repay
- IPA[rɪˈpeɪ]
英式
- pay back (a loan);pay back money borrowed from (someone)
verb: repay, 3rd person present: repays, gerund or present participle: repaying, past tense: repaid, past participle: repaid
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. pay back (a loan) the loans were to be repaid over a 20-year period 同義詞
- ▪ pay back money borrowed from (someone) most of his fortune had been spent repaying creditors
- ▪ do or give something as recompense for (a favour or kindness received) the manager has given me another chance and I'm desperate to repay that faith 同義詞
- ▪ be worth devoting time to (a specified action) these sites would repay more detailed investigation 同義詞