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1
掏出, 支付
to reluctantly pay a significant amount of money
及物动词
- I had to fork out a substantial sum for the car repairs, and it was a financial hit.
我不得不为汽车维修掏出一大笔钱,这是一次财务打击。
- She had to fork out a considerable amount for her child's tuition fees.
她不得不为孩子的学费掏出一大笔钱。
- I don't want to fork a fortune out for a designer handbag.
我不想为一个设计师手袋掏一大笔钱。
- The unexpected medical bills forced him to fork out a large portion of his savings.
意外的医疗账单迫使他掏出了大部分积蓄。
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付出, 提供
to provide something, such as information or an item, often unwillingly as a response to a request or demand
及物动词
- She refused to fork out the details of the secret project.
她拒绝透露秘密项目的细节。
- He was reluctant to fork out the information but eventually complied.
他起初不愿提供信息,但最终还是同意了。
- After much persuasion, he finally forked the insider information out about the industry trends.
经过多次劝说,他终于透露了关于行业趋势的内部信息。
- The journalist was persistent in trying to get the CEO to fork out a statement about the merger.
记者坚持不懈地试图让CEO提供关于合并的声明。
- They eventually decided to fork the documents out for the visa application.
他们最终决定为签证申请提供文件。