circle back

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To return to a previous location or state; to come back to. idiomatic,intransitive
    — I have to circle back to the office to pick up a few things.
  2. To return to a previous topic of discussion; to bring up again. idiomatic,intransitive
    — We're out of time right now, but we can circle back on this tomorrow.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see circle, back.
    — When it was released from its cage Monday, the bird gracefully circled back, almost in a half moon, before disappearing into the sky.

词形变化

circles back present,singular,third-person circling back participle,present circled back participle,past circled back past

词源

Alluding to physically making a circle to order to return to one's starting point (as in sense 3).
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