Returning

(adj.) tending to return to an earlier state .

(adj.) tending to be turned back .

校对:梅勒妮

• 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. 简·爱.
• 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. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Emma turned round to look at her in consternation, and hastily said, Have you any idea of Mr. Knightley's returning your affection? 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• He had now announced his intention of returning to the scene of his exploits, and of penetrating into regions left still unexplored. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• On returning from Mrs. Vesey's, I instructed Marian to write (observing the same caution which I practised myself) to Mrs. Michelson. 威尔基·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. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• He was not satisfied with returning to his former position without seeing for himself whether anything could be accomplished. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• 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. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• On returning to the dining-room she found it all dark, Miss Keeldar having extinguished the candle. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• 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·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• 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. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Never would he see one of his own kind again, nor could he bear the thought of returning to the cabin. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• The rest of the party were now returning, and all were soon collected. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Mr. and Mrs. Casaubon, returning from their wedding journey, arrived at Lowick Manor in the middle of January. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Her colour and her plump cheeks were returning, she remarked. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• By a few goings and returnings the whole field is reaped. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.

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