v.偿还；报答；还钱给
He didn't have the wherewithal to repay the loan. 他没有钱偿还贷款。
You should repay principal and interest. 你必须偿还本金和利息。
I wish I can repay you somehow for your kindness. 我希望我能以某种方式报答您的好意。
We must do something to repay him for helping us. 我们得做点事以报答他的帮助。
repay的基本意思是指将从别处借来的东西(主要指钱)物归原主,即“还,偿还”。引申可指“报答”“报应,报复”等。
repay多用作及物动词,作“报应,报复”解时也可用于不及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语,有时还可接双宾语,其间接宾语可转化成介词to的宾语。
repay的过去式和过去分词均为repaid。
