇某人；用錢打發(fā)
【例句】
He said that he wouldn' t take us to see the minister until we had paid him off.
他說我們必須先付給他一筆好處費，他才會帶我們?nèi)ヒ娔俏徊块L。
He had struggled to pay off creditors but couldn't fend them off any longer.
他曾想方設(shè)法還債主的錢，但卻再也躲不過他們了。