pay off

To pay the full amount on (a debt).

偿清（债务）：支付（债务）的全部数额

To effect profit

带来利益

a bet that paid off poorly.

没有多大利息的赌注

To get revenge for or on; requite.

报复：为…或向…报复；报复

To pay the wages due to (an employee) upon discharge.

结算工资：由于要解雇（雇员）支付工资

&I{Informal} To bribe.

【非正式用语】 贿赂

&I{Nautical} To turn or cause to turn (a vessel) to leeward.

&I{【航海】} 使（船首）转向下风：转向或使（船）转向下风

pay out

To give (money) out; spend.

把（钱）花掉；花费

To let out (a line or rope) by slackening.

缓缓放松：通过放松使（绳或索）放出

pay up

To give over the full monetary amount demanded.

付清全部款项：缴清所要求的全部资金数额

he who pays the piper calls the tune

(proverb)the person who provides the money for something has the right to determine how it's spent

(谚)谁出钱谁做主；谁承担费用谁有决定权

in the pay of

employed by

受雇于

pay one's compliments

pay court to

pay dearly

obtain something at a high cost or great effort

花大价钱（或努力）得到

his master must have paid dearly for such a magnificent beast.

他的老板为这头异兽一定花了不少钱。

pay one's dues

his master must have paid dearly for such a magnificent beast.

他的老板为这头异兽一定花了不少钱。

pay for itself

(of an object or system) earn or save enough money to cover the cost of its purchase

（物品，系统）赚（或节省）下足以支付购买费用的钱款

pay its (或 one's) way

(of an enterprise or person) earn enough to cover its or one's costs

（企业）赢利以支付开销；（人）挣钱以支付费用

pay one's last respects

show respect towards a dead person by attending their funeral

向（死者）告别

pay one's respects

make a polite visit to someone

拜访，拜望

we went to pay our respects to the head lama.

我们前去拜望大喇嘛。

pay through the nose

(informal)pay much more than a fair price

(非正式)付费过高