wind back the clock

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To return in time to an earlier period of history. figuratively,idiomatic
    — But wind the clock back some 60 years, and you would find that away from the South East of England, the North West once had the most extensive and varied selection of electric routes in the country.

词形变化

winds back the clock present,singular,third-person winding back the clock participle,present wound back the clock participle,past wound back the clock past wind the clock back alternative
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