hark back

短语

回想; 回到原题

发音

UK /ˈhɑːkbæk/
UK /ˌhɑːk ˈbæk/
其它
其它
US /ˈhɑɹkˌbæk/
US /ˌhɑɹk ˈbæk/

词形变化

hark backs 复数 harked back harking back harks back 三单 harks back harking back 现在分词 harked back 过去式 harked back 过去分词

别名

hark-back

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of hark-back.

    An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.

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  2. 2.

    Alternative form of hark-back.

    An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event).

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v.
  1. 1.

    Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.

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  2. 2.

    To return to where one has previously been; to retrace one's steps.

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  3. 3.

    To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event).

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  4. 4.

    To call back (hounds); to recall.

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词汇关系

词源

From hark (“to listen attentively”) + back (“to or in a previous condition or place”, adverb), originally a hunting command to hounds meaning “Listen! Go back!”.

来源:wiktionary