你想问的应该是这两个词都作为动词的时候的区别吧(因为back还有其他词性) back作为动词时及物动词 vt.
1.使倒退;使后退
She backed her car out of the garage.
她从车库倒车出来.
2.支持;援助;赞助
A lot of my friends backed my plan.
许多朋友支持我的计划.
3.(赛马等)下赌注于;打赌
4.裱褙;给...加衬里[(+with)]
5.背书(支票等)
John backed the check immediately.
约翰立即背书这张支票.
不及物动词 vi.
1.倒退;后退
On seeing the dog,she backed away.
一见到狗,她便向后退去.
2.【海】(风)逆时针转向 back的具体用法 http://www.***.com/p-192649524.html return vi.1.回,返回 return home回家(乡); 回国 2.送还 The property returned to the original owner.财产已还原主.vt.1.寄回、放回或带回:We return bottles to the store.我们将瓶子送还商店 2.回报给予或赠送以作为回报:She returned his praise.她回报了他的夸奖 3.归还还给主人:He returned her book.他归还了她的书 4.反射或送回:The echo was returned by the canyon wall.回声是峡谷壁传回来的 做及物动词的时候,后面直接跟宾语; 做不及物动词的时候,后面不跟宾语,就是单独用.或者要跟宾语的话,后面加介词to再跟宾语.return用法:1“返回”,相当于“go back / get back / come back..如:Ann will visit you when he returns to London.(当“返回”时是不及物动词,先加to才可再加地点.另外,return已含有back的意思,后不可再跟back.) 2“归还”,相当于“give back”如:I have returned the dictionary.(当“归还”时是及物动词,后直接加物,若再接人时方可加to.同样不可再跟back.如:You should return the piano to Dick on time.)