柯林斯词典payola /peɪˈəʊlə/ 1. N-UNCOUNT 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[美国英语] 返回 payola剑桥词典a secret payment to someone for doing something illegal in business （为进行非法商业交易进行的）贿赂，买通 返回 payola