| 释义 |
Examples:come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory—go back to one's native place and live in seclusion—go back to one's station in life—trace sth back to its origin—send sb back to his former post—report back (to a superior)—report back to one's superior—go back to sleep (instead of rising up in the morning)—trace back to the source—sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation—trace sth. back to its source—guide sb. back to the right path by repeated word and example—pursue sth. back to its origins—send sb. back to his country—enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom); to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels—invert (upside-down, inside-out, back-to-front, white to black etc)—turn one's thoughts back to—return to the main topic (idiom); back to business—face the ground, back to the sky—trace a river upstream back to its source—old: reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word—finish a digression and get back to the main subject—lit. fight with one's back the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die—old tea-horse road or southern Silk Road, dating back 6th century, from Tibet and Sichuan through Yunnan and Southeast Asia, reaching to Bhutan, Sikkim, India and beyond—lit. the cycle comes back the start (idiom); to move in circles—anyway (get back to a previous topic)—strangle and slap the back (idiom); fig. to occupy a strategic post—the wrong way round (back-to-front, inside out etc)—go astray and to not know how to get back on the right path [idiom.]—do sth. with one's back to the light— |