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词组 shell out
释义
Idiom
shell outshell out (something)
to pay money.
The insurance giant estimates that in Texas alone it will have to shell out $85 million to settle these claims.How much does the company expect to shell out for a solution to the problem?
Usage notes: usually said about large amounts of money

Phr V
shell out
shells, shelling, shelled
shell out (sth) or shell (sth) out
informal to pay or give money for something, especially when you do not want tooften + for
Having shelled out fifty pounds for the tickets I wasn't going to miss it.
shell out
verb to pay UK, 1801
phraseshell out
shell outshell out sth informal to pay or give money for something, especially when you do not want to, or when you think it is too expensive:+ for We don't want to have to shell out for a Christmas disco again this year - it costs a fortune!+ on Kids these days shell out $30 or $40 on a computer game, without even thinking about it. SIMILAR TO: fork out informal, cough up informal

shell out

To pay a sum of money, especially one that seems exorbitant or unfair. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shell" and "out" to specify the amount being paid. They said I had to shell out $200 to cancel my contract early! I know it's a lot of money, but you'll have to shell out if you want to join in. I'm going to have to shell nearly $3,000 out for a new water heater!

shell out (an amount of money)

to spend a certain amount of money. I'm not going to shell out $400 for that! Come on. You owe me. Shell out!

shell out

Pay, hand over, as in We had to shell out $1,000 for auto repairs. This expression transfers taking a seed such as a pea or nut out of its pod or shell to taking money out of one's pocket. [Colloquial; c. 1800]

shell out

v.
To pay some amount of money, often reluctantly: I had to shell out $500 on car repairs. We had to shell the full amount of tuition out even though many of the classes had been canceled.

shell an amount of money out

verb
See shell out an amount of money

shell out

verb
See shell out an amount of money

shell out (an amount of money)

and shell (an amount of money) out
tv. & in. to spend a certain amount of money. I’m not going to shell $400 out for that!
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