turn back
短语往回走, 翻回到, 重新翻到, 折转
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释义与例句
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1.
To reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
不及物Realising he had forgotten his briefcase, he turned back and re-entered the office.
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2.
To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps.
及物The barrage of machine-gun fire turned back the encroaching soldiers.
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3.
To return to a previous state of being.
He stopped drinking for a couple of years, but now he has turned back to his old ways.
Once we take this decision, there's no turning back.
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4.
To prevent, or refuse to allow, passage or progress.
及物The soldiers turned back all the refugees at the frontier.
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5.
To adjust to a previous setting.
及物In Autumn we normally turn the clocks back one hour.
I love that song: turn back to it!
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6.
To fold something back; to fold down.
及物When you make the bed, please always turn the sheet back over the blanket.
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7.
To give back; to return.
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