pay back

英 [peɪ bæk]

美 [peɪ bæk]

偿还; 报复; 惩罚

经济

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 偿还
  If youpay backsome money that you have borrowed or taken from someone, you give them an equal sum of money at a later time.
  1. He burst into tears, begging her to forgive him and swearing to pay back everything he had stolen...
     他突然大哭起来，求她原谅，并发誓偿还他偷的所有东西。
  2. I'll pay you back that two quid tomorrow.
     我明天还你那两英镑。
• PHRASAL VERB 报复；惩罚
  If youpaysomeoneback fordoing something unpleasant to you, you take your revenge on them or make them suffer for what they did.
  1. Some day I'll pay you back for this!
     总有一天我会为此报复你。

英英释义

verb

• take vengeance on or get even
  1. We'll get them!
  2. That'll fix him good!
  3. This time I got him
  Synonym:pay offgetfix
• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
  Synonym:rewardrepay

双语例句

• Just think of it as a pay back time for all the money you took from my kids.
  想想你该还你从我那弄的钱的时候了。
• After his restaurant failed, Bill couln't pay back the money he had borrowed from the bank.
  Bill开饭店失败了，但是他偿还不了从银行借来的钱。
• Because they have to prove to us that they can raise enough money to pay back their loans.
  因为他们必须证明对我们能筹集足够金钱给他们款。
• I'll work my fingers to the bone till I pay back all my debts.
  我要拼命地干活直到把欠款还清。
• Have you pay back the money for your new house?
  你还了购买新房的钱没有？
• I'll pay you back that two quid tomorrow.
  我明天还你那两英镑。
• You have no right to keep a portion of my pay back.
  你无权扣发我的一部分工资。
• I must do something to pay back his help.
  我必须做点什么去报答他的帮助。
• If you can't pay back the money by next week.
  下个礼拜你没有还的话。
• He promised to pay back in two weeks.
  他说了两星期后还的。