（使）往回走; 翻起，折转; 扭转; 掉过头来

1. 回来：bring back 拿回;使...回想起 | turn back 回来 | get back 回来;恢复;要回; 带回

2. (使)折回;(使)往回走：on the turn 正在转变中 | turn back (使)折回;(使)往回走 | in turn 依次,轮流;转而,反过来

3. 翻过来：turn away转变方向;拒绝 | turn back翻过来 | be answerable for应对......负责

4. 返回,转回去：turn away打发走,驱逐,转过脸去 | turn back返回,转回去 | turn round转过身来

1. (使)返回;(使)折回
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;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.

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. She turned back towards the crossroads...
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;她折回十字路口。
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. They were very nearly forced to turn back...
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;他们差点被迫返回。

2. 无法改变计划;无法收回成命
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;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.

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. The administration has now endorsed the bill and can't turn back.
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;政府部门如今已经签署了那项法案，没有挽回的余地。

3. 七彩网·英语单词大全

verb

1. turn inside out or upside down

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: invertreverse

2. go back to a previous state

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. We reverted to the old rules

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: revertreturnretrovertregress

3. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;check the expansion or influence of

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. Arrest the downward trend
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Contain the rebel movement
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Turn back the tide of communism

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: checkarreststopcontainhold back

4. force to go away
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. Drive away potential burglars
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;drive away bad thoughts
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;dispel doubts
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: chase awaydrive outdrive awaydispeldrive offrun off

5. retrace one's course

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back

[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: backtrackdouble back