put/turn the clock back

a) (also set the clock back American EnglishAmE) to go back to the way things were done in the past instead of doing things in a modern way – used to show disapproval 倒退，开倒车〔含贬义〕

The new employment bill will put the clock back 50 years.

新的就业法案将使历史倒退50年。

b) to return to a good situation that you experienced in the past or to make someone remember such a situation 让时光倒流，回到从前

The kids are all grown up now and you can’t put the clock back.

孩子们现在都已经长大，你无法让时光倒流。

Examples from the Corpus

put/turn the clock back• This great divide can not be bridged by turning the clock back.• He thinks you can turn the clock back.• If I could turn the clock back, I don't think I'd study law again.• Not unless they fell into Morton's hands. Turn the clock back.• It was almost like turning the clock back a couple of centuries.• Or not lie, maybe. Turn the clock back.• We can not turn the clock back.• What is past is past and you can not turn the clock back.• It would be nice to put the clock back to the years when Mum and Dad were still alive.• The most important thing now is not to turn the clock back.

→ put/turn the clock back at clock1(2)

单词	put/turn the clock back
释义	put/turn the clock back put/turn the clock back a) (also set the clock back American EnglishAmE) to go back to the way things were done in the past instead of doing things in a modern way – used to show disapproval 倒退，开倒车〔含贬义〕 The new employment bill will put the clock back 50 years. 新的就业法案将使历史倒退50年。 b) to return to a good situation that you experienced in the past or to make someone remember such a situation 让时光倒流，回到从前 The kids are all grown up now and you can’t put the clock back. 孩子们现在都已经长大，你无法让时光倒流。 Examples from the Corpus put/turn the clock back• This great divide can not be bridged by turning the clock back.• He thinks you can turn the clock back.• If I could turn the clock back, I don't think I'd study law again.• Not unless they fell into Morton's hands. Turn the clock back.• It was almost like turning the clock back a couple of centuries.• Or not lie, maybe. Turn the clock back.• We can not turn the clock back.• What is past is past and you can not turn the clock back.• It would be nice to put the clock back to the years when Mum and Dad were still alive.• The most important thing now is not to turn the clock back. → put/turn the clock back at clock1(2)
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