ˌturn ˈback|ˌturn sb/sth↔ˈbackto return the way you have come; to make sb/sth do this（使）原路返回，往回走The weather became so bad that they had to turn back.天气变得非常恶劣，他们不得不循原路折回。(figurative)We said we would do it—there can be no turning back.我们说过要干这事，不能反悔。Our car was turned back at the border.我们的汽车在边境被挡了回来。synonyms atreturn |