词汇 | turn back |
释义 | turn back [phrasal verb] 1 a : to move in the opposite direction in order to return to a place返回 The sun is setting. It's time to turn back.太阳要落山了,该回去了。 It's too late to turn back. We have to keep going.现在返回已经太晚了,我们只能继续前进。 b : to return to an earlier place or time回到(以前的地点或时间) Turn back to the first page.翻回到第一页。 Once you start the process, there's no turning back. [=you must continue the process]你一旦启动了这个流程,就必须进行下去。 2 turn back (someone or something) or turn (someone or something) back a : to force (someone or something) to move in an opposite direction使…往回走 They fought to turn back the enemy.他们奋起反抗,以将敌军赶回去。 If I could turn back (the hands of) time [=return to a condition that existed in the past], I would.如果我能,我就会让时间倒流。 b : to force (someone or something) to return to a place使…返回某处 The refugees were turned back at the border.难民们在边界处被遣返。 turn |
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