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overpay

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vt.多付(钱财) vi.付得过多

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overpay为短语/超纲词汇

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名词:overpayment 动词过去式:overpaid 过去分词:overpaid 现在分词:overpaying 第三人称单数:overpays

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over-=above,across,beyond 从“覆盖”、“超越”、“胜过”引申为“过度”、“太过”之意

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overpay


/,əʊvə'peɪ; `ovɚ`pe/
v (pt, pp overpaid / -5peId;-`ped/) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (for sth) pay sb too much or too highly 付给某人太多或太高
*They don't exactly overpay their work-force. 他们给工人的报酬并非过高.
* I think he's overpaid for the little he does. 我认为他干得很少而所得过多. Cf 参看 underpay.

overpay


v past tense and past participleoverpaid
[T]
to pay someone more money than they deserve
underpay
 Most big companies continue to overpay their top executives.
[I and T]
to pay too much money for something
underpay
 Try to recover any tax you have overpaid.
>overpaymentn [U and C]