return to work

IPA/ɹɪtˈɜːn tə wˈɜːk/
IPA/ɹᵻtˈɜːn tə wˈɜːk/

return to work — 慣用語

1. to go back to your job after a period of absence, such as parental leave, illnes

1.慣用語B1
釋義

復工

請假或中斷後回到原本的崗位

to go back to your job after a period of absence, such as parental leave, illness, or a strike.

例句

After six months of maternity leave, Lin returned to work at the bank last Monday.

休完六個月的產假後，Lin 在上週一回到銀行復工。

return to work after parental leave

The schoolteacher returned to work only after her doctor confirmed the knee injury had healed.

這位老師直到醫生確認膝蓋傷勢已完全痊癒，才恢復上班。

同義詞
  • go back to work

    more informal and common in everyday speech

  • resume work

    more formal, used in official announcements and business writing

  • get back to work

    informal; can also function as an instruction to stop wasting time

反義詞

用法筆記

Typically used when the absence from work has been planned or involuntary. Not used for the daily end of a work shift — 'go home' or 'leave work' would be more natural there.

常見錯誤

❌After the meeting, everyone returned to work for the day.
✅After the meeting, everyone went back to their desks for the day.
💡'return to work' suggests a longer absence, not a short break.