1. (使)返回;(使)折回
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;If you turn back or if someone turns you back when you are going somewhere, you change direction and go towards where you started from.
2. 无法改变计划;无法收回成命
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;If you cannot turn back, you cannot change your plans and decide not to do something, because the action you have already taken makes it impossible.
1. turn inside out or upside down
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: invertreverse
2. go back to a previous state
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. We reverted to the old rules
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: revertreturnretrovertregress
3. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;check the expansion or influence of
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. Arrest the downward trend
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Contain the rebel movement
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Turn back the tide of communism
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: checkarreststopcontainhold back
4. force to go away
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. Drive away potential burglars
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;drive away bad thoughts
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;dispel doubts
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: chase awaydrive outdrive awaydispeldrive offrun off
5. retrace one's course
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;e.g. The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;[…]nbsp;Synonym: backtrackdouble back