turn back

英 [tɜːn bæk]

美 [tɜːrn bæk]

（使）返回; （使）折回; 无法改变计划; 无法收回成命

牛津词典

以上各词均含回来、回去、返回之义。
These words all mean to come or go back from one place to another.
指回来、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。
指回来、返回
to return
指回去、返回
to return to the place you recently or originally came from or that you have been to before
指返回、回去，尤指回家：
to arrive back somewhere, especially at your home or the place where you are staying
1. What time did you get back last night?
  你昨晚什么时候回家的？
指原路返回、往回走，尤指因某事阻止而不能继续前进：
to return the way that you came, especially because sth stops you from continuing
1. The weather got so bad that we had to turn back.
  天气变得非常恶劣，我们不得不循原路折回。

PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)返回;(使)折回
If youturn backor if someoneturnsyoubackwhen you are going somewhere, you change direction and go towards where you started from.
1. She turned back towards the crossroads...
  她折回十字路口。
2. They were very nearly forced to turn back...
  他们差点被迫返回。
3. Police attempted to turn back protesters marching towards the offices of President Ershad.
  警方试图迫使向艾尔沙德总统官邸进发的抗议者原路返回。
PHRASAL VERB 无法改变计划;无法收回成命
If youcannot turn back, you cannot change your plans and decide not to do something, because the action you have already taken makes it impossible.
1. The administration has now endorsed the bill and can't turn back.
  政府部门如今已经签署了那项法案，没有挽回的余地。

verb

turn inside out or upside down
Synonym:invertreverse
go back to a previous state
1. We reverted to the old rules
Synonym:revertreturnretrovertregress
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
1. Arrest the downward trend
2. Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
3. Contain the rebel movement
4. Turn back the tide of communism
Synonym:checkarreststopcontainhold back
force to go away
1. Drive away potential burglars
2. drive away bad thoughts
3. dispel doubts
4. The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
Synonym:chase awaydrive outdrive awaydispeldrive offrun off
retrace one's course
1. The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
Synonym:backtrackdouble back

But having come so far she was determined not to turn back.
但是，都走了这么远的路了，所以她决定不回去了。
A storm was coming and they had to turn back.
暴风雨就要来了，他们只能按原路返回。
If I only could turn back time, I would scold him severely.
如果真的可以时光倒流，我会严厉责骂他。
Finding the road impassable, we had to turn back.
道路不通，我们只得退回。
Turn back? Now? But we don't know what's on the next floor!
你让我们趁现在就回来？可是我们还不知道下一层楼有什么东西呢！
We have no choice but to turn back.
没办法，我们只有回去。
I think we missed our turn back there.
我想我们错过了身后该拐弯的地方。
She turned back towards the crossroads
她折回十字路口。
Shall we turn back? The snow is getting heavier.
咱们是不是往回走？雪大起来了。
They were very nearly forced to turn back
他们差点被迫返回。