fork over 可不是叉子

fork over

含义

短语"fork over"跟叉子没什么关系，而是指“交出某样东西，通常是指钱”，含有在不情愿地或在压力下交出钱财或物品的意思，它带有一定的不满或勉强的语气。 例如：老板在年底终于同意加薪，员工们纷纷开玩笑说，他终于肯"fork over"了。

例句

• He had to fork over a hefty fine for illegal parking.
  他因违规停车被迫支付了一笔巨额罚款。
• After losing the bet, John had to fork over fifty dollars to his brother.
  打赌输了之后，约翰不得不付50美元给他哥哥
• The robber demanded that the frightened cashier fork over all the cash in the register.
  劫匪要求惊慌失措的收银员交出收银机里的所有现金。
• If you want to join the club, you'll have to fork over a hundred dollars for the membership fee.
  如果您想加入俱乐部，就必须支付 100 美元的会员费。
• She had to fork over a hefty amount for the designer dress she had always wanted.
  她不得不花一大笔钱去买她一直想要的名牌裙子。

起源

该短语源于19世纪，当时"fork"是地下世界的俚语，指小偷伸出两根手指，像叉子一样，从别人的口袋里偷东西。