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return to [place/person]
She returned to her hometown after many years.
多年后她回到了家乡。
返回；回来
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返回；回来
To come or go back to a place or person.
She returned to her hometown after many years.
多年后她回到了家乡。
返回,回到(某地或某人处)
To come or go back (to a place or person).
(在思想、叙述或论证中)回到
To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
再次发生；重现
To recur; to come again.
把某物放回原处
To place or put back something where it had been.
return
Base
原形
returns
3rd person
第三人称单数
returning
-ing
现在分词
returned
Past
过去式
returned
Past participle
过去分词
I return books to the library.
我把书还回图书馆。
She returned home yesterday.
她昨天回家了。
They are returning the money.
他们正在归还钱。
规则动词
She will return home after work.
她下班后会返回家。
Please return the book to the library by Friday.
请在周五前把书归还给图书馆。
The investment returned a good profit.
这项投资产生了可观的收益。
She returned to her hometown after many years.
多年后她回到了家乡。
Please return the book to the library by Friday.
请在周五前把书还给图书馆。
The investment returned 10% as profit.
这项投资产生了10%的利润。
Not this
I will return back to school.
Use this
I will return to school.
return本身已经包含“回”的意思，再加back是冗余的，应去掉back。
Not this
She returned to home.
Use this
She returned home.
home在此处作副词，return直接接home，不需要介词to。
Not this
I returned the library the book.
Use this
I returned the book to the library.
return表示“归还”时，不能直接跟双宾语，需用介词to引出接受者。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
返回（某地）
After the meeting, she returned to her office.
会议结束后，她回到了办公室。
从（某地）返回
He returned from his trip last night.
他昨晚旅行回来了。
把某物归还给（某人/某处）
Please return the book to the library.
请把书归还给图书馆。
回报帮助
I want to return the favor you did for me.
我想回报你给我的帮助。
产生利润
The investment returned a high profit.
这项投资产生了高额利润。
产生结果
The search returned no results.
搜索没有返回结果。
回报；报答
She helped me move, so I returned the favor by babysitting her kids.
她帮我搬家，所以我通过照看她的孩子来回报她。
退回寄件人
The letter was undeliverable and was marked 'return to sender'.
这封信无法投递，被标注为‘退回寄件人’。
恢复状态；回归巅峰
After a disappointing season, the team returned to form with a decisive victory.
经历了一个令人失望的赛季后，这支队伍以一场决定性的胜利恢复了状态。
退回发信人，地址不详。
I need to return this package to the sender.
我需要把这个包裹退回给发信人。
回归纯真。
After a stressful year, she decided to return to her hometown.
经过紧张的一年，她决定回到家乡。
Use return naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你借了书要“归还”，就像太阳每天都会“返回”东方。
语域：neutral 常见场景：旅行、工作、日常 通常用于中性语域，多指人回到某个地点或状态，常见于日常对话、旅行及工作场景。
All words rhyme with 'return' as they share the stressed vowel /ɜː/ and final /rn/. No common lookalikes that sound different are included.
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