"fork some money out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 掏錢
• 付錢

Definition

為某事付錢，通常是勉強或覺得金額過高、不情願時使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，主要於英式英語中使用，強調勉強或不情願付錢。常形容高額或突發的費用，不用於日常小消費。

Examples

He had to fork some money out for the school trip.

他不得不為學校旅行**掏錢**。

I don't want to fork some money out for a new phone.

我不想為新手機**掏錢**。

We had to fork some money out to fix the car.

我們不得不為修車**付錢**。

Every time something breaks, I end up having to fork some money out.

每次有東西壞掉，最後都得**掏錢**。

Don't expect your parents to always fork some money out for you.

別指望你父母總是為你**掏錢**。

When the bill arrived, no one wanted to fork some money out first.

帳單來了，沒有人想要第一個**掏錢**。