1coming/going back; giving sth back回來;歸還ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETURN | RETURN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, full完全回歸◇a full return to health完全恢復健康➤gradual逐漸回歸➤eventual最終返回◇his eventual return to Budapest他最後回到布達佩斯➤long-awaited期待已久的回歸◇The championships made their long-awaited return to the West Coast.錦標賽回到了期待已久的西海岸舉辦。➤imminent即將返回➤unexpected意外的返回◇the unexpected return of her long-lost niece她長久沒有音信的姪女的意外歸來➤timely及時的回歸◇Will he be saved by the timely return of Simone?西蒙娜的及時歸來會讓他得到拯救嗎?➤early提早返回➤welcome可喜的回歸◇This is a welcome return to form for one of the best athletes in the sport.該項運動最好的選手之一狀態回升,真是可喜可賀 。➤possible, potential可能的回歸◇He does not rule out a possible return to the concert world.他不排除重新舉辦音樂會的可能性。➤fast, prompt, quick, rapid, speedy, swift快速的回歸◇The new treatment means patients can expect a shorter hospital stay and a faster return to work.這種新療法意味着病人將縮短住院時間,更快地回到工作崗位。➤brief短暫的恢復➤safe安全的歸來◇They offered up a prayer of thanks for her safe return.他們為她的平安歸來而進行感恩禱告。➤triumphant凱旋而歸◇She made a triumphant return to Broadway earlier this year.今年早些時候,她勝利回歸百老匯。➤successful成功歸來◇He made a successful return to the game after several years of retirement.退役幾年之後,他回到賽場又創佳績。◇This race announces the successful return of Johnson, who has been out of the international scene for almost two years.這場比賽宣告了約翰遜在告別國際體壇近兩年後成功回歸。➤emotional, happy, nostalgic激動人心的/快樂的/懷舊的回歸◇The photos were taken during his nostalgic return to Redwood Creek.這些照片是在他因懷舊重返紅杉河期間拍攝的。➤dramatic戲劇性的歸來➤miraculous奇跡般的歸來◇Today, the whole village celebrates Elizabeth's miraculous return.今天,整個村莊都在慶祝伊麗莎白奇跡般的歸來。VERB + RETURN➤make返回◇Shevchenko made an emotional return to his former team.舍甫琴科重返以前效力的球隊,令人激動。➤mark標誌重返◇The victory marked Williams's return to top form.這次勝利標誌着威廉姆斯重返最佳狀態。➤herald, signal預示重返◇The takeover heralded a return to a strong central administration.這次接管預示着向強大的中央政府的回歸。➤await, wait for等待返回➤anticipate, expect盼望/期望返回◇The cooperative anticipates a return to profitability later in the year.該合作企業預計今年晚些時候會重新開始贏利。➤announce宣告回歸▸➤greet (especially BrE) 迎接返回◇The smell of cooking greeted his return home.他一進家門,飯香撲鼻而來。➤welcome歡迎回歸◇Thousands will welcome the return of this national treasure.成千上萬的人將會歡迎這個國寶的歸來。➤celebrate慶祝回歸➤facilitate有助於回歸◇The organization facilitates the return of refugees and displaced persons.該機構幫助難民及流亡者回家。➤delay推遲返回➤request請求恢復▸➤demand要求退還◇He demanded the return of his money.他要求退還他的錢。➤advocate, support提倡/支持回歸◇a cult whose members advocated a return to traditional living其成員倡導回歸傳統生活的教派➤seek, want尋求/想要歸還◇He continued to seek the return of his property.他繼續要求歸還其個人財產。➤call for呼籲恢復◇The UN continued to call for a return to civilian rule.聯合國繼續呼籲恢復平民政府的統治。RETURN + NOUN➤date返回日期➤flight, journey, trip返程班機;回程◇When is your return flight?你的返程班機是什麼時候的?➤ticket (= for the return trip)回程票◇I lost my return ticket and was stranded in Thailand.我的回程票弄丟了,結果被困在了泰國。➤address回信地址➤envelope回郵信封➤call, phone call電話回話◇She hoped she'd get a return call soon.她希望能很快接到電話回話。➤email, message回覆的電子郵件/信息PREPOSITION➤in return (for)作為(對⋯的)回報◇She gave them all the help she could, and asked for nothing in return.她盡其所能地幫助了他們,而且不求回報。➤on sb's return某人一回來◇He promised to visit us on his return.他答應一回來就來看我們。➤return from從⋯回來◇The date of their return from India is a month from now.再過 1 個月他們就從印度回來了。➤return to回到⋯◇Jones is hoping for an early return to racing after her injury.受傷後,瓊斯盼望着能儘快重返賽場。PHRASES➤by return, by return mail, by return of post (BrE) 儘快◇All orders will be sent by return of post / by return mail.所有訂貨會儘快送出。return
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2(also returns) profit利潤ADJECTIVE | VERB + RETURN | RETURN + VERB | RETURN + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤attractive, big, excellent, good, great, high, maximum, substantial可觀的收益;豐厚的回報;最大化的利潤;高額利潤➤increasing遞增的收益◇increasing returns from educational investment教育投資不斷增長的收益➤acceptable, adequate, decent, fair, healthy, modest, positive, reasonable, solid令人滿意的利潤;足夠的利潤;相當不錯的利潤;適中的收益;正回報;合理的利潤;豐厚的回報▸➤disappointing令人失望的利潤▸➤low, marginal, meagre/meager, negative, poor, small低利潤;極少的利潤;負回報;薄利▸➤decreasing, diminishing遞減的收益◇the law of diminishing returns收益遞減法則➤10%, 30%, etc. * 10%、30% 等的利潤➤total總利潤➤average平均利潤◇an average return of 16%16% 的平均利潤➤economic, financial經濟/財政收益◇They are counting on a big financial return.他們指望着在經濟上有豐厚的回報。➤overall整體回報➤investment投資回報◇They're looking for new sources of investment return.他們正在尋找新的投資回報來源。➤immediate即期收益➤fast, quick快速的回報◇The software had to demonstrate a fast return.這種軟件必須讓人迅速見到收益。➤early早期利潤◇Venture capitalists currently see few prospects of early returns.風險投資人現在基本不指望早期能獲得利潤。➤future未來收益▸➤long-term, short-term長期/短期利潤▸➤annual, monthly, etc.年利潤、月利潤等▸➤expected, likely, possible, potential, projected預期收益;可能的利潤;潛在收益;預定利潤➤guaranteed保證收益◇The plan provides a guaranteed return.該計劃保證收益。➤gross (especially BrE) 毛利潤▸➤after-tax, net稅後利潤;淨利潤➤actual, real實際/真實收益◇future real returns from global equities未來全球股市的真實回報➤tax-free (especially BrE) 免稅利潤➤risk-adjusted (NAmE) 風險調整後收益➤amended (NAmE) 調整後收益➤annualized (especially NAmE) 年化回報率➤shareholder股東投資回報率➤stock (NAmE) 股票收益➤excess (NAmE) 超額收益VERB + RETURN➤achieve, bring, earn, get, make, receive取得收益;帶來收益;賺取利潤;獲得利潤◇You should get a good return on this investment.在這項投資上你應該可以獲得豐厚的回報。➤average平均收益◇The group has averaged returns of 3.8% a year over the past five years.該集團過去 5 年的年均利潤為 3.8%。➤boost, enhance, improve, increase, maximize提高利潤;使利潤最大化◇to maximize returns to shareholders使股東的利潤最大化➤calculate計算利潤➤expect, forecast, predict預期利潤;預測利潤◇She expects a 100% return within 18 months.她預期在 18 個月內利潤能達到 100%。➤look for, seek追逐利潤◇investors seeking better returns in an era of low inflation在低通貨膨脹時期尋求更高回報的投資者➤deliver, generate, give (sb), offer (sb), produce, provide, realize, show, yield兌現/產生/給(某人)/為(某人)提供/創造/提供/實現/顯示/帶來收益◇Gold shares could realize returns of 15% per annum.黃金股每年能獲得 15% 的收益。◇The venture yielded a net return of £15 million.這一投資的淨利潤是 1,500 萬英鎊。➤ensure, guarantee確保/保證利潤◇The employer guaranteed a certain return on retirement investment.該雇主保證退休金投資會獲得一定的回報。➤represent意味着⋯利潤◇These figures represent a return of 8.5% per annum.這些數字表明年利潤是 8.5%。RETURN + VERB➤increase利潤增加▸➤decline利潤降低RETURN + NOUN➤rate (especially NAmE) 利潤率◇We're getting a high return rate.我們現在的利潤率很高。PREPOSITION➤return from來自⋯的收益◇Their goal is to improve economic returns from irrigation.他們的目標是提高灌溉的經濟收益。➤return on⋯的收益◇the return on capital / investment / savings資本/投資/存款收益PHRASES➤a rate of return利潤率◇We're getting a high rate of return.我們現在的利潤率很高。return
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3 (BrE) ticket to travel to a place and back again往返票➡ see also round tripADJECTIVE | RETURN + NOUNADJECTIVE➤day, period當日/限期往返票▸➤business-class, economy, first-class, standard, tourist-class公務艙/經濟艙/頭等艙/普通艙/二等艙往返票RETURN + NOUN➤ticket往返票▸➤flight, journey往返飛行/旅程return
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ADVERB | VERB + RETURN | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤recently近來返回▸➤shortly一會兒返回➤promptly迅速歸還◇See that the documents are returned promptly, please.請一定要迅速歸還這些文件。➤immediately, instantly立刻返回◇His headache returned instantly.他很快頭痛復發了。➤quickly快速返回◇She quickly returned to the car and sped off.她很快回到汽車裏,然後疾馳而去。➤slowly慢慢返回◇My strength was slowly returning to me.我的體力慢慢恢復了。➤suddenly突然返回➤gradually逐漸返回▸➤eventually, finally最終返回➤subsequently隨後返回◇The patient subsequently returned for surgery.該病人後來又回到醫院做手術。➤periodically不時返回◇Her symptoms returned periodically.她的症狀時不時地出現。➤frequently頻繁返回➤repeatedly反複返回◇His conversation returns repeatedly to the same subjects.他談話時總是反複回到相同的主題上。➤briefly暫時返回◇Let me return briefly to this question.讓我暫時回到這個問題上。➤safely安全返回◇Our aircraft all returned safely to their bases.我們所有的飛機都安全返回了基地。➤gladly, happily愉快地/高興地返回◇Kevin gladly returned her hug.凱文高興地回了她一個擁抱。➤reluctantly不情願地返回◇Charlie reluctantly returned to his seat.查利不情願地回到了自己的座位。➤triumphantly凱旋而歸◇Ali returned triumphantly to boxing in 1970.1970 年,阿里成功地重返拳壇。➤unexpectedly意外返回◇We locked the door in case Mary returned unexpectedly.我們鎖上門,以防瑪麗不期而歸。➤voluntarily自願返回▸➤forcibly強制返回◇The asylum seekers are to be forcibly returned to their home countries.尋求政治庇護者將被強制遣返回原籍國。➤directly直接返回◇I will have to ask that you return directly to your houses.我不得不請你們直接回自己家去。➤home回家VERB + RETURN➤be due to應該返回◇She is due to return to school in a week.她應該在一星期後返回學校。➤be expected to, be likely to, be set to, look set to (BrE) 有望/很可能/開始/看起來開始返回➤be allowed to允許返回▸➤choose to, decide to, expect to, hope to, intend to, opt to, plan to, vote to, want to, wish to, yearn to選擇返回;決定返回;期待返回;希望返回;打算返回;計劃返回;建議返回;想返回➤can't wait to迫不及待地返回◇I couldn't wait to return from my travels.我迫不及待地想結束旅程趕回家裏。➤agree to, promise to答應/許諾返回➤prepare to準備返回◇She was preparing to return to El Salvador.她正準備返回薩爾瓦多。➤offer to主動提出歸還◇I offered to return his Christmas gift to me.我提出將他送我的聖誕禮物還給他。➤fail to沒有返回◇Suspicions were aroused when he failed to return to work on Monday morning.週一早晨他沒回來工作,這引起了人們的懷疑。➤not bother to懶得回應◇He hadn't bothered to return her messages.他懶得回覆她的短信。➤refuse to拒絕歸還◇He refused to return our money.他拒絕歸還我們的錢。➤forget to忘記歸還◇Don't forget to return his handkerchief.別忘了把手絹還給他。➤force sb to逼某人返回◇Lack of cash forced her to return to work.因為缺錢她不得不回去工作。➤threaten to有回來的危險◇the tears that threatened to return眼看又要流出來的眼淚PREPOSITION➤from從⋯返回◇She had recently returned from Paris.她最近剛從巴黎回來。➤to歸還給⋯◇She never returned the book to me.她從未把那本書還給我。