Underpay
vt. 少付...工资, 付给...不足额的工资\\n[经] 付给不足额的工资
📖 牛津释义
underpay
v
(pt, pp underpaid /- 5peId; -`ped/) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) pay (an employee, etc) too little money 付给（雇员等）报酬过低
Nurses are overworked and underpaid. 护士的工作过重而报酬过低.
He underpaid me for the work (by 10). 我做这工作他少给了我（10英镑）工资. Cf 参看 overpay.
🗣️ 情景例句
Shall I tell him you called?
我告诉他你来过电话，好吗？
An empty bag cannot stand upright.
空袋不能直立。
Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight.
伯德这时知道他能够顺利飞抵300英里以外的南极了，因为前面再没有山了。