英语词汇“turn back”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	turn back
释义	turn back 1. phrasal verb 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] See full dictionary entry for turn Examples of 'turn back' in a sentence turn back We're turning back towards LaGuardia. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They turned back and walked towards the high wall. Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977) He panics as she turns back to get help. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There is only one way to turn back the tide. The Sun (2008) Had she asked to go home or turn back? The Sun (2015) Turning back now would be a disaster. The Sun (2013) He was soon turning back towards his home. Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003) Turn back now and it will be a disaster. The Sun (2013) He evidently panicked and he turned back towards the pavement. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The moon adds an element of surprise to meetings in ways that can turn back time and turn up excitement. The Sun (2011) Now turn back to the left so that you finish facing the target with your right heel off the ground. Lewis, Beverly Winning Golf for Women (1993) Some commanders used their own initiative and flew inland to gain height before turning back in the direction of the enemy. Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003) Ask again if there's a chance friendship could turn back into something more. The Sun (2008) You're afraid of your old father turning back and getting into another rage. Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864) We need to fight to make sure the clock doesn't get turned back. Times, Sunday Times (2016) I got up and walked and followed the river a long way and then turned back again. George Eliot Daniel Deronda (1876) She opened the door to go out, and then suddenly thought of something and turned back rather slowly. Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911) After realising that they had been walking for too long, they asked other walkers for directions and turned back to reach the pupils. Times, Sunday Times (2010) When I turned back he was gone. Times, Sunday Times (2011) In other languages turn back British English: turn back /tɜːn bæk/ VERB 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. Police attempted to turn back protesters. American English: turn back Arabic: يَرْجِعُ Brazilian Portuguese: voltar atrás Chinese: 回转 Croatian: vratiti Czech: obrátit (se) zpět Danish: vende om Dutch: terugkeren European Spanish: volverse atrás camino Finnish: kääntyä takaisin French: retourner German: umkehren Greek: γυρίζω πίσω Italian: tornare sui propri passi Japanese: 引き返す Korean: 되돌아 가다 Norwegian: snu tilbake Polish: zawrócić European Portuguese: voltar atrás Romanian: a face să se întoarcă Russian: возвращаться Latin American Spanish: volverse atrás Swedish: vänd tillbaka Thai: เลี้ยวกลับ Turkish: geri dönmek Ukrainian: повертатися Vietnamese: quay trở lại Chinese translation of 'turn back' turn back vi 往回走 (wǎnghuí zǒu) vt [person, vehicle] 掉头(頭) (diàotóu) See turn All related terms of 'turn back' to turn one's back on sb/sth ( fig ) 不理睬某人/某事 bù lǐcǎi mǒurén/mǒushì to turn or put the clock back ( fig ) 回到过(過)去 huí dào guòqù turn up ( arrive : person ) 露面 lòumiàn turn to ( page ) 翻到 fāndào turn round ( person, vehicle ) 调(調)转(轉) diàozhuǎn turn over ( person ) 翻身 fānshēn turn out ( light, gas ) 关(關)掉 guāndiào turn on ( light, radio, tap ) 打开(開) dǎkāi turn off ( from road ) 拐弯(彎) guǎiwān turn into 变(變)成 biànchéng ⇒ The water turns into steam. → 水变成了蒸汽。 Shuǐ biànchéngle zhēngqì. turn in ( inf : go to bed ) 睡觉(覺) shuìjiào turn down ( request, offer ) 拒绝(絕) jùjué turn away 放弃(棄) fàngqì turn around = turn round turn against 转(轉)而反对(對) zhuǎn ér fǎnduì All related terms of 'turn back' turn one's back on to turn away from in anger or contempt turn your back on someone to ignore someone and refuse to help them turn your back on something to stop thinking about something and paying attention to it, or to reject it to turn your back on sb/sth If you turn your back on someone or something, you ignore them, leave them, or reject them. wish you could turn back the clock to wish to return to an earlier period, for example because you think it was a very good time or because you would like the chance to live your life differently turn the clock back/put the clock back If you want to turn the clock back or put the clock back , you want to return to a situation that used to exist , usually because the present situation is unpleasant . (phrasal verb) in the sense of go back They were very nearly forced to turn back. Synonyms go back I decided to go back to bed. return More than 350,000 people have returned home. retreat They were forced to retreat. retrace your steps See turn Additional synonyms in the sense of retreat Definition to withdraw or retire in the face of or from action with an enemy They were forced to retreat. Synonyms withdraw, retire, back off, draw back, leave, go back, shrink, depart, fall back, recede, pull back, back away, recoil, give ground, turn tail in the sense of return Definition to come back or revert in thought or speech More than 350,000 people have returned home. Synonyms come back, go back, repair, retreat, turn back, revert, reappear Nearby words of turn back turn a blind eye to or close your eyes to turn a deaf ear to something turn against someone turn back turn in turn of events turn of mind Related terms of turn back turn something or someone back Synonyms of 'turn back' turn back Explore 'turn back' in the dictionary
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