repay
UK/ri'pei/US
六级考研B1
释义
v.
To pay back money that is owed.
偿还（所欠的钱）。
v.
To do something good in return for a kindness; to reward or recompense.
报答、回报（善意）；酬谢。
词根拆分
词根派生re-（「回」）+ pay = 付回去。既用于金钱（repay a loan 偿还贷款），也用于情义（repay a favor 报答恩情）。第二个义保留了古老的「结清账目」观念——善意造出一笔感激之债。
词根 pay 还连着 5 个词常用搭配
- 1.repay a debt偿还债务
- 2.repay a loan偿还贷款
- 3.repay kindness报答恩情
- 4.repay in full全额偿还
例句
- 1.
It will take years to repay the loan in full.
全额偿清这笔贷款要好几年。
- 2.
I don't know how to repay your kindness.
我不知该如何报答你的善意。
- 3.
Their loyalty was repaid with promotions.
他们的忠诚得到了升职的回报。