麥克米倫詞典

pay off: if something that you do?pays?off, it?brings?you some?benefit

例句：All those?weeks?of?studying?will?pay?off when you take the?exam.

柯林斯詞典

pay off: if an action?pays off, it is successful or profitable after a period of time.

例句：Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off.

pretend + 整句

She?pretended?(that) she didn't care what other people said about her.

I'm going to?pretend?(that) we never had this conversation.

The?children?pretended (that)?they were?dinosaurs.

He pretended (that)?he didn't?mind, but I?knew?that he did.

I pretend that things are really okay when they're not.

I’m?sorry, but I can’t?just?sit?back and pretend it hasn’t?happened.

pretend to be/do sth 搭配

She?closed?her?eyes?and?pretended?to be?asleep.

She?pretended?to be angry.

I don't?pretend?to have all the answers.

He had a big stain on his shirt, but I?pretended?not to notice.

某人喜歡某物的句型 sb like(s/ed) + sth.?

I like cold weather.?

I like apples.?

I like?your?new?haircut.

My son?likes?baseball.

She likes ballet.?