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单词 repay
释义 re·pay
I. \(ˈ)rē|pā, rə̇ˈpā\ verb
Etymology: re- + pay
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to pay back : refund
  < repay the investment in the first year of operation — R.E.Cross >
 b. : to give or inflict in return or requital
  < evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid — Prov 13:21 (Authorized Version) >
  < repay her scorn for scorn — John Keats >
2. : to make a return payment to : compensate, requite
 < if the traveller would only leave the boat and wander inland, he would be repaid by the revelation of marvellous beauties of Nature — Anthony Trollope >
3. : to make requital for : recompense
 < a friendly act that was later repaid with treachery — American Guide Series: Maine >
 < a society which will well repay intensive study — W.H.Goodenough >
intransitive verb
: to make return payment or requital
 < loans are judged on … the ability of the borrower to repayCollier's Year Book >
Synonyms: see pay
II. noun
: repayment
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