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回过头来

huí guò tóu lái verb C2

Traditional: 回過頭來

  1. to turn one's head; to turn around
  2. (fig.) to return (to a previous point); to come back (to what one was saying before)
  3. (fig.) to look back (in time); to reflect on the past
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「不相干,」他又回过头来想,「什么『二十五斤』?
鲁迅作品选, p. 48 · C2
  他抽开书桌的抽屉,一把抓起所有的铜元,不下二三十,放在她摊开的手掌上,看她出了房,才又回过头来向书桌。
鲁迅作品选, p. 49 · C2

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