pay out

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To distribute money; to disburse.
    — Since 2016, the bank has reviewed 165 million accounts, contacted more than 40 million customers and payed out millions in compensation, Sloan said in his opening statement submitted to the House Financial Services Committee on Monday.
  2. To slacken a rope by lengthening it; to allow a rope to run out. transitive
  3. To slacken by lengthening. intransitive
    — If a fisherman gets his foot ensnared in a rope that is rapidly paying out, he will be dragged over and drowned almost before anyone realizes he is overboard.
  4. To repay, take revenge.
    — The pigeon, very offended, flew back to the Bird Woman and, to pay out Mary Poppins, stuck the rose in the ribbon of the Bird Woman's hat.
  5. To make fun of or insult, often in a teasing manner. Australia,informal,transitive
    — Last weekend, Robin accidentally tried to interview someone after having one too many wines and of course, we paid her out for it.

词形变化

pays out present,singular,third-person paying out participle,present paid out participle,past paid out past payed out participle,past,rare payed out past,rare
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