return back 还是return
问题描述:
return back 还是return
哪一个是正确的?
答
关于这个问题我的第一反映也是后边儿不能加back,因为return本来就有come or go back之意;这样用时多于"from"及"to"搭配.但这只是作“返回;回到”解时.
我查了一下资料.词典上说return back的意思是reciprocate(回报;报答;酬答)."Return back"用作此义时还可作名词使用,比如:1.When will we start seeing a return back on that money?2.They were expecting a return back from it.(it指the directors' money that was being poured into a project.)
还查到,return back可以这样用:Return it back to me.( 把它还给我.)
但是奇怪的是,我在语料库中搜到这样一个句子"They'll return back to their own world once they've had their fun."这样看来,作“返回;回到”解时亦可加back?(我也不知道)不过,这是一个极为特别的例子.所以,我认为作“返回;回到”解时,return之后最好别加back.(特别是考试中)