"turn the clock back" in Chinese (Simplified)
倒回时间回到过去
Definition
想象或希望事情能回到过去的样子。可以指真的把钟拨回去,但通常用于比喻想回到以前的状态或时期。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多为比喻用法,表示怀念、后悔或希望改变过去。实际调时间时不用这个短语,而用“调慢/拨回时钟”。常用于“不可能倒回时间”等表达,语气偏正式。
Examples
We can't turn the clock back to yesterday.
我们无法**倒回时间**到昨天。
Some people wish they could turn the clock back and change their choices.
有些人希望能**回到过去**改变他们的选择。
You can't turn the clock back—what's done is done.
你不能**倒回时间**,事情已经发生了。
If I could turn the clock back, I’d spend more time with my family.
如果我能**倒回时间**,我会多陪家人。
There’s no use wishing to turn the clock back—let’s focus on the future.
想要**回到过去**没有用,我们还是专注未来吧。
Every now and then, I wish I could turn the clock back to my childhood.
有时候我很想**回到过去**,回到童年时代。