[黑社会用语]支付的一笔款子(指付现金,尤为工资、贿金、赌金、保护费等)
The rogues hung amund waiting for their payoff.
那些地痞不肯走,等着收保护费。
(一系列事件、行动的)结果、结局、最后消息
One of the immediate payoffs was an increase in productivity.
直接的结果之一是生产率提高了。
Say, here's the payoff, she's the Albanian consul!
喂,告诉你一条惊人的消息。原来她是阿尔巴尼亚领事!
[黑社会用语]行贿,向敲诈者纳款
We'll have to pay them off handsomely to keep them quiet.
我们将不得不重金贿赂他们以封住他们的嘴。
赢利,得到好的结果,取得成功
The effort pays off in the long run.
这种努力最终会有好结果的。
(付清工资)解雇,开除
Any more of this and I'll pay off the whole bunch of you.
再出这种事,我就把你们统统炒鱿鱼。