take back
1．withdraw 收回；撤销
I take back what I said just now．我撤回刚才说的话。
He would neither apologize nor take back what he had said．他既不肯道歉，又不肯收回他说过的话。
2．regain possession of 重新获得；取回
Do you mind taking the children back in your car？你可以让孩子们搭你的车回来吗？
3．agree to receive back again；permit to come back 同意收回；同意退回；允许…回去
This shop promises to take back any good that don't satisfy the person who buys them．这家商店允许顾客退回他所不满意的商品。
The chair was defective and the dealer was obliged to take it back．这把椅子有毛病，商人不得不同意把它收回。
Lindsay was fired twice but both times taken back under the pressure from the union．林赛两次被解雇，但在工会的压力下，两次都被允许回去工作。
4．remind of earlier time；cause to remember 使回想
This picture took me back to my own childhood．这张照片使我回忆起我的童年。