to pay back
01
报复, 还以颜色
to seek revenge on someone for something they did
Transitive: to pay back sb
语法信息
形态构成
短语
动作动词
规则
可分离
小品词
back
基本动词
pay
现在时
pay back
第三人称单数
pays back
现在分词
paying back
一般过去时
paid back
过去分词
paid back
例子
He vowed to pay them back for ruining his reputation.
他发誓要因为他们毁了他的名声而报复他们。
02
偿还, 还款
to return an amount of money that was borrowed
Transitive: to pay back borrowed money | to pay back sb
例子
They set up a monthly plan to pay the bank back for the mortgage.
他们制定了一个每月计划来偿还银行的抵押贷款。
03
回报, 报答
to return a favor or reward someone for their actions
Transitive: to pay back sb | to pay back a favor
例子
To pay back the community's kindness, he organized a free event for everyone.
为了回报社区的善意，他为每个人组织了一个免费的活动。
