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overpaid

/oh-ver-pey/US // ˌoʊ vərˈpeɪ //UK // (ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ) //

多偿,超额支付,多付,多付的

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    o·ver·paid, o·ver·pay·ing.

    • : to pay more than: I received a credit after overpaying the bill.
    • : to pay in excess.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • I was suddenly so bored," he confesses, "I was underworked and overpaid.

  • But instead of a witty pop song, we have yet more woe-is-me-feel-my-pain from an overpaid, over-cosseted celebrity.

  • “Lewis knew he had to do the right thing, and he way overpaid for the papers,” Rendell said.

  • If they overpaid for the company they acquired, why should the government have to bail them out?

  • The suspension gives official sanction to those who dismiss the naturally gifted Rodriguez as an overpaid “phony.”

  • Cynthia took the card and thanked him again so warmly that Hubert assured her that he was already overpaid.

  • I am heartily glad of it—I shall be infinitely overpaid for my journey, by having the pleasure of going back with you.

  • The gondolier assimilates to the cabman also in his liking to be overpaid.

  • Many a time when we were driving home of a night have I overpaid the cabman on the sly, afraid he would grumble and provoke Ned.

  • But they will be greatly overpaid by the measure of affection they secure to you.