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buy someone off
phrasal verb with buyverbuk /baɪ/ us /baɪ/bought | bought
to pay someone so that they do not cause you any trouble: 买通，贿赂
They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang was arrested.那伙人试图买通银行的保安，但保安报了警，于是他们都被抓了起来。
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buy off someone | American Dictionary
buy off someone
phrasal verb with buyverb[ T ]us/bɑɪ/past tense and past participleboughtus/bɔt/
to give someone money so that person will help you or let you do something that is not legal:
A well-known business executive had bought off government inspectors.
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