| 释义 |
●ˌpay sb↔ˈoffto pay sb what they have earned and tell them to leave their job 付清工资后解雇；遣散◆The crew were paid off as soon as the ship docked. 船一泊港，船员就被付酬解雇了。(informal) to give sb money to prevent them from doing sth or talking about sth illegal or dishonest that you have done 用钱封某人的口；买通某人◆All the witnesses had been paid off. 所有的证人都被买通了。 ➡ related noun pay-off See also pay |