To "shell out" means to spend money. It is mostly used when the amount of money involved seems too high for what you bought.
"shell out"的意思就是花钱。这个表达通常是在说你买的东西价格过高的时候使用。
例句：
A：Did you see that diamond ring on Marcy's finger?!
你看到马茜手上的那颗钻戒了吗？
B：I did! How much did Dave shell out for that?
看到了！戴维花了多少钱买那个呀？
A：I heard it was $10,000!
我听说是一万美元！
B：Whoa! I don't think ANYTHING that is just going to sit on my hand is worth shelling out $10,000.
哇哦！我觉得我手上戴的任何东西都不会价值一万美元。
【四六级词汇】
delay [ dɪˈleɪ ] n./v. 推迟，延期
【例】Our meeting wasdelayed for ten minutes.
我们的会议推迟了十分钟。
识字不识字，先识半个字，中文的这个理论也适用于英文。lay动词，提出，提交的含义，前缀de-=down，向下，离开。本来需要按时提交的事项，被延迟提交，就是“推迟，延期”，delay既可作动词也可作名词。
来看一下搭配：delay doing sth.推迟做某事。Big companies often delay paying their bills.大公司常常会拖延支付账单。
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