"payoffs" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 回報
• 賄賂

Definition

“Payoffs” 指從某事中獲得的回報或好處，比如努力工作，也可以指為謀求利益進行的非法付款，如賄賂。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用複數。可以指正面成果（如'the payoffs of study'），也可以指非法賄賂（如'government payoffs'）。需靠語境判斷。單數用'payoff'。

Examples

The payoffs of studying hard are good grades.

努力學習的**回報**是好成績。

There are big payoffs for saving money early.

提早存錢有很大的**回報**。

They received illegal payoffs to change the results.

他們收取了非法的**賄賂**來更改結果。

The payoffs just aren't worth the risk in this business.

在這個生意裡，**回報**根本不值得冒險。

All those late nights finally brought some major payoffs.

那些熬夜終於帶來了巨大的**回報**。

There have been rumors about secret payoffs in politics for years.

多年來，政治圈裡有關祕密**賄賂**的傳聞一直存在。