学个词Learn a Word 第313期 Pay off

今天我们要学的词是， pay off。 Pay off, 是取得成果的意思。"His perseverance¹ finally paid off," 意思是他的坚持不懈终于有了成果。"The anti-drug campaign among the city's youth is paying off," 针对城里年轻人展开的反吸毒活动正在奏效。

最新统计数字显示，美国的癌症死亡率近年来以平均每年2.1%的速度下降。媒体报导说，"Years of nagging² and pleading by health officials are finally beginning to pay off," 意思是健康部门的官员多年来不厌其烦的劝说终于开始看到了成效。好的，今天我们学习的词是pay off...

 

1 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

2 nagging   

adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责

参考例句：

• Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。
• I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。 来自《简明英汉词典》