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 for a new one.
我没能劝服他付钱买一只新的。 - Traditionally, any self-respecting man could have been expected to fork out at least a month's salary to buy his beloved an engagement ring.
一般来说，任何一个有自尊的男士大概都愿意拿出至少一个月的薪水给自己心爱的人买个订婚戒指。 - How many times have you had to fork out late fees when you forgot to pay your electricity bills or were too busy to pay your phone bills?
有多少次你不得不为了那些忘记付的电费或者电话费缴纳滞纳金？ - 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？ - 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。 - I've got to fork out a lot of money to the collector of Taxes this year.
今年，我必须付许多钱给税务征收员。 - Britons fork out more than a billion pounds a year on toys.
英国人每年花在玩具上的钱超过10亿英镑。 - People who fork out for the gym fortnightly rather than annually will turn up for workouts more often, according to new Australian research.
澳大利亚一项最新研究表明，与一次性付清年费的健身者相比，每两周预付一次健身费的人更经常去健身房锻鍊。 - And Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told The Sunday Times: If the only way to avoid a nightmare queue is to fork out over 1,000 extra, Britain's reputation for travellers will be in shreds.
英国影子内政大臣伊薇特•库珀告诉《星期日泰晤士报》：如果避免噩梦般长队的唯一办法是要多花一千多英镑，那么英国在旅游者中的名声会变得很臭。 - I had to fork out 20 dollars to have the bike repaired.
我只好出二十元把自行车修了。