1 A2 中性
停止行程,按来时的方向返回。
"The weather was so bad that the climbers decided to turn back halfway up the mountain."
不可分离
停止前进并往回走;阻止某人继续前进。
停下来,按原路回去,或让别人这样做。
共 3 个含义,从最常见到最少见,按 CEFR 等级色彩标注。
停止行程,按来时的方向返回。
"The weather was so bad that the climbers decided to turn back halfway up the mountain."
阻止某人继续前行;迫使某人返回。
"Protesters were turned back by police before they could reach the building."
(比喻)逆转进展或回到过去的状态——常见于短语 turn back the clock。
"You cannot turn back the clock on these social changes."
实际转身,沿着来时的路往回走。
停下来,按原路回去,或让别人这样做。
常表示因为障碍、危险或命令而必须返回。There is no turning back 是常见习语,表示决定或行动已无法挽回。也常用于边境管控语境(turned back at the border)。
母语者最常搭配使用的单词。
最常用的五种时态形式。
来自 YouTube 真实视频中 "turn back" 的用法片段 — 点击可在 Looplines 上观看。
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