shell out

释义

1. shell out (for sth)

   付（一大笔钱）

   to pay a lot of money for sth

   The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio.乐队花了 10 万美元购置一间移动录音室。

电影里这样说 · 6 部

• ..and we are shelling out... bucketloads,...24 Hour Party People2002
• Tourists aren't gonna shell out 50 dollars to see a show about spaceships and robots.tick, tick... BOOM!2021
• But Viking will shell out the money.Manhattan1979
• ...and he'll shell out fast.Scarlet Street1945
• I had no idea that ground egg shells got grease out of clothes.The Help2011
• -When I shell out 50, I expect results. -Yeah, I'm on it.10 Things I Hate About You1999

在完整场景里学

• 24小时狂欢派对2002
  • 给俱乐部起名工厂：harp on about（翻来覆去地念叨）
  • 给乐队取名立血书：print the legend（把传说当事实记下来）
  • 宣布美国巡演：straight up（说真的）
• 曼哈顿1979
  • 饭桌上聊艺术和勇气：have the nerve to（有胆量做）
  • 向朋友坦白婚外情：getting out of hand（收不住了）
  • 劝十七岁的她别拴死：get carried away（忘乎所以）

同一词条的短语

• come out of your shell
• to go, retreat, into your shell