Meaning
“Turn back”是一个常用的英语表达，意味着返回或掉头。在日常对话中，当你走错了路或发现前方有障碍物时，你可能会听到这个短语。例如，如果你开车经过一个封闭的道路，路标可能会指示你“turn back”，即掉头返回。
这个短语不仅用于物理上的转身或掉头，还可以用于比喻意义。例如，当某个计划或决定需要重新考虑时，“turn back”可以表示退回到先前的状态或重新思考。
使用“turn back”时，通常在动词短语中作为一个整体来使用。它是一个简单而实用的短语，在许多情境下都能帮助清晰地传达要返回的意思。
Today's Sentences
01
It’s safer to turn back now.
Situation
This trail looks too dangerous, should we keep going?
这条小路看起来太危险了，我们还要继续走吗？
No, actually it’s safer to turn back from here.
不，实际上从这里返回更安全。
But we’ve come so far already.
但是我们已经走了这么远。
Sometimes it’s wiser to turn back than to take risks.
有时候，明智的做法是“turn back”而不是冒险。
02
I wish I could turn back time.
Situation
Your skin looks amazing!
你的皮肤看起来真棒！
Really? Thanks.
I wish I could turn back time though.
真的吗？谢谢。
不过我真希望能时光倒流。
不过我真希望能时光倒流。
Whatever for?
You look great for your age.
无论为了什么…
你的年龄看起来很棒。
你的年龄看起来很棒。
I think everyone wants their outward image to match the youthful energy they feel inside.
我认为每个人都希望自己的外表形象与内心感受到的年轻活力相匹配。
Writer's Note
"Turn back" is an intransitive, transitive, separable, inseparable phrasal verb.
“Turn back” 是一个不及物、及物、可分、不可分的短语动词。
- 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.
不及物动词 - 一种短语动词，不需要宾语来完成其意义。
结构: 主语 + "turn back" (+ from + 地点)
例子 1: 天黑了，所以我们在到达河之前就turned back。
例子 2: 徒步旅行者因为暴风雨不得不turn back。
例子 3: 比赛进行到一半时，他因为受伤而turned back。
结构: 主语 + "turn back" (+ from + 地点)
例子 1: 天黑了，所以我们在到达河之前就turned back。
例子 2: 徒步旅行者因为暴风雨不得不turn back。
例子 3: 比赛进行到一半时，他因为受伤而turned back。
及物 - 需要宾语来完成其意义的短语动词。
结构: 主语 + turn + 宾语 + back
例句 1: The guards turned back the protesters at the gate.
例句 2: The police turned the cars back at the border.
例句 3: They had to turn people back because the venue was full.
结构: 主语 + turn + 宾语 + back
例句 1: The guards turned back the protesters at the gate.
例句 2: The police turned the cars back at the border.
例句 3: They had to turn people back because the venue was full.
不可分割 - 词组“turn back”中的粒子和动词必须连在一起。
结构: 主语 + "turn back"
例子 1: 天开始下雨了，所以我们不得不turn back。
例子 2: 徒步旅行者在到达山顶前turned back。
例子 3: 她希望自己能turn back time。
结构: 主语 + "turn back"
例子 1: 天开始下雨了，所以我们不得不turn back。
例子 2: 徒步旅行者在到达山顶前turned back。
例子 3: 她希望自己能turn back time。
可分离 - 您可以在短语动词的粒子和动词之间插入一个宾语。
结构: 主语 + turn + 宾语 + back
例子 1: 由于安全问题，画廊不得不将游客“turn back”。
例子 2: 大雾迫使飞行员将飞机“turn back”到机场。
例子 3: 当我忘记护照时，官员别无选择，只能在海关将我“turn back”。
结构: 主语 + turn + 宾语 + back
例子 1: 由于安全问题，画廊不得不将游客“turn back”。
例子 2: 大雾迫使飞行员将飞机“turn back”到机场。
例子 3: 当我忘记护照时，官员别无选择，只能在海关将我“turn back”。
Related Words: Decline, dismiss, go back, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, retrace, retreat, reverse, send back
相关词汇：Decline, dismiss, go back, refuse, reject, repel, repulse, retrace, retreat, reverse, send back
