别人给你一笔hush money，是什么money，能不能收呢？

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He's paid her hush money to keep their affair secret.

In the end, I gave her the money just to shut her up.

He tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.

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hush money

封口费

hush /hʌʃ/

嘘！

n.安静; (突然的) 寂静

v.使安静下来; 安静下来

【解释】

money paid so that someone will keep information secret

【例句】

He's paid her hush money to keep their affair secret.

他已经给了她封口费，让她不要把事情说出去。

She claimed that the politician had offered her hush money to keep their child secret.

她声称那个政客给了她封口费，让她守住关于孩子的秘密。

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shut sb up

让某人闭嘴

封某人的口

【解释】

to stop someone from talking about a particular subject or from complaining or asking for things:

【例句】

Once she starts, you can't shut her up.

她一旦开始，你就没办法让她闭嘴了。

In the end, I gave her the money just to shut her up.

最后，我给她钱，让她闭嘴了。

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silence sb

制止 (发表不同意见)

封住某人的嘴

【解释】

If someone silences you, they stop you from expressing opinions that they do not agree with.

【例句】

Silencing me won't change anything.

封住我的嘴改变不了什么。

He tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.

他试图压制任何公开反对他的人。