defray

常見(jiàn)例句

The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
補(bǔ)助金幫助支付旅行費(fèi)用。
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His bunkhouse vacations help defray the expense of two summer ranch hands.
他的農(nóng)舍之旅可以幫他支付兩個(gè)夏季牧場(chǎng)的人工費(fèi)用。
Solar power benefited from the same credits and, beginning in 1980, had the additional sweetener of a California property-tax exemption to defray the cost of acres of mirrors.
太陽(yáng)能也從這一優(yōu)惠政策獲益。從1980年開(kāi)始，它還獲得了加州的物業(yè)稅豁免，用以支付數(shù)英畝的太陽(yáng)能鏡子的花費(fèi)。

Local officials are urging people to donate money, rather than more items, to help defray the cost of relief efforts.
They didn't say whether it had to be the same one or three different provided, and this was the compromise, provided the guest paid 50 pence to defray the cost to the college.
他們也沒(méi)說(shuō)是同一個(gè)還是三個(gè)不同的人,前提是，這也是妥協(xié)之處，過(guò)夜男士每次要付50便士來(lái)補(bǔ)貼學(xué)校。
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"Nobody else has ever tried to help defray costs for anything for parents, so this is huge."

Presumably, small businesses could capture that savings and defray the cost of offering health benefits--but not by much.
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Half of those revenues will go to their customers, which helps them defray the costs of the expedition.
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Hopefully this plan will defray some carp costs, bring in some jobs and earn someone a bit of profit.
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