英语里有些短语看起来明明简单的不得了，但你还就偏偏不能傻傻地去直接翻译过来。昨天外教Tony就跟我说了一个词儿~“buy somebody off”就是这种类型滴！

举个例子先！“If you are trying to buy me off, I'm afraid you've come to the wrong person.”这句大家可别认为是在说“如果你想买下我......”贩卖人口可是犯罪哟！正确的意思是“想收买我吗？恐怕你找错人了。”

buy (somebody) off

na. 收买；买通；行贿；贿赂；用钱疏通、拉拢

【En】

to bribe someone to ignore what one is doing wrong.

贿赂某人，让他忽略自己做错的事。

to pay someone money to stop them causing trouble or threatening you.

付钱给某人以阻止他们制造麻烦或威胁你。

to pay someone money or give them something they want to stop them causing trouble or doing something that harms you.

给某些人钱或给他们想要的东西，以阻止他们制造麻烦或做伤害你的事。

to pay (a person or group) to drop a charge, end opposition, relinquish a claim, etc.

向某人或某团体支付（钱财）以图撤销指控，终止反对，放弃要求等。

to bribe someone in order to ensure cooperation.

贿赂某人以确保合作顺利。

● ...policies designed to buy off the working-class vote.

……旨在收买工人阶级选票的政策。

● In buying your children all these things, you are in a sense buying them off.

给你的孩子买这些东西，在某种意义上，你是在收买他们。

● I mean, who did she think I am? Someone she can just buy off with a tube of Chanel?

我是说，她以为我是谁啊? 用一管香奈儿口红就能收买的人吗?

【Scenario Example 场景示例】

● Don't worry, the doorman won't say anything—I bought him off.

别担心，门卫什么也不会说的——我收买了他。

● Could anything be done to buy him off?

有什么办法可以收买他吗?

● Money can buy off a mean person, but it can never buy off truth.

金钱可以收买小人,却不能收买真理.

● How much to buy them off?

要花多少钱才能买通他们?

● I didn't get a speeding ticket because I bought off the police officer.

我没有收到超速罚单，因为我买通了警察。

● Her campaign for mayor will be ruined if the public learns how many people she's bought off over the years.

如果公众知道这些年来她收买了多少人，她的市长竞选就完蛋了。

● Do you think you can buy her off?

你觉得你能收买她吗?

● The thief tried to buy off the policeman,but he didn't succeed.

这贼企图贿赂警察,但他未达到目的。

● The mobster tried to buy off the jury.

匪徒试图收买陪审团。

● He was caught trying to buy off the opposing candidate.

他在试图收买对方候选人时被抓住了。

● The mobster avoided jail by buying the judge off.

匪徒买通法官以避免坐牢。

● They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang was arrested.

他们企图收买银行的警卫，但警卫告诉了警察，那伙人就被逮捕了。

出处：见配图水印