Word · Frequency #14990
reimburse
报销；偿还
核心释义
搭配：reimburse sb for sth（偿还某人费用），reimburse sth（报销某笔费用）。
To pay back money to someone who has spent it, or to repay money that has been spent on someone's behalf.
- 1.
To compensate (someone) with payment; especially, to repay money spent on someone's behalf.
- 2.
To recoup (funds spent).
付还；偿还；赔偿；[经] 偿付；赔还
用法In use
The company will reimburse you for all travel expenses.
用法提示：这里 "reimburse" 表示公司支付返还旅行费用。
She was reimbursed for the cost of the broken equipment.
用法提示：使用被动语态 "was reimbursed"，表示被偿还。
Please keep the receipt so we can reimburse you later.
用法提示："reimburse" 后接间接宾语 "you"，表示付还给某人。
reimburse sb for sth
介词 for 引出报销的原因或用途，是常用搭配。
The company will reimburse you for your travel expenses.
公司将为你报销差旅费用。
reimburse sth
reimburse 后可直接接被偿还的款项，如 reimburse the cost/expenses。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- reimburse travel expenses
- 报销差旅费
- The company will reimburse travel expenses for staff who attend the conference.公司将报销参加会议的员工的差旅费。
- reimburse someone for something
- 为某事给某人报销
- Please keep the receipt and we will reimburse you for the purchase.请保留收据，我们会为你报销这笔购买的费用。
- reimburse the cost of something
- 报销某物的费用
- The insurance will reimburse the cost of the emergency treatment.保险将报销急诊治疗的费用。
- reimburse in full
- 全额报销
- All eligible claims will be reimbursed in full.所有符合条件的索赔都将全额报销。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：re（重新）+ burse（像 purse 钱包）→ 花掉的钱重新回到钱包，即报销、偿还。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：商务报销、公司财务、正式邮件或通知 reimburse 通常用于正式或书面语境，尤其是在商务和公司财务中，表示报销或偿还他人垫付的费用。日常口语里比较常见说 pay back 或 get reimbursed。
语法说明Grammar Note
偿还
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
上面所有词都与 reimburse 的重读音节 /bɜːs/ 押韵（/ɜːs/ 音）。注意：hearse 和 rehearse 拼作 -earse，但发音与 -urse 结尾的词相同；rehearse 是 reimburse 的常见易混词，意为“排练”，读 /rɪˈhɜːs/。coerce 拼作 -erce，读音也是 /kəʊˈɜːs/，押韵但拼写不同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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