他们差点被迫返回。用英语怎么说？

他们差点被迫返回。

They were very nearly forced to turn back.

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

very

adj. 很，非常，恰好是，正是，十足的，特有的；adv. 很，非常，充分，完全；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

nearly

adv. 几乎，差不多，险乎；

例句
His increasing alignment with the Reagan administration nearly cost him re-election.
与里根政府日益紧密的关系差点让他失去了连任的机会。

forced

adj. 被迫的，强迫的；v. 强制(force的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
Constant rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions.
连绵阴雨致使翌日各项赛事被迫中止。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

turn

v. 使转动，旋转，转身，翻转；n. 转动，转向，转弯处，转变；

例句
The government have not been able to turn today's demonstration to their advantage.
政府未能把今天的游行示威转为己用。

back

n. 背，背部，背面，反面，后面，后部，（椅子等的）靠

例句
He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。