时间: 2025-04-24 12:52:15
美: [rɪ'tɝn]
英: [rɪ'tɜːn]
vt. 返回；报答
vi. 返回；报答
n. 返回；归还；回球
adj. 报答的；回程的；返回的
最后更新时间:2025-04-24 12:52:15
return 是指将某物带回原处，或者回到某个状态或地方。它可以表示归还、回归等含义。词源分析：return 源自拉丁语 returnare，由前缀 re-（表示“回”）和动词根 turn（表示“转”）组成。字面意思为“转回”。
历史背景：该词在英语中的首次记录可以追溯到14世纪，常出现在法律和商业文献中，如《大宪章》。
课本：在**的英语教材中，return 常在初中和高中阶段出现。在牛津和美国的教材中，通常在中学阶段教授，涉及的主题包括旅行、商业交流、以及日常生活。
正式与非正式语境：
return 可以用来表示退货或回信。例如：“Please return the signed document by the end of the week.”（请在本周末之前归还签署的文件。）特殊场合：
return 常用来描述对财产的归还，例如：“The court ordered the return of the stolen property.”（法院命令归还被盗财物。）return 也可指实验结果的回馈，如：“The results will return insights into the effectiveness of the treatment.”（结果将反馈治疗的有效性。）同义词：
come back：更口语化，通常表示物理位置的回归。revert：通常用于状态或情况的变化，强调恢复到先前的状态。反义词：
depart：表示离开某个地方或状态。leave：强调不再返回的动作。re-（回）和 turn（转）的组合，可以帮助理解其含义和用法。return policy（退货政策）return ticket（回程票）return address（寄件地址）return on investment（投资回报）return journey（返程）通过这样的学*与分析，用户可以全面理解并掌握单词 return 的用法和相关知识。
[V-I] When you return to a place, you go back there after you have been away. 返回
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。
[N-SING] Your return is your arrival back at a place where you had been before. 返回
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。
[V-T] If you return something that you have borrowed or taken, you give it back or put it back. 归还
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。
[N-SING] Return is also a noun. 归还
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。
[V-T] If you return something somewhere, you put it back where it was. 放回
例：He returned the notebook to his jacket.他把笔记本放回自己的夹克里。
[V-T] 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 toward them as they feel toward you. 回应; 回报
例：Back at the station the chief inspector returned the call.回到警察局后，督察长回了电话。
[V-I] If a feeling or situation returns, it comes back or happens again after a period when it was not present. 再现; 恢复
例：Official reports in Algeria suggest that calm is returning to the country.阿尔及利亚官方的报道暗示该国正在恢复平静。
[N-SING] Return is also a noun. 再现; 恢复
例：It was like the return of his youth.这好像是他青年重现。
[V-I] If you return to a state that you were in before, you start being in that state again. 恢复
例：Life has improved and returned to normal.生活改善了且恢复了正常。
[N-SING] Return is also a noun. 恢复
例：He made an uneventful return to normal health.他顺利地恢复到了正常健康状态。
[V-I] If you return to a subject that you have mentioned before, you begin talking about it again. 回到 (前面的话题)
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。
[V-I] If you return to an activity that you were doing before, you start doing it again. 重新开始; 继续 (做)
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，足够年轻，只要他愿意还可以继续从政。
[N-SING] Return is also a noun. 重新开始; 继续
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。
[V-T] When a judge or jury returns a verdict, they announce whether they think the person on trial is guilty or not. 宣布 (裁决)
例：They returned a verdict of not guilty.他们宣布了无罪判决。
[[ADJ n]] The return trip is the part of a trip that takes you back to where you started from. 返程的
例：Buy an extra ticket for the return trip.额外再买一张返程票。
[[商业]] The return on an investment is the profit that you get from it. 返利; 收益
例：Profits have picked up this year but the return on capital remains tiny.利润本年度上升了，但资本收益仍然很少。
[PHRASE] If you do something in return for what someone else has done for you, you do it because they did that thing for you. 作为回报
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。