pay through the nose是什么意思，pay through the nose的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句

常用词典

被勒索；被敲竹杠

I have to pay through the nose for this T-shirt.

我不得不用鼻子付这件T恤的钱。

To get a ticket for the opera, he had to pay through the nose.

他得花很多钱才能买到一张那出歌剧的入场券。

Sometimes, they even pay through the nose. They pay too much for things.

有时，他们甚至花高价(pay through the nose)。

So if you want to give flowers, you can either get creative or pay through the nose.

所以，你要是想送花，要不就得有创意要不就得花大价钱。

But now rich people will pay through the nose for one, sometimes more than five million dollars.

可是，现在那些有钱人却愿意出高价买他的画，有时候一张画就要五百多万美元。

"pay through the nose" 是一个英语短语，意思是支付过高的价格。以下是该短语的详细解释：

I had to pay through the nose for that car. (我不得不为那辆车支付高价。)
If you buy from that store, you'll pay through the nose for everything. (如果你从那家店购买，你会为每件东西支付高价。)

"pay through the nose" 这个短语通常用来描述那些价格非常高的物品或服务。它可以用来形容购买奢侈品或者在某些场合被迫支付高昂的费用。

这个短语的来历不是很清楚，有几种解释。其中一种说法是源于古代爱尔兰，当时爱尔兰的国王会征收“鼻子税”，即向经过爱尔兰的商人收取过高的关税。如果商人不支付这笔费用，他们的鼻子就会被割掉。

所以，"pay through the nose" 这个短语通常被用来警告别人不要支付过高的价格，或者形容自己不幸地支付了高昂的费用。