Meaning
「Turn back」是一個常用的英語片語動詞，主要用來表示返回到原來的地方或停止原先的行動。這個表達可以在多種情境中使用，例如當你在旅行時發現走錯了路，你可能會需要「turn back」，即回到正確的路線上。
在更抽象的層面上，這個詞組也可以用來指代在某個決策或計劃中改變主意。例如，如果一個計畫似乎行不通，你可能會決定「turn back」，即放棄這個計畫並尋求其他選擇。
使用「turn back」時，通常伴隨著一個行動或情境的停止或逆轉。例如：
- 當你在山上徒步旅行，遇到惡劣的天氣時，你可能會「turn back」回到出發點。
- 如果某個項目進展不順利，而你決定不再繼續下去，你可以說你選擇了「turn back」。
總的來說，「turn back」是一個靈活的表達方式，適用於實際的空間移動和抽象的決策改變。
Today's Sentences
01
It’s safer to turn back now.
Situation
This trail looks too dangerous, should we keep going?
這條路徑看起來太危險了，我們應該繼續走嗎？
No, actually it’s safer to turn back from here.
不，實際上從這裡折返會更安全。
But we’ve come so far already.
但是我們已經走了這麼遠。
Sometimes it’s wiser to turn back than to take risks.
有時候，退一步比冒險更明智。
02
I wish I could turn back time.
Situation
Your skin looks amazing!
您的肌膚看起來很棒！
Really? Thanks.
I wish I could turn back time though.
真的嗎？謝謝。
不過，我真希望能夠讓時間倒流。
不過，我真希望能夠讓時間倒流。
Whatever for?
You look great for your age.
無論為了什麼？
以你的年齡來說，你看起來很棒。
以你的年齡來說，你看起來很棒。
I think everyone wants their outward image to match the youthful energy they feel inside.
我想每個人都希望自己的外在形象能與內心感受到的青春活力相匹配。
Writer's Note
"Turn back" is an intransitive, transitive, separable, inseparable phrasal verb.
「Turn back」是個不及物、及物、可分、不可分的片語動詞。
- Intransitive - A phrasal verb that does not take an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: Subject + "turn back" (+ from + place)
Example 1: It got dark, so we turned back before reaching the river.
Example 2: The hikers had to turn back because of the storm.
Example 3: Halfway through the race, he turned back due to an injury. - Transitive - A phrasal verb that needs an object to complete its meaning.
Structure: Subject + turn + object + back
Example 1: The guards turned back the protesters at the gate.
Example 2: The police turned the cars back at the border.
Example 3: They had to turn people back because the venue was full. - Inseparable - The particle turn and verb back must stay together.
Structure: Subject + "turn back"
Example 1: It started raining, so we had to turn back.
Example 2: The hikers turned back before reaching the summit.
Example 3: She wished she could turn back time. - Separable - You may place an object between the particle and the verb.
Structure: Subject + turn + object + back
Example 1: The gallery had to turn the tourists back due to a security issue.
Example 2: Heavy fog forced the pilot to turn the plane back to the airport.
Example 3: When I forgot my passport, the officer had no choice but to turn me back at customs.
不及物動詞 - 一種不需要賓語來完成其意義的片語動詞。
結構: 主詞 + "turn back" (+ from + 地點)
例子 1: 天黑了，所以我們在到達河邊前就turned back。
例子 2: 登山者因為暴風雨而必須turn back。
例子 3: 比賽進行到一半時，他因為受傷而turned back。
結構: 主詞 + "turn back" (+ from + 地點)
例子 1: 天黑了，所以我們在到達河邊前就turned back。
例子 2: 登山者因為暴風雨而必須turn back。
例子 3: 比賽進行到一半時，他因為受傷而turned back。
Transitive - 需要受詞來完成其意義的片語動詞。
Structure: Subject + turn + object + back
Example 1: The guards turned back the protesters at the gate.
Example 2: The police turned the cars back at the border.
Example 3: They had to turn people back because the venue was full.
Structure: Subject + turn + object + back
Example 1: The guards turned back the protesters at the gate.
Example 2: The police turned the cars back at the border.
Example 3: They had to turn people back because the venue was full.
不可分開 - 助詞turn和動詞back必須一起使用。
結構: 主詞 + "turn back"
例子 1: 開始下雨了，所以我們不得不turn back。
例子 2: 登山者在到達山頂之前就turned back了。
例子 3: 她希望自己能夠turn back time。
結構: 主詞 + "turn back"
例子 1: 開始下雨了，所以我們不得不turn back。
例子 2: 登山者在到達山頂之前就turned back了。
例子 3: 她希望自己能夠turn back time。
可分離 - 你可以在小品詞與動詞之間放置一個賓語。
結構: 主詞 + turn + 賓語 + back
範例 1: 由於安全問題，畫廊不得不將遊客「turn back」。
範例 2: 濃霧迫使飛行員將飛機「turn back」返回機場。
範例 3: 當我忘記護照時，海關官員別無選擇，只能在海關將我「turn back」。
結構: 主詞 + turn + 賓語 + back
範例 1: 由於安全問題，畫廊不得不將遊客「turn back」。
範例 2: 濃霧迫使飛行員將飛機「turn back」返回機場。
範例 3: 當我忘記護照時，海關官員別無選擇，只能在海關將我「turn back」。
Related Words: Decline, dismiss, go back, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, retrace, retreat, reverse, send back
相關詞彙: Decline, dismiss, go back, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, retrace, retreat, reverse, send back
