　

单词

pay back

释义

pay back

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pay back
he/she/it	pays back
present participle	paying back
past tense	paid back
past participle	paid back

1
to give someone the same amount of money that you borrowed from them
I’ll be able to pay you back next week.
I don’t think we can afford to pay the full amount back now.
pay someone something back:
She’ll pay us the rest back when she gets her paycheck.
Synonyms and related words
To pay, or to not pay money you owe
amortize
clear
compound
2
to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you
pay someone back for something:
She knew how to pay them back for the trouble they had caused.
Synonyms and related words
To treat someone in the same bad way they treat you
retaliate
pay back
get back at

pay back

phrasal verb transitive

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pay back
he/she/it	pays back
present participle	paying back
past tense	paid back
past participle	paid back

1
to give someone the same amount of money that you borrowed from them
I’ll be able to pay you back next week.
I don’t think we can afford to pay the full amount back now.
pay someone something back:
She’ll pay us the rest back when she gets her wages.
Synonyms and related words
To pay, or to not pay money you owe
amortise
amortize
clear
2
to do something bad to someone because they have done something bad to you
pay someone back for something:
She knew how to pay them back for the trouble they had caused.
Synonyms and related words
To treat someone in the same bad way they treat you
retaliate
pay back
get back at

随便看

　

英语词典包含67175条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。

　

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/11/13 8:37:02