fork out

1. 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.
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 指大量花钱、大把掏钱
   ( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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？
5. 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。
6. 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？
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. She won't fork out a penny more.
    她一个子儿也不肯再出了。
14. 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。
15. 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？
16. He had to fork out some money again to have his watch repaired.
    他又要花些钱去修表了。
17. 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。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. I couldn't persuade him to fork out.
    我没能劝服他付钱。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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。

verb

1. to surrender someone or something to another
   1. the guard delivered the criminal to the police
   2. render up the prisoners
   3. render the town to the enemy
   4. fork over the money

   Synonym:    hand overfork overfork upturn indeliverrender