| 释义 |
put/turn the ˈclock back1to return to a situation that existed in the past; to remember a past age倒退;复旧;怀旧I wish we could turn the clock back two years and give the marriage another chance.我但愿时光能倒退两年,再给我们的婚姻一次机会。2(disapproving)to return to old-fashioned methods or ideas开倒车The new censorship law will turn the clock back 50 years.新的审查制度将使社会倒退回 50 年前的状态。 |