return有返回;归还;回报;回应;申报等意思，那么你知道return的用法吗？
A.COME/GO BACK 回来；回去
[单独使用的动词] ~ (to…) (from…) to come or go back from one place to another 回来；回去；返回
I waited a long time for him to return.
我等他回来等了很长时间。
She's returning to Australia tomorrow after six months in Europe.
她在欧洲逗留了六个月，明天要返回澳大利亚了。
I returned from work to find the house empty.
我下班回来，发现屋里空无一人。
When did she return home from the trip?
她是什么时候旅行回来的？
B.BRING/GIVE BACK 拿回；归还
~ sb/sth (to sb/sth) to bring, give, put or send sth back to sb/sth 带回；送回；放回；退还
[动词 + 名词短语]
We had to return the hairdryer to the store because it was faulty.
我们不得不将吹风机退回商店，因为它有残损。
I must return some books to the library.
我得把一些书还给图书馆。
Don't forget to return my pen!
别忘了把钢笔还给我！
[动词 + 名词短语 + 形容词]
I returned the letter unopened.
我原封不动地将信退了回去。
C.OF FEELING/QUALITY 感觉；特质
[单独使用的动词] to come back again 恢复；重现
reappear,, resurface
The following day the pain returned.
第二天又疼起来了。
Her suspicions returned when things started going missing again.
发现又有东西丢失的时候，她又怀疑起来。
D.TO PREVIOUS SUBJECT/ACTIVITY 先前的话题 / 活动
[单独使用的动词] ~ (to sth) to start discussing a subject you were discussing earlier, or doing an activity you were doing earlier 重提；重新开始做
He returns to this topic later in the report.
他在报告中后来又提到这个话题。
She looked up briefly then returned to her sewing.
她抬头看了一眼，又接着做她的针线活儿。
The doctor may allow her to return to work next week.
医生也许会允许她下周回去上班。
E.TO PREVIOUS STATE 先前的状态
[单独使用的动词] ~ to sth to go back to a previous state 恢复；回复
Train services have returned to normal after the strike.
罢工过后，列车运营已经恢复正常。
F.DO/GIVE THE SAME 回报
[动词 + 名词短语] to do or give sth to sb because they have done or given the same to you first; to have the same feeling about sb that they have about you 回报；回应
to return a favour/greeting/stare
报答；回应问候；回瞪一眼
She phoned him several times but he was too busy to return her call .
她给他打了几次电话，但他太忙，不能给她回电话。
It's time we returned their invitation (= invite them to sth as they invited us to sth first) .
该我们回请他们了。
He did not return her love.
他没有回报她的爱。
‘You were both wonderful! ’ ‘So were you! ’ we said, returning the compliment .
“你们俩太棒了！”“你也一样啊！”我们也称赞道。
to return fire (= to shoot at sb who is shooting at you)
用枪炮还击
G.IN TENNIS 网球
[动词 + 名词短语] to hit the ball back to your opponent during a game 回击；击回
to return a service/shot
击回发球 / 抽球
H.A VERDICT 裁决
[动词 + 名词短语] ~ a verdict to give a decision about sth in court 宣告(裁决)
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
陪审团宣告了无罪的判决。
I.ELECT POLITICIAN 选政治人物
[动词 + 名词短语][常用被动态] ~ sb (to sth) | ~ sb (as sth) (British English) to elect sb to a political position 选举；选出；推举
J.PROFIT/LOSS 利润；损失
[动词 + 名词短语](business 商) to give or produce a particular amount of money as a profit or loss 带来，产生(利润或损失)
to return a high rate of interest
有很高的利息回报
Last year the company returned a loss of ?157 million.
去年，公司的亏损达1.57亿英镑。
1."偿还；补偿"释义下的同义词
back repay give reimburse
2."复归；回到"释义下的同义词
back revert revisit go come
其他释义下的同义词
revisit reverse back go reaction recur reimburse repay thank velvet come give response revert earnings replace relapse
1、 I will return, find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.
我会回去，找到你，爱你，娶你，活的光明正大。《赎罪》
2、 Ellery's return will help to chase away some of the gloom.
埃勒里的归来可以驱散一些抑郁的情绪。
3、 Return the enclosed Donation Form today in the prepaid envelope provided.
请于今日将随函附上的捐款表格用所提供的邮资预付的信封寄回。
4、 Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America.
福特从未停止过劝说他返回美国。
5、 They called for the return of internment without trial for terrorists.
他们呼吁对恐怖分子重新实施不经审讯即行拘留政策。
6、 He was still twitchy and we awaited Ann's return anxiously.
他仍然焦虑不安，我们担心地等着安回来。
7、 Would Bethany return of her own free will, as she had promised?
贝萨妮会像她承诺的那样自愿回来吗？
8、 The pilot wisely decided to return to Farnborough post haste.
飞行员明智地决定尽快返回法恩伯勒。
9、 If I may return to what we were talking about earlier.
让我们再回到之前的那个话题。
10、 The Health Secretary called for a return to traditional family values.
卫生部部长呼吁传统家庭价值观的回归。
11、 Use the enclosed envelope to return your completed survey.
请用随信附上的信封将填好的调查表寄回。
12、 Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave.
你的工作会一直保留到你休完产假回来。
13、 The much repaired plane was crated for the return journey.
经过大修的刨子被装入木箱运回去。
14、 They cited Alex's refusal to return to the marital home.
他们引证了亚历克斯拒绝回到婚后的家中一事。
15、 I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe.
我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。
answer，reply，respond，retort，return
这些动词均有“回答”之意。
answer 常用词，指用书面、口头或行动对他人的请求、询问、质问等作出回答或反应。
reply 较正式用词，较少用于口语。侧重经过考虑的较正式答复。
respond 正式用词，指即刻的，以口头或行动对外来的号召、请求或刺激等作出回答或响应。
retort 指对不同意见、批评或控诉作出迅速、有力的回答，即“反驳”。
return 正式用词，从本义“归来，回去”引申作“回答、答辨”讲时，含反驳或反唇相讥之意。
1、I will return, find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.
我会回去，找到你，爱你，娶你，活的光明正大。《赎罪》
2、Ellery's return will help to chase away some of the gloom.
埃勒里的归来可以驱散一些抑郁的情绪。
3、Return the enclosed Donation Form today in the prepaid envelope provided.
请于今日将随函附上的捐款表格用所提供的邮资预付的信封寄回。
v. 回来，退还，重现，回报
n. 回来，归还，恢复，利润
变形：过去式： returned; 现在分词：returning; 过去分词：returned;
1. I will return, find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.
我会回去，找到你，爱你，娶你，活的光明正大。《赎罪》
2. Ellery's return will help to chase away some of the gloom.
埃勒里的归来可以驱散一些抑郁的情绪。
3. Return the enclosed Donation Form today in the prepaid envelope provided.
请于今日将随函附上的捐款表格用所提供的邮资预付的信封寄回。
4. Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America.
福特从未停止过劝说他返回美国。
5. They called for the return of internment without trial for terrorists.
他们呼吁对恐怖分子重新实施不经审讯即行拘留政策。
6. He was still twitchy and we awaited Ann's return anxiously.
他仍然焦虑不安，我们担心地等着安回来。
7. Would Bethany return of her own free will, as she had promised?
贝萨妮会像她承诺的那样自愿回来吗？
8. The pilot wisely decided to return to Farnborough post haste.
飞行员明智地决定尽快返回法恩伯勒。
9. If I may return to what we were talking about earlier.
让我们再回到之前的那个话题。
10. The Health Secretary called for a return to traditional family values.
卫生部部长呼吁传统家庭价值观的回归。
11. Use the enclosed envelope to return your completed survey.
请用随信附上的信封将填好的调查表寄回。
12. Your job will be kept open for your return after maternity leave.
你的工作会一直保留到你休完产假回来。
13. The much repaired plane was crated for the return journey.
经过大修的刨子被装入木箱运回去。
14. They cited Alex's refusal to return to the marital home.
他们引证了亚历克斯拒绝回到婚后的家中一事。
15. I solemnly vowed that someday I would return to live in Europe.
我郑重发誓，总有一天我将回到欧洲生活。
by return (of post)
1. (英)由最早一班回程邮递送
many happy returns (of the day)
1. (生日祝贺用语)祝你长命百岁
return thanks
1. (英)(尤用于饭前祷告或回应祝酒或慰问)致谢，感谢
in return
1. 回报的：作为回报或回复的
return可以用作动词
return的基本意思是“回到原来的位置或状态”,可指人、物回到某处，也可指某人把某物送还，归还给某人，还可指病痛、情绪等的复发、状态的恢复、季节的再次来临等。
return的现在进行时可表示按计划或安排将要发生的动作，此时须有表示将来的时间状语或特定的上下文。
return用作及物动词时，可接名词、代词或that从句作宾语，还可接双宾语，其间接宾语可转化为介词to的宾语。
return用作动词的用法例句
We must return to Dalian within three days.我们必须在3日内回到大连。
What time does your husband return from work?你丈夫什么时候下班回家？
Don't forget to return my keys.别忘了还我钥匙。
return可以用作名词
return用作名词的基本意思是“返回，回来，恢复”,指重新回到或返回原来的位置或状态，可用作可数名词，也可用作不可数名数。引申还可作“归还”“回报”解，是不可数名词。
return还可作“利润”“收益”解，是可数名词。
return用作名词的用法例句
I'm afraid I have to insist on the return of my books at once.对不起，我要求你立即归还我的书。
The hope of his safe return diminished as time passed by.随着时间的推移，他平安返回的希望越来越渺茫。
I gave him some books in return for his assistance.我给了他一些书，作为对他所提供的帮助的回报。
名词：归来，返乡；来回，汇成；赢利
动词：回转，返回；复发，又来；送还
return的英语音标
英 [riˈtə:n] 美 [rɪˈtɚn]
return的时态
现在分词： returning 过去式： returned 过去分词： returned