fork out
英 [fɔːk aʊt]
美 [fɔːrk aʊt]
大把花钱
牛津词典
- 以上各词均含用钱、花钱之义。
These words all mean to give money to pay for goods or services. - 指用钱、花钱:
to give money to pay for goods or services- She spent £100 on a new dress.
她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
- She spent £100 on a new dress.
- 指(机构或政府)投资:
(of an organization or a government) to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful- The government has invested heavily in public transport.
政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。
- The government has invested heavily in public transport.
- 指为某事或向某人付巨款:
to pay a lot of money for sth or to sb- The company pays out a large share of its profits in dividends.
该公司将很大一部分利润用作红利。
- The company pays out a large share of its profits in dividends.
- 指总算付清全部欠款:
( rather informal ) to pay all the money that you owe to sb, especially when you do not want to or when the payment is late- I had a hard time getting him to pay up.
我好不容易让他还清了全部欠款。
- I had a hard time getting him to pay up.
- 指勉强付出或交出(钱):
( informal ) to pay or give money unwillingly- She finally coughed up the money she owed.
她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。
- She finally coughed up the money she owed.
- 尤指不情愿地大量花钱、大把掏钱:
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly- We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.
这些年来我们花了许多钱做房屋装修。
- We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.
- 指大量花钱、大把掏钱
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth
英英释义
verb
- to surrender someone or something to another
- the guard delivered the criminal to the police
- render up the prisoners
- render the town to the enemy
- fork over the money
双语例句
- I couldn't persuade him to fork out.
我没能劝服他付钱。 - I had to fork out sixty bucks for a tow truck when my car broke down on the highway.
我的车子在高速公路上抛锚了,害我不甘愿地付了六十元美金拖吊费。 - The fortune I had already had to fork out on her education.
我为她受教育而不得不付出的那一大笔钱。 - So you fork out all this money for cosmetic surgery, so what.
所以,你花钱买的整容所有的钱,有什么。 - How much am I prepared to fork out for these medical expenses?
有多少我准备交岔路口为这些医疗费用? - Without strong government backing, the private sector was loth to fork out.
没了政府撑腰,私人企业掏起钱来心不甘情不愿。 - You don't ask people to fork out every time they drive up the motorways
不能要求人们每次开车上高速公路都要交费。 - Will you come if I can get the aunt to fork out twenty quid?
我要是能从姑妈身上挤出二十镑,你肯一道去吗? - It appears that while individuals will fork out to be there in person for pleasure, around the boardrooms, budgets for such junkets are being slashed.
看起来,尽管个人会为了亲临娱乐现场而掏钱,但是董事会上下正削减此类公费消遣的预算。 - He will have to fork out for private school fees for Nina
他得为尼娜付一大笔私立学校的学费。