Word · Frequency #18501
returning
返回的；回归的
tending to return to an earlier state or to be turned back
- 1.
tending to return to an earlier state
回归的；回复原状的
- 2.
tending to be turned back
折返的；返回的
回归的；回复原状的；折返的；返回的
In use
Returning travelers are required to show a negative test result.
The returning alumni were given a tour of the new buildings.
The returning sound of the gong signaled the end of the ceremony.
returning + noun
returning 作形容词时通常前置修饰名词，表示“返回的、回归的”，常用来形容回到先前状态或地方的人或事物。
Returning students must register before the semester starts.
返校学生必须在学期开始前注册。
Common mistakes
The return students are waiting for the bus.The returning students are waiting for the bus.
“return”是动词或名词，不能直接作定语修饰名词；表示“正在返回的”应用现在分词形容词“returning”。
The returning back birds are flying south.The returning birds are flying south.
Connections
Collocations
- returning traveler
- 归来的旅客
- Returning travelers must fill out a health declaration form.归来的旅客必须填写健康申报表。
- returning veteran
- 归来的老兵
- The town held a parade for returning veterans.该镇为归来的老兵举行了游行。
- returning student
- 返校学生
- Returning students can register for classes online.返校学生可以在线注册课程。
- returning refugee
- 返乡难民
- The UN helped returning refugees rebuild their homes.联合国帮助返乡难民重建家园。
- returning tide
- 回返的潮水
- The returning tide swept the sandcastles away.回返的潮水冲走了沙堡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：re(回)+turn(转)，转回来=返回的、回归的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：scientific literature、academic writing、formal reports 该形容词义项多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于学术或技术类描述；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Grammar Note
常与介词to搭配，表示'回返到…'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 returning /rɪˈtɝnɪŋ/ 押韵的词有 turning、burning、learning、earning、yearning、concerning，它们重读元音都是 /ɝ/，之后都是 /nɪŋ/。注意拼写相近的词不一定同音：running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ 和 morning /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/ 元音不同，并不与 returning 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.