hush money

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The thieves paid Fred hush money to keep their whereabouts secret.
那些竊賊們給費(fèi)雷德一筆賄賂錢(qián)，讓他對(duì)他們的行蹤保密。
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I was told the manager has been paying her hush money every month just to keep her silent.
我聽(tīng)說(shuō)，經(jīng)理為了不讓那清潔工說(shuō)出去而每個(gè)月給她一筆錢(qián)，目的就是在于讓她別做聲。
Taking hush money from a gangster to keep your mouth shut about something you saw him do is dangerous.
這句話翻到中文的意思就是：一個(gè)歹徒為了不讓你揭露你看到他做的事而給你一筆錢(qián)。接受這筆錢(qián)是很危險(xiǎn)的。

Again, it doesn't take a vivid imagination to think that this was simply hush money.
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