新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

return

英  [rɪˈtɜːn]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1往返的

    A return ticket is a ticket for a trip from one place to another and then back again.

    2返程的

    The return trip is the part of a trip that takes you back to where you started from.

    双语例句

    例:

    Buy an extra ticket for the return trip.

    额外再买一张返程票。

    NOUN. 名词
  • returns

    1[SING 单数型名词] 返回

    Your return is your arrival back at a place where you had been before.

    双语例句

    例:

    Kenny explained the reason for his sudden return to Dallas.

    肯尼解释了他突然返回达拉斯的理由。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 归还

    The return of something you have borrowed or taken is when you give it back or put it back.

    双语例句

    例:

    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把150万英亩的森林归还给他们的族群。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 再现 , 恢复

    The return of a feeling or situation is when it comes back or happens again after a period when it was not present.

    双语例句

    例:

    It was like the return of his youth.

    这好像是他青春再现。

    4[SING 单数型名词] 恢复

    The return of a state you were in before is when you start being in that state again.

    双语例句

    例:

    He made an uneventful return to normal health.

    他的健康顺利地恢复到了正常状态。

    5[SING 单数型名词] 重新开始 , 继续

    A return to an activity you were doing before is when you start doing it again.

    双语例句

    例:

    He has not ruled out the shock possibility of a return to football.

    他没有排除重返足坛的这个惊人的可能性。

    6[C 可数名词] 返利 , 收益

    The return on an investment is the profit that you get from it.

    近义词

    profit

    反义词

    loss

    双语例句

    例:

    Profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny.

    本年度利润上升了,但资本收益仍然很少。

    例:

    Higher returns and higher risk usually go hand in hand.

    高回报和高风险常常如影随形。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • in return

    1作为回报

    If you do something in return for what someone else has done for you, you do it because they did that thing for you.

    双语例句

    例:

    You pay regular premiums and in return the insurance company will pay out a lump sum.

    你定期交纳保险费,作为回报,保险公司会一次性付给你一笔钱。

    VERB. 动词
  • returns , returning , returned

    1[I 不及物动词] 返回

    When you return to a place, you go back there after you have been away.

    双语例句

    例:

    There are unconfirmed reports that Aziz will return to Moscow within hours.

    有未经证实的报道称阿齐兹将在数小时内返回莫斯科。

    2[T 及物动词] 归还

    If you return something that you have borrowed or taken, you give it back or put it back.

    双语例句

    例:

    I enjoyed the book and said so when I returned it.

    我很喜欢这本书,归还它的时候就这么说了。

    3[T 及物动词] 放回

    If you return something somewhere, you put it back where it was.

    双语例句

    例:

    He returned the notebook to his jacket.

    他把笔记本放回自己的夹克里。

    4[T 及物动词] 回应 , 回报

    If you return someone's action, you do the same thing to them as they have just done to you. If you return someone's feelings, you feel the same way towards them as they feel towards you.

    双语例句

    例:

    Back at the station the chief inspector returned the call.

    回到警察局后,督察长回了电话。

    5[I 不及物动词] 再现 , 恢复

    If a feeling or situation returns, it comes back or happens again after a period when it was not present.

    双语例句

    例:

    Official reports in Algeria suggest that calm is returning to the country.

    阿尔及利亚官方的报道表明该国正在恢复平静。

    6[I 不及物动词] 恢复

    If you return to a state that you were in before, you start being in that state again.

    双语例句

    例:

    Life has improved and returned to normal.

    生活改善了且恢复了正常。

    7[I 不及物动词] 回到(前面的话题)

    If you return to a subject that you have mentioned before, you begin talking about it again.

    双语例句

    例:

    The power of the church is one theme all these writers return to.

    教会的权力是所有这些作家回归的一个主题。

    8[I 不及物动词] 重新开始 , 继续(做)

    If you return to an activity that you were doing before, you start doing it again.

    双语例句

    例:

    At that stage he will be 52, young enough to return to politics if he wishes to do so.

    到那时候他将是52岁,还很年轻,如果他想从政,那他仍可以重返政坛。

    9[T 及物动词] 宣布(裁决)

    When a judge or jury returns a verdict, they announce whether they think the person on trial is guilty or not.

    双语例句

    例:

    They returned a verdict of not guilty.

    他们宣布了无罪判决。