中英互译
pay the penalty
美 /peɪ ðə ˈpenəlti/
基本释义
- 承担后果：承担某种行为的负面后果，因某种选择而遭受痛苦。
双语例句
- Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?我为什么要为别人的错误而受罚呢？来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.暴怒的人必受刑罚；你若救他，必须再救。
- The growth of an American-style celebrity culture has raised the pressure to publish first and pay the penalty later.美国名人文化的兴起增加了先出版后受罚的压力。
同义词
得报应，受惩罚