As to reward, my profession is its own reward; but you are at liberty to defray whatever expenses I may be put to, at the time which suits you best. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔.福尔摩斯历险记.
A favorable report having been made by that body, the Board of Ordnance and Fortification recommended a grant of fifty thousand dollars to defray the expen ses of further research. 李贝.西洋科学史.
In these circumstances, the rent of a great landed estate might, upon ordinary occasions, very well defray all the necessary expenses of government. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
I am prepared to defray all charges. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.
The work was continued during the following twenty years, the English government contributing about $85,000 to defray its cost. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
It is natural, indeed, to suppose, that so great an annual expense must have been defrayed from a great annual produce. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
The revenues from the province of Asia defrayed the expenses of the Roman state. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
There is no impropriety, therefore, in its being defrayed by the general contribution of the whole society. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
The rent of a very moderate landed estate might be fully sufficient for defraying all the other necessary expenses of government. 亚当·斯密.国富论.
The institutions for the education of the youth may, in the same manner, furnish a revenue sufficient for defraying their own expense. 亚当·斯密.国富论.