1PHRASAL VERB 退回;退还;归还 If you take something back, you return it to the place where you bought it or where you borrowed it from, because it is unsuitable or broken, or because you have finished with it. 退回;退还;归还
If I buy something and he doesn't like it I'll take it back. [VERB noun PREP.]
要是我买的东西他不喜欢的话,我就会去退货。
I went to the library and took your books back. [VERB noun PREP.]
我去了图书馆,帮你把书还了。
I once took back a pair of shoes that fell apart after a week. [VERBPREP. noun]
3PHRASAL VERB 让…回家;准许…回来 If you take someone back, you allow them to come home again, after they have gone away because of a quarrel or other problem. 让…回家;准许…回来
Why did she take him back?. [VERB noun PREP.]
她怎么又让他回家了?
The government has agreed to take back those people who are considered economic rather than political refugees. [VERBPREP. noun]
政府同意让那些被认为是经济难民的人回国,但政治难民不包括在内。
SYN be reconciled with, forgive, pardon, welcome someone back
4PHRASAL VERB 使回想起;使回忆起 If you say that something takes you back, you mean that it reminds you of a period of your past life and makes you think about it again. 使回想起;使回忆起
I enjoyed experimenting with colours — it took me back to being five years old. [VERB noun PREP. + to]
take back phrasal verb ⇨break4 (OK, I take it all back!)⇨remind sb of sb/sth (That smell takes me back to my childhood.)⇨return2 (take sth back to the store)