1.Nobody can turn back the wheel of history.
任何人都无法使历史车轮倒转.
英:[tə:n bæk]
美:[tɚn bæk]
(使)往回走;翻起,折转;扭转;掉过头来
Verb
1. retrace one's course;
"The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"
2. go back to a previous state;
"We reverted to the old rules"
3. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings;
"Drive away potential burglars"
"drive away bad thoughts"
"dispel doubts"
"The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
4. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of;
"Arrest the downward trend"
"Check the growth of communism in Sout East Asia"
"Contain the rebel movement"
"Turn back the tide of communism"
The first known use of turn back was in the 15th century
Saint Bernardnoun
any of a breed of large powerful dogs developed in the Swiss Alps and formerly used in aiding lost travelers
Saint Andrew's crossnoun
a cross shaped like the letter X
turn backverb
to go in the reverse direction : return
turned back for home
to stop the advance of : check
turned back the enemy
1.Nobody can turn back the wheel of history.
任何人都无法使历史车轮倒转.
2.Don't turn back the corners of the pages to mark your place.
别折书页的角来标明你读到的地方.
3.a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire
4.The plane needs haft a day to turn round.
飞机需要半天才能返回。
5.The hounds harked back to the dells.
猎犬折回小山谷想再找寻到嗅迹。
6.She was about to turn back when something about the bloated face struck her as fami - liar.
她刚要转身离开,突然觉得那张膨胀的脸有点熟悉.
7.They were very nearly forced to turn back.
他们差点被迫返回。
8.Soldiers barred the road so we had to turn back.
士兵挡住了去路,我们只好折回.
9.Britain is on the right track. Don't turn back.
英国现在走的是条正确的道路, 千万不能倒退.
10.We'd better turn back ; it's getting dark.
我们最好还是往回走吧,天快黑了.
11.To end this chapter let us turn back to the previous century for a moment.
趁这一章结束之际,让我们回顾一下上个世纪.
12.Implying that human endeavor could turn back the tides of fate.
言下大有以人力挽回天命之意.
13.Housing advocates expect the new laws will also speed along market-rate housing once economic conditions turn back in developers’ favor.
14.Please turn back to page 3 and start again from there.
请翻回到第三页,再从那里开始.
15.If the wolf doesn't turn back its head , the eagle is helpless.
狼只要不回转身来,他就毫无办法.
16.She got back safe from her adventure.
她有惊无险已安全返回。
17.It was too late to turn back.
回头已经太晚了。
18.The horsemen reined in and shouted at the men behind to turn back.
骑手们勒缰停住,对身后的人大嚷,让他们回去。
19.It was too late and too urgent to turn back. The die was cast.
现在为时已晚,来不及回头。事情已成定局了。
20.We have no choice but to turn back.
没办法,我们只有回去.