give something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v a) GIVEto give something to the person it belongs to or the person who gave it to you 归还,还给 This isn’t your money and you must give it back. 这不是你的钱,你一定要还回去。
Of course you can have a look at it, as long as you give it back. 你当然可以看,但是你要还回来。
give something back to somebody I’ll give the keys back to you tomorrow morning. 我明天早上把钥匙还给你。
give somebody something ↔ back Her ex-husband refused to give her back any of her old photos and letters. 她前夫不肯将她以前的照片和信件还给她。
b) GIVEto make it possible for someone to have or do something again 使恢复 SYN restoregive somebody something ↔ back He underwent an expensive operation to give him back his sight. 他做了一个昂贵的视力恢复手术。
The company finally agreed to give the women their old jobs back. 公司终于同意让那些妇女复工。
give something back to somebody This legislation will give more power back to local authorities. 这项法规将把更多权力交还给地方政府。
give something back to somebody• Were they nudging a temperament given to extremes back to the middle?• Terese say give it right back to her.• They begin to give the colour back to Isaac's cheeks, but they are as far as the storyteller will go.• At the end of class, I fled before he could turn around and give it back to me.• Roughly seizing Tarantula, they stripped off his bright clothing and gave it back to Swift-Runner.• An intergovernmental conference on giving the games back to the people would be a start.• It's our turn now to give life back to whales and dolphins.• Soon, they give the job back to you.