"wind back the clock" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 倒转时钟
• 回到过去

Definition

指想象或希望回到过去，通常是为了改正某事或重温经历。这是比喻用法，不是真正地回到过去。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用作比喻，表达遗憾或想改变过去。常见于“If I could wind back the clock”这样的句子。真实设置时钟不会用这个短语。

Examples

I wish I could wind back the clock and fix my mistake.

我真希望能**倒转时钟**，修正我的错误。

We can't wind back the clock and change what happened.

我们无法**倒转时钟**，改变已经发生的事。

Sometimes I wish I could wind back the clock to my childhood.

有时候我真希望能**回到过去**，回到童年。

If only we could wind back the clock, things might be different now.

要是我们能**倒转时钟**，现在一切也许就不一样了。

You can't just wind back the clock every time something goes wrong.

每次事情出错你都不能**回到过去**。

He acts like he can wind back the clock and erase the past.

他表现得好像能**倒转时钟**抹去过去。