repay

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六级考研 Collins 2

v pay back
v make repayment for or return something
v act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
v answer back

v. 偿还, 报答, 报复

Collins 星级

5,271

BNC 频率

7,971

使用频率

re- 表示“再次、重新”，pay 意为“支付”。合起来 repay 的意思是“再次支付”或“偿还”。

例句

1. I will repay you for the book you lent me.

我会把你借给我的书的钱还给你。

2. She promised to repay her debt by the end of the month.

她承诺在月底前偿还她的债务。

3. It's important to repay kindness with kindness.

以善待善是很重要的。