a king's ransom

a king's ransom

美 　英

• na.巨款
• 网络一笔巨款；一大笔钱

英汉解释

na.

1. 巨款

英英解释

un.	1. a very large amount of money

例句

It's not a king's ransom, but it's nearly twice as much as she was getting three years ago.

这虽不是一笔巨资，但近似于其三年前的工资的二倍。

A King's ransom would hardly have procured all that my other daughters asked for.

即使是一个国王的赎身钱，也难以买到我的其他几个女儿所要的全部东西。

An emerald of that size, unflawed, would be worth a king's ransom.

一块那么大、而又无瑕疵的绿宝石会是价值连城的。

Doubloons worth a king's ransom may lie buried on Block Island, nine miles off the Rhode Island coast.

价值连城的达不隆也许给埋在离罗得岛海岸9英里外的布洛克岛上。

The painting was sold for a king's ransom.

那张画卖了高价。

Her diamond necklace must have cost a king's Ransom.

她的钻石项链一定很贵。

Rich as Mr. Gates is, his car must have cost a king's ransom.

像Gates先生那样富有的人，他的汽车一定花了一笔巨款。

They paid a king's ransom for the painting.

他们“为”这幅画付了一大笔钱。

A king's ransom in dimes I've given each night

每天晚上我都要付出大把硬币