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单词 turn back
释义
turn back
1. phrasal verb B2
If you turn back or if someone turns you back when you are going somewhere, you change direction and go towards where you started from.
She turned back towards the crossroads. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb]
They were very nearly forced to turn back. [VERB PARTICLE]
Police attempted to turn back protesters marching towards parliament. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If you cannot turn back, you cannot change your plans and decide not to do something, because the action you have already taken makes it impossible.
The administration has now endorsed the bill and can't turn back. [VERB PARTICLE]
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Translations:
Chinese: 回转
Japanese: 引き返す
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