Returning
[rɪ'tɝn]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) tending to return to an earlier state .
(adj.) tending to be turned back .
校對:梅勒妮--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Return
整理:露丝
例句/造句/用法:
- As he was returning the box to his waistcoat pocket, a loud bell rang for the servants' dinner; he knew what it was. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- He had met her before breakfast as he was returning from a walk with his little boys, when it had been just beginning to rain. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Emma turned round to look at her in consternation, and hastily said, Have you any idea of Mr. Knightley's returning your affection? 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- He had now announced his intention of returning to the scene of his exploits, and of penetrating into regions left still unexplored. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- On returning from Mrs. Vesey's, I instructed Marian to write (observing the same caution which I practised myself) to Mrs. Michelson. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Miss Bingley said something of his never returning to Netherfield again, of giving up the house, but not with any certainty. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- He was not satisfied with returning to his former position without seeing for himself whether anything could be accomplished. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- So I dined upon cod very heartily, and have since continued to eat as other people; returning only now and then occasionally to a vegetable diet. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- On returning to the dining-room she found it all dark, Miss Keeldar having extinguished the candle. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- If her face was turned homeward, he had merely strolled down to see the river, and was just returning, unless they were tired of his frequent calls. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- For an hour or more he was at work, returning at last with his feet heavy with snow and his features as inscrutable as ever. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歷險記.
- Never would he see one of his own kind again, nor could he bear the thought of returning to the cabin. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The rest of the party were now returning, and all were soon collected. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Mr. and Mrs. Casaubon, returning from their wedding journey, arrived at Lowick Manor in the middle of January. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Her colour and her plump cheeks were returning, she remarked. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- By a few goings and returnings the whole field is reaped. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
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