repay

repay

英 [riː'peɪ; rɪ-]
　　美 [ri'pɛi]

vi. 償還；報答；報復
　　vt. 回報；報復；付還

v.(動詞)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“報答”“報應,報復”等。repay多用作及物動詞,作“報應,報復”解時也可用於不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,可接名詞或代詞作賓語,有時還可接雙賓語,其間接賓語可轉化成介詞to的賓語。repay的過去式和過去分詞均為repaid。

中文詞源：

repay 償還，清償

re-,向後，往回，pay,支付。

例句：

1. His main task is to raise enough finance to repay secured loans.
他的主要任務是籌集足夠的資金以償還抵押貸款。

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

3. I feel honor bound to repay the money I borrowed.
我覺得有責任歸還我借的錢.

4. They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years.
他們同意3年內向債主還清欠款.

5. The proceeds from the sale will be used to repay the loan.
銷售所得將用來償還貸款.