sting somebody for something

phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal

a) TRICK/DECEIVEto charge someone too much for something 向〔某人〕索取过高的价钱，在…上敲〔某人的〕竹杠

The garage stung him for £300.

汽车修理厂敲了他 300 英镑竹杠。

b) BORROWto borrow money from someone 向〔某人〕借钱

Can I sting you for a fiver?

我能跟你借五英镑吗？

Examples from the Corpus

sting for • He dispatched Mercury to Carthage with a stinging message for Aeneas.

→ sting somebody for something at sting1(1)

词汇	sting somebody for something
释义	sting somebody for something sting somebody for something phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal a) TRICK/DECEIVEto charge someone too much for something 向〔某人〕索取过高的价钱，在…上敲〔某人的〕竹杠 The garage stung him for £300. 汽车修理厂敲了他 300 英镑竹杠。 b) BORROWto borrow money from someone 向〔某人〕借钱 Can I sting you for a fiver? 我能跟你借五英镑吗？ Examples from the Corpus sting for • He dispatched Mercury to Carthage with a stinging message for Aeneas. → sting somebody for something at sting1(1)
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