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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為了出遊欠下大筆卡費但可以獲得無價的回憶，「舉債度假」究竟是好還是壞？(How Americans Are Paying For Vacation)
- In order to avoid interest, while still having more time to pay off the credit card balance, some vacationers choose to open a new credit card that provides them with zero percent interest for a set period of time.
為了避免利息，同時又有更多的時間來償還信用卡餘額，一些度假者會選擇新開一張信用卡，在一定期限內享受零利率。
- In order to avoid interest while still having more time to pay off the credit card balance, some vacationers choose to open a new credit card that provides them with 0% interest for a set period of time.
5%的度假者計劃向金融機構申請個人貸款，這種貸款的利率通常低於信用卡。
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
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。
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。
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？
為什麼那麼多人後悔去讀大學？ (The TRUTH Why So Many Regret University/College)
- and in the long term, it does actually pay off for the government and for society.
花在聘請優良師資和購買先進設備給學生，不是嗎？
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，
- 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, while others, like Kevin, who you saw in the story, are okay for cash,
