pay sb ↔ off BrEto pay someone their wages and tell them they no longer have a job付清工资解雇某人:•Two hundred workers have been paid off.两百名工人拿到工资被解雇了。pay sb ↔ off to pay someone not to say anything about something illegal or dishonest用钱封住某人的嘴〔使其对非法或不诚实的事情保持沉默〕,付封口费⇒PAYOFF(2) |