v.償還；報(bào)答；還錢給

He didn't have the wherewithal to repay the loan. 他沒有錢償還貸款。

You should repay principal and interest. 你必須償還本金和利息。

I wish I can repay you somehow for your kindness. 我希望我能以某種方式報(bào)答您的好意。

We must do something to repay him for helping us. 我們得做點(diǎn)事以報(bào)答他的幫助。

repay的基本意思是指將從別處借來的東西(主要指錢)物歸原主,即“還,償還”。引申可指“報(bào)答”“報(bào)應(yīng),報(bào)復(fù)”等。

repay多用作及物動(dòng)詞,作“報(bào)應(yīng),報(bào)復(fù)”解時(shí)也可用于不及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),可接名詞或代詞作賓語,有時(shí)還可接雙賓語,其間接賓語可轉(zhuǎn)化成介詞to的賓語。

repay的過去式和過去分詞均為repaid。