動詞 turn back:

1. retrace one's course
   同義詞：backtrack, double back
2. go back to a previous state
   同義詞：revert, return, retrovert, regress
3. force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
   同義詞：chase away, drive out, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off
4. hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
   同義詞：check, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
5. turn inside out or upside down
   同義詞：invert, reverse

1. She go forward a few yards, checked and turn back.
   她向前走了幾碼，突然停住腳步又返回來。
2. The climbers were halfway up the mountain when two of them conked out and had to turn back.
   登山隊員爬到半山腰時，其中兩人筋疲力竭，只得返回。
3. Soldiers barred the road so we had to turn back.
   士兵擋住了去路，我們只好折回。