shell out

英 [ʃel aʊt]

美 [ʃel aʊt]

为…花费一大笔钱

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
  1. She spent £100 on a new dress.
     她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
• 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
  1. The government has invested heavily in public transport.
     政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。
• 指为某事或向某人付巨款：
  to pay a lot of money for sth or to sb
  1. 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。
• 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
  1. I had a hard time getting him to pay up.
     我好不容易让他还清了全部欠款。
• 指勉强付出或交出（钱）：
  ( informal ) to pay or give money unwillingly
  1. She finally coughed up the money she owed.
     她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。
• 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
  1. 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。
• 指大量花钱、大把掏钱
  ( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth

柯林斯词典

• 为…花费一大笔钱
  If youshell out forsomething, you spend a lot of money on it.
  1. You won't have to shell out a fortune for it...
     你不必为它花一大笔钱。
  2. If I'm shelling out a few hundred pounds, I don't want someone telling me what I can or can't do.
     如果我要花费几百英镑，我不希望有人告诉我什么能做，什么不能做。
  3. ...an insurance premium which saves you from having to shell out for repairs...
     为你省去大笔维修费用的保险费
  4. The very fact that you shelled out money to come and see us is a good sign.
     你舍得花钱来看我们，这正是个好迹象。

英英释义

verb

• administer or bestow, as in small portions
  1. administer critical remarks to everyone present
  2. dole out some money
  3. shell out pocket money for the children
  4. deal a blow to someone
  5. the machine dispenses soft drinks
  Synonym:distributeadministermete outdealparcel outlotdispensedeal outdish outallotdole out

双语例句

• If I'm shelling out a few hundred pounds, I don't want someone telling me what I can or can't do.
  如果我要花费几百英镑，我不希望有人告诉我什么能做，什么不能做。
• With square and gopayment, any merchant can handle digital payments without having to shell out hundreds of dollars for a traditional credit card transaction machine.
  有了Square和GoPayment，任何商家都可以接受数字化支付，而无需花费数百美元去购置传统的信用卡交易机。
• That reflects a very British disinclination to shell out on management training.
  这反映出英国人非常不喜欢花钱进行管理培训。
• The good doctor will shell out$ 100 for finding him a first date.
  如果你给他介绍的女孩同意第一次约会，那医生将付给你100美元。
• When I go out with friends, I do not want to shell out or pay a lot of money.
  当我和朋友出去，我不想掏出或支付了很多钱。
• I was the one who had to shell out for the food.
  我是该为食物付款者之一。
• The very fact that you shelled out money to come and see us is a good sign.
  你舍得花钱来看我们，这正是个好迹象。
• Many cities have public tennis courts, so you don't have to be an aristocrat to afford the game. You will, however, have to shell out for rackets and balls.
  许多城市都有公共网球场，所以你不必拥有贵族身份就打得起，不过，你得自掏腰包买球拍和球。
• Advertisers are willing to shell out a lot of money for this targeting.
  广告商愿意为这种更具针对性的形式付更多广告费。
• LL: Hey, Li Hua, how much money did you shell out to buy clothes today?
  噢，toshelloutmoney就是花钱的意思，你是问我今天花了多少钱买这些衣服？其实每件衣服都打了折扣，所以我没花太多钱。