stii does not pay off
/stɪl dʌz nɒt peɪ ɒf/
EN
仍然没有回报;仍然不值得
After three years of investing in this project, it still does not pay off.
在这个项目上投资了三年之后,它仍然没有带来回报。
词源
这是一个由英语常用词构成的短语,其中“pay off”表示“取得回报、产生收益”的用法起源于19世纪中期的航海用语,原本指结清船员工资后遣散船员,后引申出“取得成功、得到回报”的含义。
助记
拆分记忆:still(仍然)+ does not(没有)+ pay off(付清、取得回报),直接组合就能得到短语含义。
常用搭配
investment still does not pay offeffort still does not pay offproject still does not pay off
同义词
still yields no returnstill not worth it
反义词
finally pays offfinally yields returns
相关词汇
pay offstillreturn on investmentprofit
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