pay back
第三人称
pays back
现在进行时
paying back
过去式
paid back
过去完成时
paid back
1
报复, 还以颜色
to seek revenge on someone for something they did
及物动词
- 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。
- She found a way to pay back her cheating ex by succeeding in her career.
她找到了一种通过事业成功来报复她出轨的前任的方法。
- The rival team is determined to pay us back for last year's defeat.
对手团队决心为去年的失败报复我们。
- He's plotting to pay back everyone who doubted him.
他正计划报复所有怀疑过他的人。
- The movie plot revolves around a hero's journey to pay back the villains for harming his family.
电影情节围绕着一个英雄的旅程展开，目的是为了报复那些伤害他家人的恶棍。
2
偿还, 还款
to return an amount of money that was borrowed
及物动词
- 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。
- He's been struggling to pay back his credit card debt.
他一直在努力偿还他的信用卡债务。
- The company agreed to pay back the investment over a period of five years.
公司同意在五年内偿还投资。
- Once I receive my paycheck, I'll pay you back immediately.
一旦我收到薪水，我会立即偿还你。
- I need to pay back the money I borrowed from John.
我需要偿还我从约翰那里借的钱。
3
回报, 报答
to return a favor or reward someone for their actions
及物动词
- 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。
- They held a party to pay back friends for their constant support.
他们举办了一个派对来回报朋友们一直以来的支持。
- She made a donation to pay back her teacher for years of guidance.
她捐款以回报老师多年的指导。
- The town paid her back with an award for her charity work.
小镇以表彰她的慈善工作来回报她。
- He wanted to pay back his parents for their help with a thank-you dinner.
他想用一顿感谢晚餐来回报父母的帮助。