He parted with much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.是什么意思？

He parted with much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.

他卖掉了大部分藏品来付园艺费。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

parted

adj. 分开的；

例句
The three of them parted company at the bus stop.
他们三个在公共汽车站分了手。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

much

adv. 非常，差不多，很多地，很大程度上；adj. 许多的，大量的；pron. 很多，大量，很好的东西，（与不可数名词连用，尤用于否定句，或与 how 连用以询问数量，也可与 as、so 和 too 连用）许多；

例句
It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money.
如果竞选活动没耗费这么多的时间和金钱，情况或许还不会这么糟。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

collection

n. 收集，采集，征收，收藏品，募捐；

例句
Chris likes music and has a large collection of albums and cassettes.
克里斯喜欢音乐，收集了大量的唱片和磁带。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

pay

vt.& vi. 付款，偿还，补偿，（对…）有利；vt. 给予，支付；n. 工资，薪水，报答；adj. 收费的，需付费的；

例句
Single people are treated as an aberration and made to pay a supplement.
独身者被当成异类，而且要付一笔额外的费用。

gardening

n. 园艺；

例句
I've definitely been bitten by the gardening bug...
我被园艺彻底迷住了。

bills

n. 账单( bill的名词复数 )，钞票，清单，广告；

例句
You can pay bills over the Internet. Additionally, you can check your balance or order statements...
可以在网上支付账单。此外，还能查对余额或订货结算单。