payola

英 [peɪ'əʊlə] 美 [peɪ'oʊlə]

• n. 贿赂

英英释义

Noun:

1. a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The announcer was fired for taking payola.
   播音员因接受贿赂而被解雇了。
2. Payola is the oil on which the politic machine runs.
   贿赂是政治机器运转的润滑油。

近反义词

【近义词】

• payment 支付
• bribe 贿赂
• bribery 受贿
• inducement 诱因
• graft 嫁接
• payoff 收益
• fix 使 ... 固定