dues-paying 的 2 个定义
- gaining experience, especially by hard and often unpleasant or uncongenial work: He spent his dues-paying years as a cocktail pianist.
- the act or process of gaining experience, especially slowly and laboriously: She had many years of dues-paying before her abilities were recognized.
更多dues-paying例句
- Paying for things is a lot different than it used to be, too.
- Apple customers, on the other hand, are used to paying premium for perceived quality.
- Paying for all those pensions inevitably means less money for parks and schools.
- Paper and cloth are cheap, what people are paying for is the story.
- For my technologically illiterate mother, the idea of paying bills online provokes as much anxiety as throwing something away.
- Now, on my first day here, you pay me back for what I did then—as if it needed paying back!
- I wasn't paying any attention to him, therefore, when suddenly my left-hand neighbour touched my arm.
- A full General landing to inspect overseas is entitled to a salute of 17 guns—well, I got my dues.
- She waved a dissenting hand, and went on, paying no further heed to their renewed cries which sought to detain her.
- I am in favour of no one paying rates unless he has children actually at a Board School.