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turn backturn back1.■(使)往回走We'd better turn back; it's getting dark.我们最好还是往回走吧, 天快黑了。The police turned them back.警察把他们赶回去了。The wheel of history can never be turned back.历史的车轮绝不能倒转。2.■翻起, 折转Don't turn back the corners of the pages to mark your place.别折书页的角来标明你读到的地方。

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turn back1.■(使)折回，(使)往回走；阻止；阻挡：The police turned back the demonstrators.警察把示威者挡了回去。They turned back from the gate.他们从大门口折了回去。2.■翻回到；参考前面(或前处)；重新提到(与to连用)：Turn back to the previous page.翻回到上一页。3.■折起，折转；折叠(毯子、纸张等)：I’m in the habit of turning back the corner of the page to mark my place.我习惯折书角来表示读到的地方。She turned back the cover and found a pool of blood on the top.她折起床罩，发现上方有一片血迹。4.■反悔；变卦：Once you have made a promise, there is no turning back.一旦你做出了承诺，就不能反悔了。

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