He paid dearly for his mistake.是什么意思？

He paid dearly for his mistake.

他为他的错误付出了高昂的代价。

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。

paid

adj. 有报酬的，领取报酬的，领钱的，付费的；v. 付给( pay的过去式)，付款，有利可图，（对…）有利；

例句
It is a difficult job and they should be paid accordingly...
这是份棘手的工作，他们应得到相应的报酬。

dearly

adv. 深深地，昂贵地；

例句
He would dearly love to show a causal relationship between culture and imperialism, but cannot.
他倒是十分想揭示文化与帝国主义之间的因果联系，可是却无能为力。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

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。

mistake

n. 错误，过失，误解，差错，口误，笔误，失策，失误；vt.& vi. 弄错，误解；vt. 认不出，误会，看错；vi. 弄错，误解；

例句
Her mistake was to blab about their affair...
她错在说出了他们的婚外情。