词汇 | return |
释义 | RETURN come full circle to return to the original position or state of affairs.The family sold the house generations ago, but things have come full circle and one of their descendants lives there now.The employer's power was reduced by the unions at one point, but matters have come full circle again. come home (to roost) [for a problem] to return to cause trouble [for someone].As I feared, all my problems came home to roost.Yes, problems all come home eventually. make a comeback to return to one's former (successful) career. (Informal.)After ten years in retirement, the singer made a comeback.you're never too old to make a comeback. return to 1. return to sth to start doing an activity, job etc again, after you have stopped doing it for a period of time: Ian finally gave up trying to entertain the children and returned to his newspaper. It was several weeks before Eve was able to return to work after her operation.■ SIMILAR TO: go back to2. return to sth spoken if you return to a subject that you have already spoken or written about, you talk about it again, especially in more detail: Let's return to the subject of your previous employment. I shall return to this issue later in the lecture.■ SIMILAR TO: come back to
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