英语词组turn back the clock是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

turn back the clock

to make things the same as they were at an earlier time.

I cannot vote for someone who promises to turn back the clock to better days because that's impossible.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form turn the clock back

turn back the clock

1. Literally, to set the clock to an earlier time. Can you turn back the clock? It's five minutes fast.

2. To revisit, recount, or recreate a time or era from the past. If I could turn back the clock, I would manage my finances better so I could retire at an earlier age. The purpose of this conference is to turn back the clock by analyzing early human remains to gain insight into their way of life.

turn back the clock

and turn the clock back

turn back the clock

return to the past or to a previous way of doing things.

turn the clock back, to

To return to an earlier way of life; to restore past conditions. This metaphor dates from the nineteenth century and generally represents a vain attempt to return to a past era. “You can’t turn back the hands of the clock,” wrote Erle Stanley Gardner (The Case of the Turning Tide, 1941).

词组	turn back the clock
释义	Idiom turn back the clock to make things the same as they were at an earlier time. I cannot vote for someone who promises to turn back the clock to better days because that's impossible. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form turn the clock back turn back the clock 1. Literally, to set the clock to an earlier time. Can you turn back the clock? It's five minutes fast. 2. To revisit, recount, or recreate a time or era from the past. If I could turn back the clock, I would manage my finances better so I could retire at an earlier age. The purpose of this conference is to turn back the clock by analyzing early human remains to gain insight into their way of life. turn back the clock and turn the clock back turn back the clock return to the past or to a previous way of doing things. turn the clock back, to To return to an earlier way of life; to restore past conditions. This metaphor dates from the nineteenth century and generally represents a vain attempt to return to a past era. “You can’t turn back the hands of the clock,” wrote Erle Stanley Gardner (The Case of the Turning Tide, 1941).
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