take something back
phrasal verb with take verb uk/teɪk/ us/teɪk/ took | taken
(SOMETHING BOUGHT)
B1 退回(从商店里购买的东西)
to return something you have bought to a shop
Is it too small? Take it back and get a refund. 太小了吗?那就把它退了吧。
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- If the skirt doesn't fit, you can take it back.
- I took the radio back because it was faulty.
(STATEMENT)
收回(说错的话)
to admit that something you said was wrong
All right, I take it all back. It wasn't your fault. 好吧,我收回我说过的话。那不是你的错。
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- He refused to take back his assertion that I had lied.
- OK, I take it all back - Florida was a fantastic place for a holiday.