return to work

return to work — 慣用語

1. to begin doing your job again after a period of not working, such as after an il

1.慣用語B1
釋義

復工；返崗

休假/離職後重新開始工作

to begin doing your job again after a period of not working, such as after an illness, an injury, parental leave, or a period without a job

例句

After six months of maternity leave, Iris returned to work at the hospital.

休產假六個月後，Iris 回到醫院上班。

after [period of absence] + return to work at [place]

Ravindra returned to work as a delivery driver after his ankle healed from the injury.

Ravindra 的腳踝傷勢痊癒後，他回到快遞司機的工作崗位。

return to work as [job role] after [health event]

同義詞
  • go back to work

    more conversational and widely used in everyday speech

  • resume work

    more formal, often used in official or HR contexts

  • get back to work

    informal, can mean either returning after absence or resuming an interrupted task

反義詞
  • go on leave

    the opposite action — starting a period of absence from work

  • retire

    permanent exit from the workforce, not a temporary absence

文法句型

return to work + after/before [time expression]

用法筆記

Commonly used after a period of absence due to parental leave, illness, injury, or unemployment. The phrase often pairs with a time expression (e.g., 'after', 'next week', 'following') that marks when the return happens. 'Return to work' treats 'work' as a general concept (workplace or job), not a specific task.

常見錯誤

❌She returned back to work in March.
✅She returned to work in March.
💡'Return' already means 'go back', so 'back' is redundant.
❌I returned to my work after the holiday.' (meaning job)
✅I returned to work after the holiday.
💡'Work' here refers to one's job or workplace, not a specific task.