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pay-off noun
⇨ bribe bribe noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ incentive 另见incentive条bribe ♦︎ bait ♦︎ pay-off ♦︎ kickbackThese are all words for sth which is used to persuade sb to do sth you want them to. 这些词均表示用于劝诱、买通别人的贿赂、酬金等。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆bait / a pay-off / a kickback for sb◆a £1 000 / $500, etc. bribe / pay-off◆to offer (sb) a bribe / a pay-off◆to offer sth as a bribe / bait◆to pay sb a bribe / kickback◆to take bribes / the bait / kickbacks■ bribe [countable] a sum of money or sth valuable that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to do sth, especially to help you by doing sth dishonest 贿赂◆She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges.有人用5万元贿赂她，要她撤回控告。◆It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office.他被指在任时收受贿赂。◆The tax cut was described as a pre-election bribe.减税被说成是选举前的贿赂。 see also bribery ⇨ corruption ▸ bribe verb [transitive] ◆They bribed the guards with cigarettes.他们用香烟贿赂看守。◆She was bribed into handing over secret information.她被收买交出了机密。■ bait [uncountable, countable] a person or thing that is used to attract, trick or catch sb, especially to make them do what you want 用作诱饵的人（或事物）◆The police used him as bait to trap the killers.警方用他作诱饵，设圈套捉拿凶手。◆She covered her face and began to sob, but he wouldn't rise to the bait (= react as she wanted him to).她捂住脸抽噎起来，但他不为所动。■ ˈpay-off [countable] (informal, usually disapproving) a sum of money paid to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble, to make them keep a secret, or to persuade them to leave their job （用以买通别人的）黑钱；行贿钱；辞退金；遣散费◆The government are investigating pay-offs to high-ranking officials.政府正在就高级官员收受贿款展开调查。◆The Chief Executive left a year early with a £1.5 million pay-off.总裁提前一年离职，拿到了150万英镑的补偿金。▸ ˌpay sb ˈoff phrasal verb ◆All the witnesses had been paid off.所有的证人都被买通了。■ kickback / /ˈkɪkbæk/ / [countable] (especially NAmE, rather informal) a sum of money paid illegally to sb in return for work or help, especially to politicians or officials as part of a business deal （尤指为商业交易非法付给政客或官员的）回扣，酬金，佣金◆They were accused of paying kickbacks to politicians to obtain public contracts.他们被指控向政客支付回扣以获得公共机构合同。 |