pay back: A. transitive verb [pay sth back] 还 huán ▸ she paid me back my $50 她把我的50英镑还给我了 B. transitive verb [pay sb back] ① (return money to) 还钱给 huán qián gěi ② figurative (take revenge) 报复 bàofù ▸ to pay sb back in his/her own kind 以其人之道还治其人之身 ▸ to pay sb back with interest 变本加厉报复某人 |