1no object Come or go back to a place or person.

他在深秋时节回到了美国。

1. 1.1return to Go back to (a particular situation)
   恢复，回复
   I'll be glad when things return to normal

   Example sentencesExamples

   • After Alexis' illness passed our lives returned to normal and continued in the same way.
   • So Aileen returns to her old trade, which spirals into violence and tragedy.
   • After years of experience in the workplace, returning to education was an exciting and stimulating prospect.
   • I now have hopes for Nickelodeon to return to something like the glory it enjoyed during my childhood.
   • He returns to flying and a glorious career as a fighter pilot.
   • As the series opens, Megan is returning to work after six months off following the death of her husband.
   • Fortune only recently returned to action after 10 months off course because of a serious back problem.
   • A waitress mopped up the water, then returned to work because the restaurant was busy.
   • She found that returning to her first love, the circus, was like a breath of fresh air.
   • Instead of returning to the Irish rock scene, he resolved to pursue his musical ambitions in a more low-key way.
   • Morley had only just returned to action after 10 weeks out following back surgery.
2. 1.2return to Divert one's attention back to.
   重新注意
   he returned to his newspaper

   他又读起了报纸。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It unnerved me momentarily, but when I became aware of her attention returning to her work I cast my gaze back towards her.
   • Throughout, he returns to the question: why did he stay to the bitter end?
   • A year later Plath returns to the theme in Three Women, a poem for three voices written originally for radio.
   • His attention quickly returned to the mission as the communications officer called to him.
   • Yet Hollywood returns to the theme of spiders every ten years or so in its endless recycling of material to try and sell films.
   • Day-Lewis often returns to the notion of play when talking about his work.
   • He gives up on that train of thought, and unexpectedly returns to a much earlier one, about which he seems to have changed his mind.
   • Time and time again, Stoppard's script returns to the nature of identity and how we understand the world.
   • He subsequently returned to this theme in two interviews published while war was still ongoing.
   • Rebecca and Lydia continued talking, going off on random tangents and never returning to the main subject.
   • I turned to face him again, my attention returning to him in an instant at the challenge.
   • This was fascinating stuff but we returned to our beer so as not to disturb their mating ritual.
3. 1.3 (especially of a feeling) reoccur after a period of absence.
   （尤指感觉）复归，恢复
   her appetite had returned

   她的胃口又好了起来。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The feeling returned, of perseverance to love him forevermore.
   • Now an all too common feeling of claustrophobic despair had returned.
   • Now, upon seeing her again, that uneasy feeling had returned.
   • Soon, however, Altair began humming, his usual cheery mood returning.
   • Words had yet to be spoken, and Katherine found her apprehension returning in the silence.
   • I hoped I could do well at the match, though my doubts were returning again.
   • The cold, eerie feeling returned, and her voice trailed off.
   • She felt her acute fear of heights returning as the path became less smooth and considerably steeper and narrower.
   • He left the room and I lay back as the dizzy feeling returned.
   • LaCienega gulped, but the girl's bravery returned when she saw her friend's smile.
   • As he and his wife stuffed me with food, passed me a hot-water bottle and tucked me in, confidence returned.
   • I was almost happy as the familiar hot feeling of anger returned in me like a long lost companion.
   • She had never danced before, and all her feelings of awkwardness returned.
   • Chastity sighed in relief, but fear quickly returned when she noticed the forest was no longer bright and magical, but dark and eerie.
   • The familiar feelings of longing returned, and his heart ached for her.
   • As we walked out of the park, I felt a bit of my strength and joy returning.
   • Adriana's sadness had returned, the sadness that had come like a recurring ache ever since she had left the Sila.
   • I felt so unsatisfied and the empty feeling returned, nagging at me.
   • Confidence returned, convincing buyers not to delay buying.
   • Her breathing returned to normal and she started to feel strength returning.

   Synonyms

   happen again, recur, reoccur, occur again, be repeated, repeat (itself), come round (again)

   reappear, appear again, flare up

   rare recrudesce
4. 1.4Golf Play the last nine holes in a round of eighteen holes.
   〔高尔夫〕打后九穴
   McAllister went out in 43 and returned in 32

   麦卡利斯特用43击完成前九穴，用32击完成后九穴。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Woods went out in 33, two under par, and returned in 32 to start his quest for a third major in electrifying fashion.

2with object Give, put, or send (something) back to a place or person.

填写好申请表后回寄至此地址。

1. 2.1 Feel, say, or do (the same feeling, action, etc.) in response.
   以（同样的感情）相报；回答；回报（同样的动作等）
   she returned his kiss

   她回吻了他。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Brit managed a weak smile in Toby's direction, which he returned in equal measures of relief that he wouldn't be alone and dejection that he'd be without the rest of us.
   • It was then that I realized that he might actually return your feelings for him.
   • You know how is it like to love someone and not have your feelings returned but you still love that person no matter what.
   • Mommy and daddy will always love you and we hope that you can return the feeling.
   • McDonald's didn't return repeated phone calls for this article.
   • He gave us his most valuable possessions, these swords, and we have never returned the favor.
   • I needed for her to know her love was being returned.
   • Nikolas simply stared at her and she returned his stare tenfold until finally she stood up.
   • Kat turned to him to see that he was giving her a faint smile, which she returned a second later.
   • Wishing for no more tidal waves in the stormy emotional ocean of the day, Shey returned her mother's overly sympathetic smile.
   • The waiter returned the smile and fetched the beers.
   • I can certainly identify with the disbelief that one's love can be returned.
   • It broke her heart to slowly realize that even though she loved Bryan, he would never return those feelings for her.
   • He brushed a kiss over Piper's lips which wasn't returned, but he didn't notice.
   • To my great annoyance, Theodore actually strolled up and returned Cindy's greeting while introducing Jay as well.
   • A smile is returned with a smile and eyes that brim with gratitude for this small gesture.
   • When she didn't answer he looked at her until she returned his gaze.
   • He had liked Kara since they were young, but knew that Kara had never returned his feelings and was content to be her friend.
   • Her heart began to ice over for the second time because she had fallen in love again and the person she loved had not returned her feelings.
   • She gave a small smile to her friends who returned the very smile with large grins that told her she had received going away presents.

   Synonyms

   reciprocate, requite, feel/give in return, repay, send/give in response, give back

   match, equal

   wish someone the same

   answer, reply, respond, say in response

   acknowledge, counter, rejoin, riposte, retort, retaliate, hurl back, fling back, snap back

   round on someone

   North American come back
2. 2.2 (in tennis and other sports) hit or send (the ball) back to an opponent.
   （网球等）回击（球）
   the aim is to make the other side unable to return the ball

   Example sentencesExamples

   • I'll bet a thousand bucks that you can't even return Steven's serve.
   • Jiro was serving really well and did a pretty good job returning Steven's serves.
   • He loves tennis ‘because I know that on the court there will always be someone to return the ball to me.’
   • If you missed returning the ball, you were disqualified.
   • Her sister returned the good serve and Lori immediately got it over the net.
   • Batters have three separate ways to return the ball into play.
   • The left analogue stick moves your player from left to right and beyond the table - heated rallies often saw us returning the ball from half way across the room.

   Synonyms

   hit back, send back

   throw back
3. 2.3American Football Intercept (a pass, kick, or fumble by the opposing team) and run upfield with the ball.
   〔美橄〕截获（对方传、踢或漏球）反攻
   they had six passes intercepted—five were returned for touchdowns

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He returned kicks and caught passes and ran the ball - he did everything in that game.
   • He was intercepted by former teammate Ty Law, who returned the pass for a touchdown to even the score 7 - 7 in the first quarter.
4. 2.4 (of a judge or jury) state or present (a decision or verdict) in response to a formal request.
   （法官，陪审团）正式宣布（裁决）
   the jury returned the unanimous guilty verdict

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The jury only deliberated for half an hour before returning a guilty verdict.
   • Ben Collins waits anxiously for the jury to return a verdict in his trial.
   • A US judge has dismissed a spamming conviction after concluding that there was no ‘rational basis’ for the jury to return a guilty verdict.
   • This inquest returned an open verdict because the jury had been unable to decide if it was an accident or suicide.
   • When the jury returned a large judgment against him, State Farm at first refused to pay but eventually relented and paid.
   • After a month long trial the jury at Blackfriars Crown Court took eight hours to return a unanimous verdict of not guilty.
   • At first instance, the jury returned a verdict in favour of the defendant.
   • The jury returned a so-called ‘special verdict’ of guilty but insane.
   • The jury returned a guilty verdict, and a sentence of life without parole.
   • Yesterday an inquest jury returned a verdict of unlawful killing on Mr and Mrs Robertson.
   • The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter and Dunphy was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.
   • However, the district judge did not let the jury consider information about the prior art claims before returning its verdict.
   • The coroner returned a suicide verdict, saying that Mr Kapustynski had clearly intended to kill himself.

   Synonyms

   deliver, bring in, hand down, render, submit, announce, pronounce, proclaim
5. 2.5Bridge Lead (a card, especially one of a suit led earlier by one's partner) after taking a trick.
   〔桥牌〕（尤指同伴所攻出的同花色牌赢墩后）跟着打出，回出
   he returned a Diamond won by his partner who now played the 10 of Spades

   Example sentencesExamples

   • One way of cooperating with declarer is by returning the suits which she leads.
   • In fact if you are first or second and your partner is fifth, you might well choose to return a good card to help your partner.

3with object Yield or make (a profit)

公司赢利430万英镑。

4with object (of an electorate) elect (a person or party) to office.

格拉斯哥市选出了11名工党议员。

5Architecture
with object Continue (a wall) in a changed direction, especially at right angles.

1An act of coming or going back to a place or activity.

他庆祝自己从战争中平安归来。

1. 1.1in singular An act of going back to an earlier state or situation.
   回，回归，返回
   the designer advocated a return to elegance

   设计师主张回归典雅风格。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He had even signed a Concordat with the papacy in July 1801, allowing the return of Roman Catholicism.
   • The return of the Liberals to office in 1893 sharpened the conflict.
   • Elections in 1983 saw the return of comparative stability with Moi still President, but of an increasingly corrupt and autocratic regime.
   • More than three-thousand small rural communes were established by disaffected young people seeking a return to nature and the simple life.
   • Coming at a time when students here are demonstrating for the return of government grant funding the play leaps into sharp contemporary focus.
   • Steve Chapman writes today about terrorism, fear, and the return to normalcy.
   • There is little indication in the figures that there will be a return to strong economic growth in the near future.
   • Chapter 1 describes the return of the forest as the ice sheets retreated some 16,000 years ago.
   • A growing segment of our society longs for a return to traditional values.
   • The declining uptake of childhood vaccinations resulting from the fears promoted by these campaigns may lead to the return of real epidemics, causing death and disability.
   • Angel cringed at his rather sarcastic tone and the return of his more formal way of addressing her.
   • Her feelings of fear, anger, and revulsion brought the return of her hysteria and nausea crept into her throat.
   • This allowed the return of the Shah family to power and, eventually, the appointment of a non-Rana as prime minister.
   • He started a popular purging of the members of the previous government and announced a return to civilian rule.
   • In particular, the Duke's absence and consequent abuse of power by one of his deputies serves to justify the return of full centralized authority in the last Act.
   • It was the Herakleopolitan kings from Bahr Yusuf who restored order and stability as the Nile floods allowed the return of plentiful harvests.

   Synonyms

   recurrence, reoccurrence, repeat, rerun, repetition

   reappearance, flare-up

   revival, rebirth, renaissance, resurrection, reawakening, re-emergence, resurgence

   rare recrudescence, renascence
2. 1.2mass noun The action of returning something.
   the tape is ready to despatch to you on return of the documents

   单据一寄回磁带随即发送给您。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • In summary, if you receive a demand for the return of overpaid tax credits, don't feel obliged to pay it all in one go.
   • It claims that irregularities and inconsistencies in the auction process mean that the consortium hasn't fulfilled its obligations and so is not entitled to the return of the deposit.
   • IBM has demanded the return of up to 117,000 monitors because they might catch fire.
   • Lost lovers and lost children rarely figure in his accounts - but lost books are mourned, and their return marked with rejoicing.
   • Arguing that Sunderland Council had illegally taken Thoburn's tools of trade, the pair demanded the return of his scales.
   • All Inland Revenue correspondence has a return address on the back of the envelope.
   • Mapuches have strongly protested against discrimination and demanded the return of their ancestral land.
   • If the marriage fails because there are no children or the wife is unfaithful, the family of the man can demand a return of the money.
   • The Italian Prime Minister has created yet another diplomatic storm by demanding the return of a painting held by the National Gallery of Ireland.
   • When the card-holder violates the terms on which the card is provided to him, the issuer will demand its return.
   • The industrialist gave the original diamond as a present to Arlena Marshall, but he later demanded its return when Arlena dumped him.
   • The British Museum yesterday received its first official proposal from Greece in its campaign for the return of the controversial Elgin Marbles.
   • The owner of the dogs is offering a substantial reward for their safe return.
   • Parents pay £3 to join the service and then a further £1 to hire a toy for two weeks, 50p of which will be refunded on return of the item.
   • Wells Fargo also announced that it would pay $100,000 for the return of the laptop.
   • During the 1990s, descendants of the executed men demanded the return of the skulls so that they could be buried in Sami land.
   • Toys'R'Us is seeking either damages to be determined at the trial, or the cancellation of the agreement and the return of the $200m it says it has paid in exclusivity fees.
   • Protas also demanded the return of property including costumes by fashion designer Halston and sets by sculptor Isamu Noguchi.
   • Due to these problems, our distributors have been authorized to accept the return of these motherboards for a full and complete refund.

   Synonyms

   giving back, handing back, replacement, restoration, reinstatement, reinstallation, restitution

   rare reinstalment
3. 1.3 (in tennis and other sports) a stroke played in response to a serve or other stroke by one's opponent.
   （网球等）回击球
   Example sentencesExamples

   • The 12th seed clinched the third set with a backhand return down the line.
   • Her opponent from Eastridge nailed a cross-court winner on the return.
   • A ferocious forehand return gave Henin-Hardenne three break points.
   • He nets a backhand return on the first set point but forces an error with the second, and the crowd goes bananas!
   • It is taken away with an astounding backhand return but a second chance is converted when Nathan nets a backhand.
   • The technology can resolve disputes for viewers over line calls, compare first and second serves and identify areas where returns of serve are made.
4. 1.4 A thing which has been given or sent back, especially an unwanted ticket for a sporting event or play.
   被退回（或送回）的东西；退票
   it might be worth checking with the box office for returns

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The 300 tickets available for the event sold out weeks ago and there is a long waiting list of people hoping for returns.
   • 37-year-old Hughes had audiences queuing around the block for returns when he staged his first one-man show, Map, at the Traverse in 2002.
   • With the 2,750-seat City Center selling out every performance (with a long nightly line outside the box office hopefully waiting for returns) it must be judged a smashing success.

   Synonyms

   returned item, unsold item, unwanted item/ticket, reject, exchange
5. 1.5British A ticket which allows someone to travel to a place and back again.
   〈主英〉往返票，来回票。参见DAY RETURN
   a return ticket to the airport

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Ms. M.J.D. and the two children had a return ticket to Brazil.
   • In addition, other requirements such as Saturday-night stays and return tickets instead of one-way tickets were introduced.
   • To get to my conference on time, I must fly back to New York and use my original return ticket.
   • It's a good thing I already had my return ticket to Nice.
   • Alternatively, next-day return train tickets from Dublin to Westport cost €20.96 and weekend return tickets cost €34.29 each.
   • Some people don't like to be limited - by excursions, by return tickets or by the necessity of staying in the hotel they've chosen.
   • You can get to Strasbourg by Ryan Air for £29.09 return from Stansted.
   • For just €114, customers were able to buy transatlantic return tickets out of Baltimore, Boston and New York between November 1 and December 16.
   • The steamboat agents inform her that they do not issue return tickets on West African steamers.
   • Yet only two days into his holiday, he found himself so captivated by the island he famously tore up his return train ticket and threw it into the sea.
   • Commuter fares from the city centre to Raheny, for example, now € 1.50 for a single, will increase to € 1.55, while a €2.70 return will cost €2.80.
   • The first thing he did was cash in his return ticket.
   • The four team members each received return tickets from Windhoek to Bangkok on South African Airways.
   • Club prices start at stg £3,068 for a return ticket.
   • The price of a five-day return train ticket on the Dublin-Cork route would rise from €54.80 to €59.
   • When he arrived at Heathrow on 4 March he had a return ticket and told the immigration officer that he was coming to this country as a tourist for two and a half weeks.
   • Aer Arann Express is offering visitors to the show discounted rates on return tickets to Dublin.
   • Anyone expecting a return ticket for the National Express is going to be disappointed.
   • Allison got contributions from two companies but said it is still not enough to secure a return ticket to Slovenia.
   • From New York, Amtrak trains take about 13 hours to Toronto; returns cost £95.

   Synonyms

   return ticket/fare

   North American round trip ticket/fare
6. 1.6 An electrical conductor bringing a current back to its source.
   回路导线
7. 1.7 A second contest between the same opponents.
   回访比赛
   he scored his first Test try in the return at Avignon

   Example sentencesExamples

   • After some serious soul-searching, the Wallabies forwards regrouped and dominated South Africa in Perth and the All Blacks in the return game in Sydney.
   • He became one of the few trusted confidantes of Bobby Fischer, who in turn made Torre his official second for his 1992 return match with Boris Spassky.
   • Unfortunately, Capablanca could never raise the funds for a return match to bring the title back home, although he continued to play successfully in tournaments.
   • Despite a spirited effort from HMS Tireless the submariners lost the inaugural match but they are already looking forward to a return match and the chance to level the score.
   • The return game was an epic, four-and-a-half-hour affair.
   • The first-leg semi-final matches will be played on Friday and the return matches will be held on Sunday.
   • Robben has given himself only a 10% chance of being fit in time for the return leg of their Champions League tie with Barcelona next week.
   • The same year, he scored a try and kicked a penalty from well inside his own half in the return match.
   • This game was a thriller to watch and I can't wait for the return game this Sunday.
   • Second round matches will begin on November 24-26 with return matches taking place on the weekend of December 8-10.
   • St Lucia plays Anguilla on January 11, and the return match will be played here on January 24.
   • Comer are due to travel to Conahy for a return game over the Halloween break.
   • This time Ireland will have the backing of a full house for the return game which will be televised live on RTÉ.
   • The ladies play Sunday at 3 pm with a return match set for St Lucia on January 25 at Mindoo Phillip Park.
   • The scene is now set for a return match later in the year, as both players go head-to-head again in November's EuroTel Trophy match in Prague.
   • Undefeated Mayo continued to advance its bid for a place in the knockout stages of the All-Ireland Over-40s football championship by defeating Cavan in the return game at Tarmonbarry on Thursday evening.
   • Now the broadcaster has acquired the live radio and television rights to the vital return game on Tuesday 2 August.
   • They then head to Townsville in North Queensland for return matches against the AIS, Japan and Australia.
   • FAZ is very happy with the preparations the two clubs have made for their return matches.
   • Last season there was nothing to split the teams as All Blacks won the first fixture at home and Acorn won the return game, both by just one point.

2also returnsA profit from an investment.

正在扩展产品领域以获取最大收益。

1. 2.1mass noun A good rate of return.
   高回报率

3An official report or statement submitted in response to a formal demand.

人口普查报告。

1. 3.1 A returning officer's announcement of an election result.
   选举结果报告
   falsification of the election return

   对选举结果报告的篡改。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Official returns for some locales can be found in state archives, but for most urban places newspapers seem to be the only source of the vote totals.
   • The official returns differ from the Register in several places because of typographical or transcription errors in the Register.
   • On the other hand, the regional gulf in Britain revealed by the election returns was very plain.
   • Minority party representation is guaranteed in both chambers regardless of election returns.
   • All had appeared in readiness for Harris to deliver the coup de grace to Gore on Saturday, once the absentee ballot returns were completed.
   • The official returns in the secretary of state's files contradict the Register on the number of votes received by Mayfield in Tuscaloosa County.
   • Other features of the act were the adoption of the first-past-the-post system and the establishment of the High Court as the court of disputed returns.
2. 3.2Law An endorsement or report by a court officer or sheriff on a writ.
   〔律〕（法院官员或县治安官就令状的）汇报书

4mass noun Election to office.

我为44名议员的当选四处奔波。

5A mechanism or key on a typewriter that returns the carriage to a fixed position at the start of a new line.

1. 5.1 A key pressed on a computer keyboard to simulate a carriage return in a word-processing program, or to indicate the end of a command or data string.
   （计算机键盘的）回车键
   Example sentencesExamples

   • Or, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to load and press return.
   • Don't type ‘y’ or ‘yes’; just accept the defaults by hitting the return key.
   • Type another question in the unasked column and press the return key.
   • However, this morning the number key containing the dollar sign stopped working, followed by the delete key and the return key.
   • When I hit return, nothing happened and the search field was empty.

6Architecture
A part receding from the line of the front, for example the side of a house or of a window opening.