pay off

柯林斯詞典

pay off (paying,paid,pays)

• 1. PHRASAL VERB If you pay off a debt, you give someone all the money that you owe them. 還清

  It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan. 還清那筆貸款將花費他的餘生。

• 2. PHRASAL VERB If an action pays off, it is successful or profitable after a period of time. (某行動) 取得成功; 帶來好結果

  Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off. 桑德拉決心成爲一名毉生，她的堅持不懈終於帶來了成功。

• 3. →see also payoff

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