"buy off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 賄賂
• 收買

Definition

用金錢等讓某人停止做某事，或讓他按你的意思行事，通常是不誠實或非法的方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於非正式，語氣帶有貶義，主要指用錢行賄以讓某人停止或配合。別與“buy out”（買下全部股份）混淆。

Examples

The company tried to buy off the inspector.

公司試圖**賄賂**檢查員。

He offered money to buy off the guards.

他出錢**賄賂**保安。

They tried to buy off the witnesses before the trial.

他們試圖在審判前**收買**證人。

You can’t just buy off every problem that comes your way.

你不能用**收買**來解決所有問題。

Politicians sometimes try to buy off journalists to get good press.

政客有時會試圖**賄賂**記者以獲得好報導。

He thinks he can buy off his critics, but it won’t work.

他認為自己能**收買**批評者，但這沒用。