| 单词 | requite |
| 释义 | requite (once / 1807 pages) v You can requite a friend’s kindness by doing your friend a favor or by being kind in return. Requite means "to repay or return." To requite something is to return it. However, saying that you want to requite a gift means that you want to give something in return for it — not that you want to return the gift to the store for some quick cash. Requite is often used in the context of love; if you requite someone’s love, you love that person back. Requite can also be used in a negative sense. Someone who wants to requite an injury wants payback for it. WORD FAMILYrequite: requital, requited, requites, requiting+/requital: requitals/requited: unrequited/unrequited: unrequitedly USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s a song about yearning, whether it’s requited or unrequited,” Goldrich said. Washington Post(Jul 07, 2016) Key allies, including Germany and France, have pressed to offset its deterrent force with a diplomatic push, one that is only occasionally requited by Russia. Wall Street Journal(Jul 07, 2016) What we said: This is a labour of requited love for Cheadle, a subject he clearly feels passionate about that responds to his touch. The Guardian(Jun 08, 2016) v make repayment for or return something Syn|Hypo|Hyper repay pay make a compensation for give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody |
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