turn back

英 [tɜːn bæk]

美 [tɜːrn bæk]

（使）返回; （使）折回; 无法改变计划; 无法收回成命

牛津词典

• 以上各词均含回来、回去、返回之义。
  These words all mean to come or go back from one place to another.
• 指回来、回去、返回：
  to come or go back from one place to another
  1. I waited a long time for him to return.
     我等他回来等了很长时间。
• 指回来、返回
  to return
• 指回去、返回
  to return to the place you recently or originally came from or that you have been to before
• 指返回、回去，尤指回家：
  to arrive back somewhere, especially at your home or the place where you are staying
  1. What time did you get back last night?
     你昨晚什么时候回家的？
• 指原路返回、往回走，尤指因某事阻止而不能继续前进：
  to return the way that you came, especially because sth stops you from continuing
  1. The weather got so bad that we had to turn back.
     天气变得非常恶劣，我们不得不循原路折回。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)返回;(使)折回
  If youturn backor if someoneturnsyoubackwhen you are going somewhere, you change direction and go towards where you started from.
  1. She turned back towards the crossroads...
     她折回十字路口。
  2. They were very nearly forced to turn back...
     他们差点被迫返回。
  3. Police attempted to turn back protesters marching towards the offices of President Ershad.
     警方试图迫使向艾尔沙德总统官邸进发的抗议者原路返回。
• PHRASAL VERB 无法改变计划;无法收回成命
  If youcannot turn back, you cannot change your plans and decide not to do something, because the action you have already taken makes it impossible.
  1. The administration has now endorsed the bill and can't turn back.
     政府部门如今已经签署了那项法案，没有挽回的余地。

英英释义

verb

• turn inside out or upside down
  Synonym:invertreverse
• go back to a previous state
  1. We reverted to the old rules
  Synonym:revertreturnretrovertregress
• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
  1. Arrest the downward trend
  2. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
  3. Contain the rebel movement
  4. Turn back the tide of communism
  Synonym:checkarreststopcontainhold back
• force to go away
  1. Drive away potential burglars
  2. drive away bad thoughts
  3. dispel doubts
  4. The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
  Synonym:chase awaydrive outdrive awaydispeldrive offrun off
• retrace one's course
  1. The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
  Synonym:backtrackdouble back

双语例句

• Finding the road impassable, we had to turn back.
  道路不通，我们只得退回。
• They were very nearly forced to turn back
  他们差点被迫返回。
• I know it is kind of late, but I can't turn back time.
  我知道有点迟了。但我无法时光到转。
• I mean just turn back and give me your hand when I'm ready.
  我是说你转过去，等我准备好的时候借手给我。
• Does directs this line, means that clenches the teeth and is duty-bound not to turn back.
  干上导演这一行，就意味着咬紧牙关和义无反顾。
• We have no choice but to turn back.
  没办法，我们只有回去。
• The horsemen reined in and shouted at the men behind to turn back
  骑手们勒缰停住，对身后的人大嚷，让他们回去。
• The administration has now endorsed the bill and can't turn back.
  政府部门如今已经签署了那项法案，没有挽回的余地。
• His group was forced to turn back and take an alternate route.
  他的小组被迫返回并选择了另一条路线。
• A storm was coming and they had to turn back.
  暴风雨就要来了，他们只能按原路返回。