payoff
UK/'peiɒf/US
六级C2
释义
n.
The reward or return that results from an effort, investment, or risk.
回报、收益（努力、投资或冒险的结果）。
n.
A bribe; money paid to secretly influence someone.
贿赂、好处费（暗中收买某人的钱）。
词根拆分
原生英语pay + off = 从努力或风险投入中「兑现」出来的回报。作回报时中性（the payoff of hard work 苦干的回报），作贿赂时灰暗（a payoff to look the other way 收买他睁只眼闭只眼的好处费）。
词根 pay 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.financial payoff经济回报
- 2.big payoff丰厚回报
- 3.immediate payoff即时回报
- 4.the ultimate payoff最终回报
例句
- 1.
After years of training, winning the medal was the ultimate payoff.
经过多年训练，赢得奖牌是最终的回报。
- 2.
The investment finally delivered a handsome payoff.
这笔投资终于带来了丰厚的回报。
- 3.
Investigators uncovered a secret payoff to the official.
调查人员发现了一笔给那名官员的秘密贿赂。