outlay

英 [ˈaʊtleɪ]

美 [ˈaʊtleɪ]

n.  (启动新项目的)开支，费用
vt.  花费

复数：outlays　过去分词：outlaid　

TEM8BEC

Collins.1 / BNC.11488 / COCA.14087

牛津词典

noun

• （启动新项目的）开支，费用
  the money that you have to spend in order to start a new project
  1. The business quickly repaid the initial outlay on advertising.
     这家公司很快偿付了初期的广告费。
  2. a massive financial/capital outlay
     大量的财政 / 资本开支

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （必要的）费用，开支
  Outlayis the amount of money that you have to spend in order to buy something or start a project.
  1. Apart from the capital outlay of buying the machine, dishwashers can actually save you money...
     除了购置所用开支，洗碗机实际上能为你省钱。
  2. A beginner could really enjoy the hobby for an outlay of between £100 or £120 a month.
     初学者只需每月花上100到120英镑便能真正享受到这种爱好带来的乐趣。

英英释义

noun

• the act of spending or disbursing money
  Synonym:spendingdisbursementdisbursal
• money paid out
  Synonym:outgospendingexpenditure

双语例句

• Some companies require that the initial outlay on any project should be recoverable within a specified period.
  某些公司要求任何项目的初始支出都应在一个特定期间内收回。
• A large outlay on [ for] scientific research
  科学研究的大量经费
• This would mean a big inventory and accompanying large cash outlay for the vendors.
  对于厂商来说，这意味着一项大的存货，也伴随着支付大数目的现金。
• A beginner could really enjoy the hobby for an outlay of between £ 100 or £ 120 a month.
  初学者只需每月花上100到120英镑便能真正享受到这种爱好带来的乐趣。
• Regular capacity planning can prevent surprise budget outlay and emergency installation of new hardware.
  定期容量规划可以预防意外的预算支出和新硬件应急安装。
• I am in despair about this outlay, which has got worse since he has had a girlfriend.
  我对这笔费用已经感到绝望了，自他交了女朋友后，情况变得更糟糕。
• There was very little outlay on new machinery.
  添置新机器的开支微乎其微。
• It would be a good rule of thumb to keep budgetary and monetary outlay under a certain amount.
  把预算和花销保持在一定数额内是一个很好的大概准则。
• Abstract: the traditional management pattern of the equipment's outlay under the planning economic system couldn't meet the demands of increasing development.
  文摘：在计划经济体制下形成的传统的设备经费管理模式已越来越不能适应形势发展的需要。
• For example, our bring-your-own-cloud design point is in place to enable you to use your existing hardware resources, rather than require a large, new capital outlay.
  例如，我们的“带上您自己的云（bring-your-own-cloud）”设计点能够支持使用现有硬件资源，而不是需要一个新的大额资本支出。