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/rɪˈtɜːn/ |
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1 | I to go back to a place where you were earlier , or to come back from a place where you have just been 返回;回来 |
| One day she just walked out and never returned. 有一天她出去后就再也没回来。 |
| +to Be careful. We want you to return to base in one piece. 小心点。我们希望你安然无恙地返回基地。 |
| +from And when do you return from Paris? 你何时从巴黎回来? |
| return home He returned home around midnight. 他半夜左右才回到家。 |
| 1a | if a feeling or situation returns, it starts to happen again 恢复;复归 | | I see that the good weather has returned. 我知道好天气又回来了。 | | If the nausea returns, take one of these pills. 如果再反胃,就吃一片这种药。 | | +to Once the holidays were over, our lives returned to normal. 假期一结束,我们的生活就又恢复正常了。 | | doubts/fears/suspicions return All my fears returned when I realized he’ d gone to see her again. 当我意识到他又去见她时,我所有的恐惧又都重新出现了。 | |
| 1b | to go back to a subject that has already been mentioned 回到(刚才的话题) | | +to I’ d like to return to what David was saying earlier. 我想回到戴维刚才讲的内容上。 | |
| 1c | to go back to an activity after an interruption (打断后)继续(做某事) | | +to She looked up momentarily but then returned to her reading. 她抬起头来看了一下,但之后又继续看书。 | | return to work/school He won’ t be able to return to work for at least two weeks. 他至少两个星期后才能重返工作岗位。 | |
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2 | T to put , send , or take something back to the place where it came from 归还;送还;退回 |
| She had to return the dress because it didn’ t fit. 因为衣服不合适,她得把它退回。 |
| return sth to sb Please complete the questionnaire and return it to the personnel department. 请把问卷填好,然后把它送回人事部。 |
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3 | T to do or say something to someone that is similar to something that they have done or said to you (以相似的东西)回答,回报,回应 |
| I waved and called to her, and she returned my greeting. 我向她挥手打招呼,她也对我报以问候。 |
| I’ m sorry I wasn’ t able to return your phone call earlier. 对不起,我没能及早回复你的电话。 |
| return the favour (=help someone because they have helped you) Thanks for helping me. I’ ll try to return the favour some day. 回报;报答 |
| return the compliment (=say something nice to someone after they have said something nice to you) She told me I looked well and I returned the compliment, telling her she looked terrific. 报以恭维 |
| return sb’ s fire (=shoot at someone who has shot at you) As soon as we started shooting, the enemy returned our fire. 还击某人 |
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4 | T to produce a particular amount of profit on money that has been invested 带来(收益) |
| The £10,000 she invested returned a handsome profit. 她投资的1万英镑带来了相当好的收益。 |
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5 | I/T to hit a ball back to your opponent in a game such as tennis 回击(球) |
| Agassi usually returns serve very well. 阿加西通常接发球非常出色。 |
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6 | T to elect someone to a position , especially in parliament 选举,选出(尤指议员) |
| return sb to sth The voters returned her to parliament last year. 去年选民把她选入议会。 |
| return sb to office It seems unlikely that the President will be returned to office. 总统好像不太可能再次当选。 |
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- | return a verdict (of sth) |
| to say whether someone is guilty or not guilty of a crime in a court of law |
| 宣布(对某件案子的)判决 |
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| After several hours the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. 几小时之后陪审团宣布了无罪的判决。 |
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