"turn back" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 返回
• 掉头
• 折返

Definition

指返回来时的方向，通常是在无法继续或改变计划时这样做。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语表达，常用于旅行或方向说明；也可用于比喻语境（如“无法回头”）。常见搭配：“have to turn back”，“ask someone to turn back”。

Examples

It started raining, so we decided to turn back.

开始下雨了，所以我们决定**返回**。

Please turn back at the end of the road.

请在路的尽头**掉头**。

The police told us to turn back for our safety.

警察让我们为了安全要**返回**。

It's too late to turn back now—you've come this far.

现在**返回**已经太晚了，你都走这么远了。

If you get lost, just turn back and follow the main road.

如果你迷路了，就**返回**，然后沿主路走。

She refused to turn back even though the path was difficult.

虽然路很难走，她还是拒绝**返回**。