overpay
v
(pt, pp overpaid ) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) pay sb too much or too highly 付给某人太多或太高
They don't exactly overpay their work-force. 他们给工人的报酬并非过高.
I think he's overpaid for the little he does. 我认为他干得很少而所得过多. Cf 参看 underpay.
🗣️ 情景例句
No, we didn't leave anything in the room.
不是, 我们没有弄丢任何东西在房间里 。
He ate it in no time.
他一下子把它吃掉了。
Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures people down to the depths of the earth.