ph.

1. We agreed to share the cost but later he wouldn't shell out.
我们原先同意均摊费用，但后来他却不肯付钱。

1. 交付：shell off 剥落 | shell out 交付 | shell shock 炮弹休克

2. 付款：drain 消耗v. 耗尽,排出沟外 | shell out 付款 | thrifty a. 节俭的,节约的

3. 退到外壳：2009sharpness screen高分辨率显示屏 | 2010shell out退到外壳 | 2011shielded cable屏蔽线

4. 剥落：壳模铸造机 shell molding machine | 剥落 shell out | 壳模模型 shell pattern

1. 为…花费一大笔钱
If you shell out for something, you spend a lot of money on it.

e.g. You won't have to shell out a fortune for it...
你不必为它花一大笔钱。
e.g. If I'm shelling out a few hundred pounds, I don't want someone telling me what I can or can't do.
如果我要花费几百英镑，我不希望有人告诉我什么能做，什么不能做。

verb

1. administer or bestow, as in small portions

e.g. administer critical remarks to everyone present
dole out some money
shell out pocket money for the children
deal a blow to someone
the machine dispenses soft drinks

Synonym: distributeadministermete outdealparcel outlotdispensedeal outdish outallotdole out