payola

payola

美 [peɪˈoʊlə]  英 [peɪˈəʊlə]

  • n.买通
  • 网络贿赂;暗中行贿;付费给广播电台播特定歌曲

词形变化

复数:payolas  

同义词

英汉双解

n.
1.
买通,贿赂(尤指为非法影响销售)the practice of giving or taking payments for doing sth illegal, especially for illegally influencing the sales of a particular product

英汉解释

n.
1.
〈美俚〉暗中给的贿赂,暗中行贿

英英解释

n.

例句

Payola is the oil on which the political machine runs.

贿赂政治机器运转润滑油

From Ambrose Bierce's fable, below, we can see that a form of payola existed well before the invention of the radio.

比尔斯寓言下面我们可以看到形式存在payola无线电发明

"I am the program director of my radio station, so where's my payola? "

广播电台节目导演贿赂?”