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requite
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- Conjugation :
past
requited
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requiting
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Derivatives :
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requiter
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- requite
[rɪ'kwaɪt]
[rɪ'kwaɪt]
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1.
vt.
报答;回报
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2.
vt.
酬答(某人);向(某人)报复
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3.
vt.
[Old-fashioned]
回赠
Collins English-English Dictionary
- requite
[rɪ'kwaɪt]
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1.
vt.
[tr]
to make return to (a person for a kindness or injury); repay with a similar action
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2.
vt.
[Etymology]
C16: re- + obsolete quite to discharge, repay; see quit
Examples
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以怨报德
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return evil for good; repay good with evil; requite kindness with ingratitude; bite the hand that feeds one
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老母对我们的恩情,我们无论怎么孝顺也不能报答。
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We can not requite my mother for their care and upbringing.
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