overpay
美音:
[´əuvə´peı
]英音:
[´əuvə´peı
]vt.多付(钱财) vi.付得过多
难易程度:
overpay为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
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
词根
over-=above,across,beyond 从“覆盖”、“超越”、“胜过”引申为“过度”、“太过”之意
近义词, 同义词
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]