➡ See also the entry for incentive另見incentive條bribe ♦︎ bait ♦︎ pay-off ♦︎ kickbackThese are all words for sth which is used to persuade sb to do sth you want them to.這些詞均表示用於勸誘、買通别人的賄賂、酬金等。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆bait / a pay-off / a kickback for sb◆a £1 000 / $500, etc. bribe / pay-off◆to offer (sb) a bribe / a pay-off◆to offer sth as a bribe / bait◆to pay sb a bribe / kickback◆to take bribes / the bait / kickbacks■bribe [countable] a sum of money or sth valuable that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to do sth, especially to help you by doing sth dishonest賄賂◆She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to drop the charges.有人用5萬元賄賂她,要她撤回控告。◆It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office.他被指在任時收受賄賂。◆The tax cut was described as a pre-election bribe.減稅被說成是選舉前的賄賂。 see also bribery ⇨ corruption▸bribe
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[transitive] ◆They bribed the guards with cigarettes.他們用香煙賄賂看守。◆She was bribed into handing over secret information.她被收買交出了機密。■bait [uncountable, countable] a person or thing that is used to attract, trick or catch sb, especially to make them do what you want用作誘餌的人(或事物)◆The police used him as bait to trap the killers.警方用他作誘餌,設圈套捉拿兇手。◆She covered her face and began to sob, but he wouldn't rise to the bait(= react as she wanted him to).她捂住臉抽噎起來,但他不爲所動。■ˈpay-off [countable] (informal, usuallydisapproving) a sum of money paid to sb so that they will not cause you any trouble, to make them keep a secret, or to persuade them to leave their job(用以買通别人的)黑錢;行賄錢;辭退金;遣散費◆The government are investigating pay-offs to high-ranking officials.政府正在就高級官員收受賄款展開調查。◆The Chief Executive left a year early with a £1.5 million pay-off.總裁提前一年離職,拿到了150萬英鎊的補償金。▸ˌpay sb ˈoff
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◆All the witnesses had been paid off.所有的證人都被買通了。■kickback ˈkɪkbæk [countable] (especially NAmE, ratherinformal) a sum of money paid illegally to sb in return for work or help, especially to politicians or officials as part of a business deal(尤指爲商業交易非法付給政客或官員的)回扣,酬金,傭金◆They were accused of paying kickbacks to politicians to obtain public contracts.他們被指控向政客支付回扣以獲得公共機構合同。
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