kickback
kickback — 名詞
- kickbacksingular
- kickbacksplural
1. a secret payment given to someone in return for helping the payer win a contract
回扣；賄賂
為換取好處而暗中給的非法報酬
a secret payment given to someone in return for helping the payer win a contract, job, or other unfair advantage, usually as part of a corrupt arrangement
Tariq was arrested for accepting kickbacks from a road-building company.
Tariq 因為收受一家道路工程公司的回扣而遭到逮捕。
kickback from + company name
The minister had been pocketing kickbacks for years before journalists exposed the scheme.
那名部長多年來一直私吞回扣，直到記者揭發整起內幕。
pocket kickbacks (verb + noun collocation)
Investigators believe the hospital director received a kickback for choosing the more expensive supplier.
調查人員相信，這位院長因為選用較貴的供應商而收了一筆回扣。
receive a kickback for + ing-clause
Zuri refused to pay any kickback, even though it cost her the contract.
Zuri 拒絕支付任何回扣，即使因此失去了那份合約。
pay a kickback (verb + noun collocation)
Police uncovered a long trail of kickbacks linking the construction firm to several council members.
警方挖出一長串回扣紀錄，把那家營造公司和好幾位議員牽連在一起。
a trail of kickbacks (quantifying phrase)
- pay a kickback
- receive a kickback
- demand kickbacks
- accept kickbacks
- kickback scheme
- kickback scandal
- bribe
broader — any illegal payment to influence a decision, not necessarily a cut of a deal
- payoff
informal; a one-off payment for silence or favour, not always tied to a contract
- backhander
British informal; a discreet illegal payment, often handed over physically
文法句型
kickback from someone
kickback for doing something
用法筆記
Subject of the verb (giver or taker) is usually a contractor, official, or company employee. Common verbs: pay, receive, accept, take, demand, offer, pocket. Often plural when describing an ongoing pattern.
常見錯誤
kickback — 動詞
- kickbackpresent simple I / you / we / they
- kickbacks3rd person singular
- kickbacking-ing form
- kickbackedpast simple
1. to settle into a relaxed pose and stop working or worrying for a while, typicall
放鬆休息
靠著躺著休閒，暫時不工作或煩惱
to settle into a relaxed pose and stop working or worrying for a while, typically by leaning back, putting your feet up, and doing something easy
After a long shift, Vinícius likes to kick back on the porch with a cold beer.
下班忙完後，Vinícius 喜歡帶著一瓶冰啤酒，到門廊上放鬆休息。
kick back + location + with + object
Esme finally finished her exams, so tonight she plans to kick back and watch old movies.
Esme 終於考完試了，今晚她打算好好放鬆，重溫幾部老電影。
kick back and + verb (chained activity)
The crew kicked back in the shade once the harvest was loaded onto the truck.
收成都裝上卡車後，工人們就到樹蔭下歇口氣放鬆一下。
past tense; plural subject; location phrase
It is rare to see Marta just kick back, since she always finds another small task to do.
很難看到 Marta 真正放鬆下來，因為她總會再找些小事來做。
negative framing: rarely + bare infinitive
- kick back and relax
- kick back and watch
- just kick back
- grind away
informal; to keep working hard without rest
文法句型
kick back and + verb
kick back with someone/something
用法筆記
Almost always paired with a location phrase (on the sofa, in the garden, at home) or a follow-up activity introduced by 'and' (kick back and read, kick back and watch). Mainly American English; less natural in formal writing.