動詞 pay off:

1. yield a profit or result
   同義詞：pay off
2. eliminate by paying off (debts)
   同義詞：liquidate, pay off
3. pay off (loans or promissory notes)
   同義詞：redeem, pay off
4. do or give something to somebody in return
   同義詞：pay, pay off, make up, compensate
5. pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
   同義詞：buy off, pay off
6. take vengeance on or get even
   同義詞：pay back, pay off, get, fix

1. In the old West people paid off a score with bullets.
   在昔日的西部，人們用子彈來進行復仇。
2. The shop owner paid off the terrorists so that they would not come to wreck his shop.
   店主向那些恐怖分子行了賄，免得他們來糟蹋他的店鋪。
3. I was paid off yesterday.
   我昨天發(fā)了工資。
4. The gamble paid off.
   賭贏了。