RETURN1 to go to the place where you were before2 to go back to a place that you have visited before3 when you return somewhere4 a journey back to the place where you started5 a ticket that allows you to go somewhere and to return to where you startedRELATED WORDSto give something back 归还某物GIVE (11)to take someone or something back to the place they came from 把某人或某物送返原地TAKE (4)to put something back in the place where it was before 把某物放回原处PUT (2)see alsoHOMETRAVEL1 to go to the place where you were before 回到原来所在的地方go back /ˌgəʊ ˈbæk/ [intransitive phrasal verb] I left my hometown 12 years ago, and I have no desire to go back. 我12年前离开家乡，没想要回去。go back to When will you be going back to Japan? 你什么时候回日本?go back for We'll have to go back for the tickets - I think I left them on the desk. 我们得回去拿票，我想我把票留在书桌上了。go back in/out/inside/downstairs etc It's cold out here - shall we go back inside? 这外面很冷，我们回到里面去好吗? The phone started ringing again as soon as I went back upstairs. 我刚回到楼上，电话又响了起来。go back the way you came Part of the trail was flooded, so we had to go back the way we had come. 小径的部分路段已经被水淹了，因此我们只得按原路返回。go back home Frank's gone back home to visit his parents and won't be back for a week. 弗兰克回家去探望父母，一周后才回来。come back /ˌkʌm ˈbæk/ [intransitive phrasal verb]if someonecomes back, they return to the place where you are 回来 Rachel's left me, and I don't think she'll ever come back. 雷切尔离我而去，我想她是再也不回来了。come back to When will you be coming back to London? 你什么时候回伦敦来?come back from He's just come back from a vacation in Miami. 他刚从迈阿密度假回来。come back for Whoever left the gloves will probably come back for them tomorrow. 忘了拿走手套的人明天可能会回来拿的。return /rɪˈtɜːʳn/ [intransitive verb]to go back or come back to the place where you were before. Return is used more in written or formal contexts than go back orcome back回，返回〔return 比go back或 come back更多用于书面英语或正式文章中〕 I left early, but promised to return the next day. 我一早就离开了，但答应第二天回来。return to He had to return to India to look after his mother. 他不得不回印度照顾母亲。return from Alastair returned from the office late that night. 那晚阿拉斯泰尔很晚才从办公室回来。return home As the soldiers returned home, their wives had to readjust to living with them again. 士兵们回家后，他们的妻子要重新适应与他们一起生活。go home /ˌgəʊ ˈhəʊm/ [verb phrase]to return to your home or to the country where you were born 回家；回到家乡；回国 It's late - I should go home now. 天晚了—我现在该回家了。 John used to go home once a month when he was at college. 约翰过去上大学时每月回家一次。go home to I've enjoyed my time in Europe, but I'm really looking forward to going home to America. 我在欧洲过得很开心，但我很渴望回到美国的家里去。get in/get home /ˌget ˈɪn, ˌget ˈhəʊm/ [verb phrase]to return to the house where you live 回家 What time did you get in last night? 你昨晚什么时候回家的? I usually get home about 7:30 - you can try calling me after that. 我通常7点半左右回家，你可以试试在那时间以后打电话给我。get in/get home from He hasn't had anything to eat yet. He just got home from work. 他还没吃过东西。他才下班回来。be back /biː ˈbæk/ [verb phrase]to be in the place where you were before you went away 回来 Jack! What a surprise! How long have you been back? 杰克！真想不到！你回来多久了? Carol is away on business, but she should be back next week. 卡萝尔出差去了，不过下周她该回来了。 We'll get together when you're back from vacation. 等你度假回来我们聚一下。back /bæk/ [adverb]run/drive/fly/walk etc backgoback to where you were before by running, driving etc 跑/开车/飞/走等回原处 We took the train to Paris, but flew back. 我们坐火车去巴黎，但乘飞机回来。back to/from etc We cycled back from the beach in the evening. 晚上我们从沙滩骑自行车回来。 It was a beautiful day, so I decided to walk back to the office. 天气很好，所以我决定步行回办公室。2 to go back to a place that you have visited before 回到你以前去过的地方return/go back /rɪˈtɜːʳn, ˌgəʊ ˈbæk/ [intransitive verb/intransitive phrasal verb] China was fascinating - I hope I'll be able to return one day. 中国真太迷人了，我希望有一天能再回去。return/go back for The dentist says I have to go back again next week for a check up. 牙医说我下个星期得回去复查一下。return/go back to do something These birds return to the same place every year to build their nests. 这些鸟每年会返回同一个地方筑巢。 He'll have to go back to Moscow in June to finalize the deal. 他得于6月份返回莫斯科去完成这笔交易。revisit /riːˈvɪzɪt, riːˈvɪzət/ [transitive verb]to go back to a place that you have been to before, especially a place that you like and that you have not visited for a long time 重访，重游〔某地，尤指你喜欢而很久没有到过的地方〕 Maria was eager to revisit her first school. 玛丽亚渴望重访她上的第一所学校。 They revisited many of the places they had gone to on their honeymoon. 他们重游了许多当年度蜜月时去过的地方。3 when you return somewhere 回到某处somebody's return /somebodyˈs rɪˈtɜːʳn/ [noun phrase]formal We eagerly await your return. 我们热切地等你回来。 Immediately after his return he was forced to do his military service. 他刚回来就被迫服兵役去了。on somebody's returnwhen they return 某人一回来 On her return, she found that someone had broken into her apartment. 她一回来就发现有人闯入了她的公寓。sb's return from Albertson died within one year of his return from Africa. 艾伯森从非洲回来后不到一年就去世了。homecoming /ˈhəʊmˌkʌmɪŋ/ []your return to your home or to the country where you were born after you have been away for a long time, especially when this is celebrated in some way 〔长时间离开后〕回家乡，回国〔尤指受到欢迎时〕 We arranged a party for my brother's homecoming, when he returned from five years in Australia. 哥哥去了澳大利亚五年后回来时，我们安排了一次聚会欢迎他回家。 Coming back for her uncle's funeral was not a happy homecoming for her. 回来参加叔叔的葬礼对她来说可不是一次愉快的回家之行。4 a journey back to the place where you started 回到起点的旅程return /rɪˈtɜːʳn/ [adjective only before noun]return journey/trip/flight etc The sea was much calmer on the return voyage. 返航的时候大海平静多了。 The return trip took about an hour less than the trip there. 回程比去时少花了约一小时。there and back /ˌðeər ən ˈbæk/ [adverb]to a place and back again to the place that you started from 来回 How long will it take to drive there and back? 开车来回要多久? ‘How far is it to Milwaukee?’ ‘It's about 30 miles there and back.’ “到密尔沃基有多远？”“来回大约30英里。”5 a ticket that allows you to go somewhere and to return to where you started 让你去某地然后再回来的票return/return ticket /rɪˈtɜːʳn, rɪˌtɜːʳn ˈtɪkt/ [countable noun]Britisha ticket that includes your return journey 【英】往返票，来回票 How much is a return ticket to Dublin? 到都柏林的来回票要多少钱？ Would you like singles or returns, Sir? 你要单程票还是往返票，先生?return [adverb] It costs $475 return to Helsinki for a return ticket to Helsinki. 到赫尔辛基的往返票要475美元。round-trip ticket /ˈraʊnd ˌtrɪp tɪkt/ [countable noun]Americana ticket that includes your return journey 【美】往返票，来回票 There's no point in buying a one-way ticket when a round-trip ticket is the same price. 和往返票一样价格的话，买单程票就不合算了。round-trip [adverb] The ferry costs only $5 round-trip per person. 渡轮每人来回只要五美元。