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
The grass. The trees. The fresh air.
草地， 树木， 新鲜空气。
This is my third year of college, I'm a junior.
这是我上大学的第三年，我是三年级学生。
and maybe that is where the rub is.
问题的症结恐怕就在这里。