circle back

短语

词形变化

circled back circles back 三单 circles back circling back circling back 现在分词 circled back 过去式 circled back 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To return to a previous location or state; to come back to.

    习语 不及物

    I have to circle back to the office to pick up a few things.

  2. 2.

    To return to a previous topic of discussion; to bring up again.

    习语 不及物

    We're out of time right now, but we can circle back on this tomorrow.

  3. 3.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see circle, back.

词源

Alluding to physically making a circle to order to return to one's starting point (as in sense 3).

来源：wiktionary