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

• I shall be expected to shell out for the party.
  这次聚会可能要让我花钱。
• How much did you shell out for that calculator?
  你花多少钱买了这个计算器？
• Our relationship is on the rocks and I can feel I need to shell out for a decent birthday gift if I want to save it.
  我们的关系正遭遇危机，我感觉如果我想保住我们的关系，我需要为一个像样的礼物买单。
• My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out$ 28.49 for one small bag of groceries without wincing.
  我的理论是，如果我看上去够有钱，我会毫不畏缩地花上28.49美元去买一小袋食品与杂货。
• No-one will ever shell out for a non-subsidised system& they wait for another to come along.
  没有人为非补贴项目出钱&他们等待着另一个补贴项目的到来。
• Many of their clients are now pinched for cash and unwilling to shell out for expensive consulting projects.
  它们的许多客户目前都缺乏现金，不愿意为昂贵的咨询项目掏钱。
• 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。
• We agree to share the cost but later he will not shell out.
  我们原先同意均摊费用，但后来他却不肯付钱。
• So, I mean, there are students out there willing to shell out hundreds of dollars for papers.
  也就是说，有些学生愿意花数百元来买论文。
• Under the stress of the financial crisis, Wal-Mart did well to knock Royal Dutch Shell out of the top slot into second place.
  沃尔玛顶住了经济危机的重压，把皇家荷兰壳牌石油公司挤到了身后的第二位。