0 to come or go back to a previous place -- 回;返回
Odysseus returned home/returned to his home after many years of travelling. 离家多年后奥德修斯返回了故土。
She left South Africa at the age of 15 and has never returned. 她15岁时离开了南非,再也没有回去过。
[ + to infinitive ] David returned (from work) to find his house had burned down. 戴维(下班)回到家后发现房子已被烧毁了。
Within a week, the situation had returned to normal. 不到1个星期,局势就恢复正常了。
Gandhi urged Indians to return to spinning their own yarn. 甘地敦促印度人重新拿起纺车自己动手纺纱。
Every five minutes, he returned to the same subject. 每过5分钟他就会重提同一个话题。
1 to give, do, or get something after something similar has been given or done to you -- 回应;回报;报答
to return an invitation/greeting 回请/回应问候
I returned his stare. 我回瞪了他一眼。
I gave her a ride when her car broke down and now she is returning the favour (= doing something to help me in exchange). 那天她的车坏了,我顺便搭载了她一程,现在她在投桃报李。
The terrorists started shooting and the police returned fire (= started shooting back). 恐怖分子开了火,警方便开枪还击。
My investments return a high rate of interest. 我的投资获得了很高的收益。
2 to send, take, give, put, etc. something back to where it came from -- 放回;归还;带回
3 to happen again -- 重新出现;再次发生
4 to decide and say if you think someone is guilty or not guilty, or what punishment the person will be given in a court of law -- 宣判
5 an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they were before -- 回;返回;回来
The whole town came out to celebrate his return (from the war). 整个镇上的人都涌上街头庆祝他(从战场上)归来。
On her return, she went straight to the office. 她一回来就直接去了办公室。
Some environmentalists argue for a return to a pre-industrial society. 一些环保主义者主张回归工业化以前的社会。
Most people have welcomed her return to power/office. 大多数人欢迎她重新掌权/复职。
A return to Birmingham, please. 请给我一张去伯明翰的往返票好吗?
6 in exchange -- 作为交换;作为回报
Some tenants get rent reductions in return for help managing the building. 有些租客通过协助大楼管理来获得租金减免。
I'll come with you, but you have to do something for me in return. 我会和你一起去,但你得为我做点什么作为回报。
Several soldiers were wounded in the return of fire. 反击中,数名士兵受伤。
The return on the money we invested was very low. 我们投资获得的收益很低。
7 an occasion when something starts to happen or be used again -- 重新出现;再度发生;重新利用
Will we ever see the return of/a return to comfortable fashion clothes? 我们还会看到穿着舒适的时装再次流行吗?
8 the key on a computer keyboard that you press in order to say that the words or numbers on the screen are correct, or that an instruction should be performed, or in order to move down a line on the screen -- 回车键
9 the act of giving, putting, or sending something back -- 放回;归还;带回
10 The return part of a journey is the part in which you go back to the place where you started. -- (作为旅行一部分的)回程,返程
He was paged at the airport and told to return home immediately.
He returned in triumph from the sales with a half-price stereo system.
The opposition leader returned to a hero's welcome after seven years in exile.
She returned his smile.
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