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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   return

   • IPA[rəˈtərn]

   美式

   • v.
     come or go back to a place or person；go back to (a particular state or activity)
   • n.
     an act of coming or going back to a place or activity；an act of going back to an earlier state or condition

   • verb: return, 3rd person present: returns, gerund or present participle: returning, past tense: returned, past participle: returned

   • noun: return, plural noun: returns

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. come or go back to a place or person he returned to Canada in the fall 同義詞 go back, come back, get back, arrive back, arrive home, ... 更多come home, come again反義詞 depart, set out
   • ▪ go back to (a particular state or activity) Ollie had returned to full health
   • ▪ turn one's attention back to (something) he returned to his newspaper
   • ▪ (especially of a feeling) come back or recur after a period of absence her appetite had returned 同義詞 happen again, recur, reoccur, occur again, be repeated, ... 更多repeat (itself), come around (again), reappear, appear again, flare up, rarerecrudesce反義詞 disappear
   • 2. give, put, or send (something) back to a place or person complete the application form and return it to this address 同義詞 give back, send back, hand back, take back, carry back, ... 更多pay back, repay, remit, restore, put back, replace, reinstate, reinstall反義詞 keep, throw away
   • ▪ feel, say, or do (the same feeling, action, etc.) in response she returned his kiss 同義詞 reciprocate, requite, feel/give in return, repay, send/give in response, ... 更多give back, match, equal, wish someone the same反義詞 ignore
   • ▪ (in tennis and other sports) hit or send (the ball) back to an opponent the aim is to make the other side unable to return the ball 同義詞 hit back, send back, throw back反義詞 miss
   • ▪ run upfield with the ball after fielding (a kick), intercepting (a pass), or recovering (a fumble) they had six passes intercepted—five were returned for touchdowns
   • ▪ (of a judge or jury) state or present (a verdict) in response to a formal request the jury returned the unanimous guilty verdict 同義詞 deliver, bring in, hand down, render, submit, ... 更多announce, pronounce, proclaim
   • ▪ lead (a card of a suit led earlier by one's partner) he returned a Diamond won by his partner who now played the 10 of Spades
   • 3. yield or make (a profit) the company returned a profit of 4.3 million dollars 同義詞 yield, bring in, earn, make, realize, ... 更多secure, net, gross, clear, pay out, fetch, pocket
   • 4. (of an electorate) elect (a person or party) to office the Democrat was returned in the third district 同義詞 elect, vote in, put in power, choose, opt for, ... 更多select, pick, adopt
   • 5. continue (a wall) in a changed direction, especially at right angles.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of coming or going back to a place or activity he celebrated his safe return from the war a return flight 同義詞 homecoming, travel back反義詞 departure
   • ▪ an act of going back to an earlier state or condition the designer advocated a return to elegance 同義詞 recurrence, reoccurrence, repeat, rerun, repetition, ... 更多reappearance, flare-up, revival, rebirth, renaissance, resurrection, reawakening, re-emergence, resurgence, rarerecrudescence, renascence反義詞 disappearance
   • ▪ the action of giving, sending, or putting something back we demand the return of our books and papers 同義詞 giving back, handing back, replacement, restoration, reinstatement, ... 更多reinstallation, restitution, rarereinstalment
   • ▪ a play in which the ball is caught after a kick or pass interception and is advanced by running; an advance of this kind.
   • ▪ (in tennis and other sports) a stroke played in response to a serve or other stroke by one's opponent.
   • ▪ a thing that has been given or sent back, especially an unwanted ticket for a sports event or play it might be worth checking with the box office for returns 同義詞 returned item, unsold item, unwanted item/ticket, reject, exchange
   • ▪ British a ticket that allows someone to travel to a place and back again; a round trip ticket a return ticket to the airport 同義詞 return ticket/fare, round trip ticket/fare反義詞 single
   • ▪ an electrical conductor bringing a current back to its source.
   • ▪ a second contest between the same opponents.
   • 2. a profit from an investment product areas are being developed to produce maximum returns 同義詞 yield, profit, returns, gain, income, ... 更多revenue, interest, dividend, percentage, informalbunce
   • ▪ a good rate of return.
   • 3. an official report or statement submitted in response to a formal demand census returns 同義詞 statement, report, submission, account, paper, ... 更多record, file, dossier, write-up, data, information, log, journal, diary, register, summary, document, form
   • ▪ an official report of the results of an election election returns showed his candidate had lost by 304 votes
   • ▪ an endorsement or report by a court officer or sheriff on a writ.
   • 4. election to office we campaigned for the return of Young and Elkins
   • 5. a key pressed to move the carriage of an electric typewriter back to a fixed position.
   • ▪ a key pressed on a computer keyboard to simulate a carriage return in a word-processing program, or to indicate the end of a command or data string.
   • 6. a part receding from the line of the front, for example the side of a house or of a window opening.

   foreign-returned

   • adj.
     (of a person) educated or trained abroad and now living again in India: being a foreign-returned person was helping him up in the Party

   Oxford Dictionary

   non-return

   • adj.
     permitting the flow of air or liquid in one direction only: a non-return valve

   Oxford Dictionary

   diminishing returns

   • ph.
     proportionally smaller profits or benefits derived from something as more money or energy is ...

   Oxford American Dictionary

   carriage return

   • n.
     another term for return

   Oxford Dictionary

   diminishing returns

   • ph.
     proportionally smaller profits or benefits derived from something as more money or energy is ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   return crease

   • n.
     each of two lines on either side of the wicket, at right angles to the bowling and popping ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   return thanks

   • ph.
     express thanks, especially in a grace at a meal or in response to a toast or condolence

   Oxford American Dictionary

   tax return

   • n.
     a form on which a taxpayer makes an annual statement of income and personal circumstances, used ... you are asked to fill in a tax return at the end of the year

   Oxford American Dictionary

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   片語

   • in return
   • many happy returns
   • return thanks
3. • 更多解釋

   return

   • IPA[rɪˈtəːn]

   英式

   • v.
     come or go back to a place or person: he returned to America in the late autumn
   • n.
     an act of coming or going back to a place or activity: he celebrated his safe return from the war a return flight

   Oxford Dictionary