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单词 pay off
释义 pay off
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to give (an employee) all due wages; especially : to pay in full and discharge (a crew of hands or workmen)
 b. : to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full
  < expects to pay all his debts off shortly >
 c. : bribe
2. : to inflict retribution on : get back at : settle a grudge with
 < wanted to pay him off for stealing his girl >
3. : to turn the head of (a ship) to leeward
4. : to allow (a thread, rope) to run off a spool or drum : unwind
intransitive verb
1. of a ship : to swing to leeward
2.
 a. : to yield returns either of profit or loss
  < the investment paid off handsomely >
 b. : to reach successful realization
  < the years of patience and persistence had at last paid off >
  < boldness is the only course that will pay off — E.B.George >
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