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单词 return
释义
return 1 ★★★
VERB  
/rɪˈtɜːn/
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。

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。

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

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。

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。

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。

PHRASE
-   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

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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