fork out
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fork outThese words all mean to give money to pay for goods or services.以上各词均含用钱、花钱之义。
to give money to pay for goods or services 指用钱、花钱：
She spent £100 on a new dress.
她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
(of an organization or a government) to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful 指（机构或政府）投资：
The government has invested heavily in public transport.
政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。
to pay a lot of money for sth or to sb 指为某事或向某人付巨款：
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。
( 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 指总算付清全部欠款：
I had a hard time getting him to pay up.
我好不容易让他还清了全部欠款。
( informal ) to pay or give money unwillingly 指勉强付出或交出（钱）：
She finally coughed up the money she owed.
她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。
You can cough up money that you or sb else owes. You cannot pay up for sb else's debts, only your own. Pay up does not take an object. |
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly 尤指不情愿地大量花钱、大把掏钱：
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。
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth指大量花钱、大把掏钱
You fork out for sth more unwillingly than you shell out for sth. |
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Why fork out for a taxi when there 's a perfectly good bus service ?
有挺好的公共汽车，干吗要多掏钱坐出租汽车？
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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？
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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。
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Recently the New York Times found some success getting more online readers to fork out .
最近，《纽约时报》成功地让更多的在线读者大掏腰包了。
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He would not fork out thousands of dollars for an expensive meal .
他是不会花好几千元吃一顿大餐的。
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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。
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You married me , but I paid for it , you didn 't fork out one cent .
你娶老婆，可是我花的钱，你没往外掏一个小钱。
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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。
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He had to fork out some money again to have his watch repaired .
他又要花些钱去修表了。
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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。
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They had to fork out $ 100 to get the lorry repaired !
他们不得不付了一百美元，才把卡车修好。
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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？
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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。
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I eventually had to fork out on a specialist consultant to sort everything out .
最终，我不得不花钱请来一位专业顾问解决所有问题。
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Fortunately , you won 't necessarily have to fork out $ 2000 to be guaranteed an early system .
所幸的是，你会不一定要交岔路口出2000美元，以保证尽早制度。
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Someone organises a fancy dress party : you fork out on an expensive costume .
有人组织化妆舞会，你就下血本去买很贵的服装；
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The age of34 is the time when Britons fork out most money , a survey has revealed .
一项调查显示，34岁是英国人最能挥霍金钱的年龄。
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I couldn 't persuade him to fork out .
我没能劝服他付钱。
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Girls tend to fork out & # 163 ; 37.25 more each time they go out with their friends than when they go alone .
女性往往每次与闺蜜逛街时，会比自己逛街多花掉37.25英镑的钱。
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My companion had no money to pay his car fare , so I had to fork out for both of us .
我的同伴没有钱付车费，所以我要付两个人的钱。
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She won 't fork out a penny more .
她一个子儿也不肯再出了。
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Many require them to fork out for clothes featuring official logos , prompting fears poorer families may be put off from applying .
许多学校要求家长花大价钱购买带有官方徽标的校服，引发了贫困家庭可能因此放弃申请的担忧。
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And even then , only a handful of people would be willing to fork out for styling that lasts only a few days .
即使这样，仍然有少数的人愿意去不停的换发型，甚至这个发型只能维持几天。
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It laughable if we weren 't always having to fork out money far the police which ought to be spent on roads .
如果我们总是不情愿把用来修路的钱交给警察，那将是很可笑的。
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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。
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Since consumers pay for this through their electricity bills , everyone would have to fork out to protect the views and house prices of a few people .
而消费者通过支付电费账单承担着这一笔费用，于是每个人都不得不掏腰包保护一部分人眼中的景色和房价。