Pay dear for one's whistle
出高价买无价值的小东西, 得不偿失, 由于一时兴致而付很大的代价
🧩 词语组成解析
pay
[pe]
vt.& vi. 付款;偿还;补偿;（对…）有利;
vt. 给予;支付;
n. 工资;薪水;报答;
adj. 收费的;需付费的;
pac-, peac-, peas- 表”和平的,平静的”#词根助记：古英语payen,表示”和解,取悦,付酬”,源自古法语paier和拉丁语pacare
dear
[dɪr]
adj. 亲爱的;敬爱的;昂贵的;严厉的;
n. 亲爱的人;宠物;
int. 哎;
adv. 高价地;疼爱地;贵;
for
[fɚ]
prep. 为，为了;倾向于;关于;当作;
conj. 因为，由于;
a. 人们的；自己的
whistle
['wɪsl]
vi. 吹口哨，吹哨子，鸣汽笛;呼啸;（动物）发出刺耳的叫声;吹口哨召唤;
vt. 由吹口哨而发出;吹口哨召唤;用哨声使…行动;
n. 口哨，哨子;汽笛;哨声，笛声;啭鸣声：尖厉高音;
🗣️ 情景例句
What is your responsibility there?
你在那主管什么？
Our staff and employees will do their best to make your visit comfortable and worthwhile.
我们所有的员工都会尽力使您的来访舒适而有价值。
Some stories are for swallowing. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, It's so good I can't put it dow
“这本书太好了，我舍不得把它放下。”但是并非所有的故事书都属于这一类。书评家们有时把一些书说成是“难以释手”的书，或者是“难以再读”的书。