’In order to save Major Cavalcanti the trouble of drawing on his banker, I send him a draft for 2,000 francs to defray his travelling expenses, and credit on you for the further sum of 48,000 francs, which you still owe me.’

“‘为了不麻烦卡瓦尔康蒂少校从他的银行提款，我送了他一张两千法郎的支票给他用作旅费，另外再请他向你提取你欠我的那笔四万八千法郎。’

They will defray the cost of my trip if I do them a favor.

如果我帮他们忙，他们愿付我的旅费。

My father has to defray my education.

我父亲得支付我的教育费用.

Each of us had to fork out two yuan to defray the cost of the trip

我们每个人都得拿出2元来支付旅行费。

Luckily she still had her two maids, and the three of them by sewing day and night helped to defray Feng Su’sexpenses.

幸而身边还有两个旧日的丫鬟伏侍,主仆三人,日夜作些针线发卖,帮着父亲用度.

If she was to make a long stay, she must be allowed to defray all her household’s daily expenses.

一应日费供给一概免却,方是处常之法.

The loan had been intended to defray the payment of the wages of the two thousand six hundred workers in the eight factories and to buy new stocks of raw materials

这笔款子的预定用途是发付那八个厂总数二千五六百工人的工钱以及新添的各项原料。

It helps defray the cost of the account itself .

这可以抵付存款本身的费用。

The average distributable profits over the previous three years is sufficient to defray one year’s interest payments on the company’s bonds

最近三年平均可分配利润足以支付公司债券一年的利息

||1: Unemployment always hits the young particularly hard, reducing the opportunity cost of going back to full-time education. ||2: An expansion of both federal Pell grants, from 5.5m in 2007-08 to 9.6m in 2011-12, and of college tax credits has helped defray costs, which may help explain why the share of students holding down jobs also dropped sharply after 2008.

||1:失业总是对年轻人造成巨大的打击，这也降低了重新接受全日制教育的机会成本。||2:而联邦佩尔奖学金以及大学课税减免的额度亦大幅提升，可以用来支付开销，前者更是由2007-08学年的550万美金上升至2011-12年的960万美金，这也很好地解释了为什么08年以后仍坚持工作的学生的比例急剧下降。

The service also recently announced some add-ons to help defray costs further, including “surge pricing” at times of peak demand.

近期，这项服务还宣布了一些附加项目帮助进一步扣除成本，比如需求高峰时期的“峰时价格”。

The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.

补助金帮助支付旅行费用。

However, the company points out that national and regional subsidies will defray the cost of the car there and in Europe.

不过，该公司指出，中央和地方的补贴将分担掉日本及欧洲购车者的部分费用。

The city has also set up a website urging fans to make donations to help defray costs.

此外，洛杉矶已开通一个网站，呼吁杰克逊歌迷捐款，帮助弥补这笔开销。

Among the biggest beneficiaries of the high-speed rail system are firms that contribute nothing to defray its costs.

而高铁最大的受益者无疑是那些无需为其承担建设成本的公司。

Responsible for C&B calculate and insurance and housing fund defray process, generate related data test and report per request.

负责薪酬福利的计算及保险、公积金的缴纳，根据要求进行相关数据测算及提交报告。收藏指正

Under his scheme, families would receive $5, 000 to defray the cost of their health insurance.

根据麦凯恩的方案，每个家庭将获得5000美元来支付健康保险。

Corporations will be able to defray costs and reduce bills for taxpayers.

公司将能够补偿成本并为纳税人减少支出。

the latter two suggest how much scope it has to absorb and defray them through fuel, electricity and food subsidies.

后两项则说明，该国在通过燃料、电力和食品补贴来吸收和支付油价上涨方面，有多大回旋余地。

Typically three or four newly qualified doctors will rent a flat together to defray their costs, Mao says.

毛先生说，通常3到4名新医生会一起租套住房并均摊费用。

The central competent authority may set up the Construction Fund of Common Duct to defray the aforementioned loan.

前项贷款，得由中央主管机关设置共同管道建设基金支应。

His bunkhouse vacations help defray the expense of two summer ranch hands.

他的农舍之旅可以帮他支付两个夏季牧场的人工费用。

Many company-owned aircraft are made available to rental firms to help defray the cost.

许多公司的私有飞机都通过租赁公司向外转租以降低成本。

One said she planned to use the C$335 she got for some jewellery to defray the costs of moving house.

一位客人说，她计划用卖掉一些首饰得到的335加元，支付搬家的费用。

The Illinois-based company says it is working hard to defray the extra expense by saving money elsewhere.

这家总部位于伊利诺斯州的公司表示现在正在努力从其他地方节约开销以抵冲多出的成本。

defray the expense

n.支给费用

defray deferred payment

支付迟延支付金