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return to [place]
表示回到某地或某状态。
His return to the office was delayed by traffic.
他返回办公室因交通而延迟。
返回；归还
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
返回；归还
the act of returning; coming or going back
His return to the office was delayed by traffic.
他返回办公室因交通而延迟。
返回的动作
The act of returning.
往返票
A return ticket.
退回的物品,例如因缺陷而退回的物品
An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
回答
An answer.
Her return to work after maternity leave was warmly welcomed by the team.
她休完产假返回工作岗位，受到团队的热烈欢迎。
The airline announced the return of nonstop flights to Tokyo.
该航空公司宣布恢复直飞东京的航班。
On his return from the trip, he found a pile of mail waiting for him.
旅行归来后，他发现一堆邮件等着他。
表示回到某地或某状态。
His return to the office was delayed by traffic.
他返回办公室因交通而延迟。
指投资产生的收益。
The company reported a 10% return on its investment.
公司报告了10%的投资回报。
表示作为回应或交换。
She gave him a gift in return for his help.
她送他一份礼物作为他帮助的回报。
Not this
I made a return back to my hometown.
Use this
I made a return to my hometown.
return本身含有“回”义，加back造成冗余。
Not this
In return to your help, I bought you a gift.
Use this
In return for your help, I bought you a gift.
固定搭配是in return for，表示“作为对…的回报”，而非in return to。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
回报率
The rate of return on this investment is 8%.
这项投资的回报率是8%。
投资回报
They expect a high return on investment within five years.
他们期望五年内获得高投资回报。
往返票
I bought a return ticket to Beijing.
我买了一张去北京的往返票。
返程
The return journey took longer than expected.
返程花费的时间比预期的要长。
回车键
Press the return key to submit the form.
按回车键提交表单。
回信地址
Please include your return address on the envelope.
请在信封上附上你的回信地址。
作为回报
She helped me with my work, and in return, I treated her to dinner.
她帮我完成了工作，作为回报，我请她吃了晚餐。
不可挽回的地步
Once you sign the contract, you've reached the point of no return.
一旦你签署了合同，就进入了不可挽回的地步。
复赛；回访比赛
The two teams will play a return match next month.
这两支球队下个月将进行一场回访比赛。
国王归来
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won 11 Academy Awards.
《指环王：国王归来》赢得了11项奥斯卡奖。
绝地归来
Return of the Jedi is the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy.
《绝地归来》是原版星球大战三部曲的第三部电影。
Use return naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
re-回，turn转，返回就是转回；电脑回车键Return也意为返回。
语域：mixed 常见场景：返回某地、投资回报、回应答复 作为名词的return有多种义项，语域因语境不同而变化：表示‘返回’时比较中性，多用于日常或旅行场景；表示‘回报’时比较正式，多用于金融或经济领域；表示‘回应’时也较中性，多用于通信或互动。因此整体语域标记为混合。
Words like 'burn', 'turn', and 'learn' share a similar ending sound with 'return', but note that 'return' has a prefix 're-'.
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.