pay off a debt
/peɪ ɒf ə det/
EN
偿清债务，还清欠款
It took him five years to pay off a debt from his college tuition.
他花了五年时间才偿清大学学费的债务。
词源
该短语由动词短语"pay off"（付清）和名词"debt"（债务）组合而成，早在16世纪就开始被用于描述还清全部欠款的行为。
助记
pay表示支付，off表示完成、结束，整个短语就是完成支付债务的动作，即还清全部欠款。
快速答案
pay off a debt 是什么意思？
pay off a debt 的意思是： 偿清债务，还清欠款
pay off a debt 怎么读？
pay off a debt: /peɪ ɒf ə det/
pay off a debt 如何用于句子？
It took him five years to pay off a debt from his college tuition.