return

英 [rɪˈtɜːn]

美 [rɪˈtɜːrn]

v. 回来; 回去; 返回; 带回; 送回; 放回; 退还; 恢复; 重现
n. 回来; 归来; 返回; 归还; 放回; 退回; 重现; 恢复

过去式：returned　过去分词：returned　现在分词：returning　复数：returns　第三人称单数：returns　

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习惯用语

by return (of post)

由下一班邮递；尽快
using the next available post; as soon as possible
Please reply by return of post.
请即赐复。

in return (for sth)

作为（对…的）回报
as a way of thanking sb or paying them for sth they have done
Can I buy you lunch in return for your help?
感谢你帮忙，我请你吃午饭好吗？
作为回应
as a response or reaction to sth
I asked her opinion, but she just asked me a question in return.
我征求她的意见，她却只是反问了我一句。

many happy returns (of the day)

（生日祝福）生日快乐，长命百岁
used to wish sb a happy and pleasant birthday

the point of no return

欲罢不能的时刻；已无退路；不可能回头
the time when you must continue with what you have decided to do, because it is not possible to get back to an earlier situation

(on) sale or return

剩货包退（任何售不出去的商品均可退给供货商）
supplied with the agreement that any item that is not sold can be sent back without having to be paid for

牛津词典

verb

回来；回去 come/go back

回来；回去；返回
to come or go back from one place to another
1. I waited a long time for him to return.
  我等他回来等了很长时间。
2. She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe.
  她在欧洲逗留了六个月，明天要返回澳大利亚了。
3. I returned from work to find the house empty.
  我下班回来，发现屋里空无一人。
4. When did she return home from the trip?
  她是什么时候旅行回来的？

拿回；归还 bring/give back

带回；送回；放回；退还
to bring, give, put or send sth back to sb/sth
1. We had to return the hairdryer to the store because it was faulty.
  我们不得不将吹风机退回商店，因为它有残损。
2. I must return some books to the library.
  我得把一些书还给图书馆。
3. Don't forget to return my pen!
  别忘了把钢笔还给我！
4. I returned the letter unopened.
  我原封不动地将信退了回去。

感觉；特质 of feeling/quality

恢复；重现
to come back again
1. The following day the pain returned.
  第二天又疼起来了。
2. Her suspicions returned when things started going missing again.
  发现又有东西丢失的时候，她又怀疑起来。

先前的话题 / 活动 to previous subject/activity

重提；重新开始做
to start discussing a subject you were discussing earlier, or doing an activity you were doing earlier
1. He returns to this topic later in the report.
  他在报告中后来又提到这个话题。
2. She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
  她抬头看了一眼，又接着做她的针线活儿。
3. The doctor may allow her to return to work next week.
  医生也许会允许她下周回去上班。

先前的状态 to previous state

恢复；回复
to go back to a previous state
1. Train services have returned to normal after the strike.
  罢工过后，列车运营已经恢复正常。

回报 do/give the same

回报；回应
to do or give sth to sb because they have done or given the same to you first; to have the same feeling about sb that they have about you
1. to return a favour/greeting/stare
  报答；回应问候；回瞪一眼
2. She phoned him several times but he was too busy to return her call .
  她给他打了几次电话，但他太忙，不能给她回电话。
3. It's time we returned their invitation (= invite them to sth as they invited us to sth first) .
  该我们回请他们了。
4. He did not return her love.
  他没有回报她的爱。
5. ‘You were both wonderful!’ ‘So were you!’ we said, returning the compliment .
  “你们俩太棒了！”“你也一样啊！”我们也称赞道。
6. to return fire (= to shoot at sb who is shooting at you)
  用枪炮还击

网球 in tennis

回击；击回
to hit the ball back to your opponent during a game
1. to return a service/shot
  击回发球 / 抽球

裁决 a verdict

宣告（裁决）
to give a decision about sth in court
1. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
  陪审团宣告了无罪的判决。

选政治人物 elect politician

选举；选出；推举
to elect sb to a political position

利润；损失 profit/loss

带来，产生（利润或损失）
to give or produce a particular amount of money as a profit or loss
1. to return a high rate of interest
  有很高的利息回报
2. Last year the company returned a loss of £157 million.
  去年，公司的亏损达1.57亿英镑。

noun

回来 coming back

回来；归来；返回
the action of arriving in or coming back to a place that you were in before
1. He was met by his brother on his return from Italy.
  他从意大利回来的时候，是他弟弟去接他的。
2. I saw the play on its return to Broadway.
  这部戏重回百老汇时我看了。
3. on the return flight/journey/trip
  在返回的航班 / 旅程 / 路程上

归还；退回 giving/sending back

归还；放回；退回
the action of giving, putting or sending sth/sb back
1. We would appreciate the prompt return of books to the library.
  若能及时将图书归还图书馆，我们将不胜感激。
2. The judge ordered the return of the child to his mother.
  法官命令将孩子送还他的母亲。
3. Write your return address (= the address that a reply should be sent to) on the back of the envelope.
  请在信封的背面写明回信地址。

感觉；状况 of feeling/state

重现；恢复
the situation when a feeling or state that has not been experienced for some time starts again
1. the return of spring
  春之归来
2. a return of my doubts
  我的疑心又起

先前的情况 / 活动 to previous situation/activity

恢复；返回
the action of going back to an activity or a situation that you used to do or be in
1. his return to power
  他的重新掌权
2. They appealed for a return to work (= after a strike) .
  他们呼吁复工。

利益 profit

回报；收益；利润
the amount of profit that you get from sth
1. a high rate of return on capital
  资本的高回报率
2. farmers seeking to improve returns from their crops
  寻求提高农作物利润的农民

正式报告 official report

报告；陈述；申报
an official report or statement that gives particular information to the government or another body
1. census returns
  人口普查报告
2. election returns (= the number of votes for each candidate in an election)
  选举结果报告

票 ticket

退票
a ticket for the theatre or a sports game that was bought by sb but is given back to be sold again

计算机 on computer

返回键；回车键；结束键
the button that you press on a computer when you reach the end of an instruction, or to begin a new line
1. To exit this option, press return.
  要退出这个选项，就按返回键。

网球 in tennis

击回球
the action of hitting the ball, etc. back to your opponent
1. a powerful return of serve
  有力的迎击发球

柯林斯词典

VERB 返回，回到（出发地）
When youreturn toa place, you go back there after you have been away.
1. Blair will return to London tonight...
  今晚布莱尔将返回伦敦。
2. Our correspondent Stephen Sackur has just returned from the camps on the border...
  我们的通讯记者斯蒂芬·萨克刚从边境的营地回来。
3. So far more than 350,000 people have returned home.
  迄今已有35万多人返回了家园。
N-SING 返回;回来
Yourreturnis your arrival back at a place where you had been before.
1. Ryle explained the reason for his sudden return to London.
  赖尔解释了他突然返回伦敦的原因。
VERB 归还;退还
If youreturnsomething that you have borrowed or taken, you give it back or put it back.
1. I enjoyed the book and said so when I returned it...
  我喜欢这本书，并且在还书时也这样说了。
2. The car was not returned on time, then was reported stolen.
  这辆车没有按时归还，然后就报失了。
3. Returnis also a noun.
4. The main demand of the Indians is for the return of one-and-a-half-million acres of forest to their communities.
  印第安人的主要要求是将150万英亩的森林归还给他们族群。
VERB 放回;把…放到原处
If youreturnsomething somewhere, you put it back where it was.
1. He returned the notebook to his jacket.
  他把笔记本放回到他的夹克里。
VERB 回应，回报（行为或感情）
If youreturnsomeone's action, you do the same thing to them as they have just done to you. If youreturnsomeone's feeling, you feel the same way towards them as they feel towards you.
1. Back at the station the Chief Inspector returned the call...
  探长回到警察局后回了电话。
2. She will be disappointed if her feelings are not returned.
  如果她的感情得不到回报，她会感到非常失望。
VERB (感觉或情况)重新出现，恢复
If a feeling or situationreturns, it comes back or happens again after a period when it was not present.
1. Official reports in Algeria suggest that calm is returning to the country...
  阿尔及利亚的官方报告表明这个国家正在恢复往日的平静。
2. The pain returned in waves.
  疼痛又如潮水般阵阵袭来。
3. Returnis also a noun.
4. It was like the return of his youth.
  他似乎又回到了年轻时代。
VERB 恢复，回到(原来的状态)
If youreturn toa state that you were in before, you start being in that state again.
1. Life has improved and returned to normal.
  生活已经改善并恢复了正常。
2. Returnis also a noun.
3. He made an uneventful return to normal health...
  他的身体顺利康复了。
4. The opposition now fears a return to martial rule.
  现在反对派害怕恢复军事统治。
VERB 回到(某个话题)
If youreturn toa subject that you have mentioned before, you begin talking about it again.
1. The power of the Church is one theme all these writers return to.
  所有这些作家都回归到了教会权力这个主题上。
VERB 重新开始，继续（某项活动）
If youreturn toan activity that you were doing before, you start doing it again.
1. At that stage he will be 52, young enough to return to politics if he wishes to do so.
  那时他将会是52岁，还很年轻，如果他希望的话，仍可重返政坛。
2. Returnis also a noun.
3. He has not ruled out the shock possibility of a return to football.
  他没有排除有一天会出惊人决定重返足坛。
VERB 宣布(裁决)
When a judge or juryreturnsa verdict, they announce whether they think the person on trial is guilty or not.
1. They returned a verdict of not guilty.
  他们宣布了无罪的判决。
See also:He bought a return ticket and boarded the next train for home.Returnis also a noun.BA and Air France charge more than £400 for a return to Nice.day return

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用round trip

ADJ （旅途）返回的，返程的
Thereturntrip or journey is the part of a journey that takes you back to where you started from.
1. Buy an extra ticket for the return trip.
  多买一张返程票。
N-COUNT 利润;回报;收益
Thereturn onan investment is the profit that you get from it.
1. Profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny...
  今年的利润已经回升，但是资本收益仍然很少。
2. Higher returns and higher risk usually go hand in hand.
  更高的收益通常伴随着更高的风险。
See also:He was convicted of filing false income tax returns...Anyone with slight complications in their tax affairs is likely to be asked to fill in a return.tax return
N-PLURAL (选举)结果
Returnsare the results of votes after an election.
1. Early returns show Bulgaria's opposition party may have won.
  早期的选举结果表明保加利亚的反对党可能已获胜。
(生日祝词)生日快乐，长命百岁
When it is someone's birthday, people sometimes say 'Many happy returns' to them as a way of greeting them.
PHRASE 作为回报;作为交换
If you do somethingin return forwhat someone else has done for you, you do it because they did that thing for you.
1. You pay regular premiums and in return the insurance company will pay out a lump sum.
  你定期支付保险费，而保险公司则会一次性给你一笔钱作为回报。
2. The deal offers an increase in policy value in return for giving up guarantees.
  作为放弃担保的交换，这笔交易将提高保单价值。
PHRASE 不能回头的地步;无路可退
If you say that you have reachedthe point of no return, you mean that you now have to continue with what you are doing and it is too late to stop.
1. The release of Mr Nelson Mandela marked the point of no return in South Africa's movement away from apartheid.
  纳尔逊·曼德拉先生的释放标志着南非种族隔离政策一去不复返。
toreturn fire→ see:fire

英英释义

noun

the act of someone appearing again
1. his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited
Synonym:reappearance
a coming to or returning home
1. on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party
Synonym:homecoming
getting something back again
1. upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing
Synonym:restitutionrestorationregaining
the act of going back to a prior location
1. they set out on their return to the base camp
(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
1. he won the point on a cross-court return
a reciprocal group action
1. in return we gave them as good as we got
Synonym:paying backgetting even
the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
Synonym:return key
document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
1. his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return
Synonym:tax returnincome tax return
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
1. it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Synonym:rejoinderretortripostereplicationcomebackcounter
happening again (especially at regular intervals)
1. the return of spring
Synonym:recurrence
the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
Synonym:coming back
the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
1. the average return was about 5%
Synonym:issuetaketakingsproceedsyieldpayoff

verb

go back to a previous state
1. We reverted to the old rules
Synonym:revertretrovertregressturn back
be restored
1. Her old vigor returned
Synonym:come back
answer back
Synonym:retortcome backrepayriposterejoin
submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
1. submit a bill to a legislative body
go back to something earlier
1. This harks back to a previous remark of his
Synonym:hark backcome backrecall
pass down
1. render a verdict
2. deliver a judgment
Synonym:renderdeliver
make a return
1. return a kickback
give or supply
1. The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
2. This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
3. The estate renders some revenue for the family
Synonym:renderyieldgivegenerate
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
1. return to your native land
2. the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean
return to a previous position
1. The point returned to the interior of the figure
bring back to the point of departure
Synonym:take backbring back
be inherited by
1. The estate fell to my sister
2. The land returned to the family
3. The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead
Synonym:fallpassdevolve
pay back
1. Please refund me my money
Synonym:refundrepaygive back
give back
1. render money
Synonym:render
return in kind
1. return a compliment
2. return her love
elect again
Synonym:reelect

双语例句

I must return this manuscript to the author.
我必须把这篇文章底稿退还给作者。
Anyone with slight complications in their tax affairs is likely to be asked to fill in a return.
任何在税务方面情况稍微复杂的人都可能要填写税收申报表。
Our correspondent Stephen Sackur has just returned from the camps on the border
我们的通讯记者斯蒂芬·萨克刚从边境的营地回来。
Profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny
今年的利润已经回升，但是资本收益仍然很少。
Early returns show Bulgaria's opposition party may have won.
早期的选举结果表明保加利亚的反对党可能已获胜。
Blair will return to London tonight
今晚布莱尔将返回伦敦。
Back at the station the Chief Inspector returned the call
探长回到警察局后回了电话。
Higher returns and higher risk usually go hand in hand.
更高的收益通常伴随着更高的风险。
She will be disappointed if her feelings are not returned.
如果她的感情得不到回报，她会感到非常失望。
Life has improved and returned to normal.
生活已经改善并恢复了正常。