/rɪˈtɜ:n ||; rɪˈtɝn/noun1 [sing] a return (to/from...) coming or going back to a place or to a former activity, situation or condition 返回;回复;恢复: I'll contact you on my returnfrom holiday. 我度假回来就跟你联络。He has recently made a return to form (= started playing well again). 他近来又恢复了状态。
2 [U] giving, sending, putting or taking sth back 送回;放回;交回: I demand the immediate return of my passport. 我要求立即发还我的护照。
3 [C] (in tennis) the act of hitting or throwing the ball back (网球)将球击回或抛回: She hit a brilliant return. 她的反击漂亮极了。
4 [C,U] (a) return (on sth) the profit from a business, etc 利润;收益: This account offers high returns on all investments. 这个账户对所有投资都提供高利润。
5 [C] (brit also 英亦作 reˌturn ˈticket) (US 美 round tripround trip ticket) a ticket to travel to a place and back again 来回票;双程票: A day return to Oxford, please. 麻烦你给我一张去牛津的即日来回票。Is the return fare cheaper than two singles? 来回票的票价是不是要比两张单程票便宜? [OPP] single or one-way 反义词为single或one-way
6 (also the reˈturn key) [sing] the button on a computer that you press when you reach the end of a line or of an instruction (计算机的)回车键,返回键
by return (of post) (
Brit 英) immediately; by the next post (接到信之后)立即,由下一班邮递
in return (for sth) as payment or in exchange (for sth); as a reaction to sth 作为(某物的)付款;以换取(某物);以回应(某事物):
Please accept this present in return for all your help. 请收下这份礼物,让我答谢你的帮忙。