英 [peɪˈəʊlə] 美 [peɪˈoʊlə]
n. 贿赂
payola /peɪˈəʊlə/
不可数名词 Payola is the illegal practice of paying radio broadcasters to play certain music, so that it will become more popular and therefore make more profits for the record company. (唱片公司对电台的)商业贿赂
a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
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贿赂
bribery / fix / golden key / glove money
The announcer was fired for taking payola.
播音员因接受贿赂而被解雇了。
I am the program director of my radio station, so where's my payola?
我是广播电台的节目导演，那我的贿赂在哪？
Although the overall impact of payola is negative, it has sometimes helped great music reach an audience.
虽然贿赂的总体影响是负面性的，但是有时它帮助伟大的音乐取得其最初的听众。
Even in the era of payola, the label was known in the industry as being very generous.
Now payola is a term for money and gifts that record companies give radio stations to play their records.
Worse yet, the Bush Administration has clearly not thought through the implications of the sort of "payola" scheme being advanced by West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher.