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单词 reverse
释义
reverse
(rɪvɜːʳs )
Word forms: reverses , reversing , reversed
1. verb
When someone or something reverses a decision, policy, or trend, they change it to the opposite decision, policy, or trend.
They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices. [VERB noun]
The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in the jobless rate. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: change, alter, cancel, overturn  
2. verb
If you reverse the order of a set of things, you arrange them in the opposite order, so that the first thing comes last.
Simply reversing the order of the questions made it more logical. . [VERB noun]
The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences. [be VERB-ed]
3. verb
If you reverse the positions or functions of two things, you change them so that each thing has the position or function that the other one had.
He reversed the position of the two stamps. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: transpose, change, move, exchange  
4. verb B2
When a car reverses or when you reverse it, the car is driven backwards. [mainly British]
Another car reversed out of the drive. [VERB]
He reversed and drove away. [VERB]
He reversed his car straight at the policeman. [VERB noun]
regional note:   in AM, usually use back up
Synonyms: go backwards, retreat, back up, turn back  
5. uncountable noun [usu in/into N]
If your car is in reverse, you have changed gear so that you can drive it backwards.
He lurched the car in reverse along the ruts to the access road.
6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Reverse means opposite to what you expect or to what has just been described.
The wrong attitude will have exactly the reverse effect.
Synonyms: opposite, contrary, converse, inverse  
7. singular noun
If you say that one thing is the reverse of another, you are emphasizing that the first thing is the complete opposite of the second thing.
There is no evidence that spectators want longer cricket matches. Quite the reverse.
I expected a dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.
Synonyms: opposite, contrary, converse, antithesis  
8. countable noun
A reverse is a serious failure or defeat. [formal]
It's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse.
9. singular noun
The reverse or the reverse side of a flat object which has two sides is the less important or the other side.
Write your address on the reverse of the cheque.
10. in reverse phrase
If something happens in reverse or goes into reverse, things happen in the opposite way to what usually happens or to what has been happening.
Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies.
The downward trend went into reverse and the scores started to creep up again.
11. reverse the charges phrase
If you reverse the charges when you make a phone call, the person who you are phoning pays the cost of the call and not you. [British]
regional note:   in AM, use call collect
Collocations:
reverse a ban
Later that month, the ninth appeal to reverse the ban on operations was dismissed, and weeks later the tenth appeal was also denied.
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Those banned could reverse the ban by submitting to the legal authority.
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Several campaigns have been launched in an effort to reverse the ban.
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A week later, the housing association reversed the ban.
The Sun
But the politics of reversing the ban have become increasingly difficult for him.
Times, Sunday Times
reverse a ruling
Managers should reverse the ruling and let staff share their pride in backing the national team.
The Sun
He could not, he explained, reverse the ruling because that would not be within his remit.
Times, Sunday Times
At a meeting the following morning he was confronted by the home secretary, who demanded to know why the department had failed to reverse the ruling.
Times,Sunday Times
But as the weighed-in had been given they had to reverse that ruling.
The Sun
The replay official may reverse a ruling if and only if the video evidence convinces him beyond all doubt that the ruling was incorrect.
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reverse a slide
We need some interventions that will make an immediate impact and reverse the slide.
ST
And, despite action during the year to reverse the slide, its fourth quarter results show a 21 per cent fall in net income to $1.4 billion.
Times, Sunday Times
This alone will not reverse the slide in home ownership among the young.
Times, Sunday Times
We can reverse that slide.
The Sun
Reversing the slide in the popularity of public markets will need dramatic changes, but there are few on the horizon.
Times, Sunday Times
reverse a tide
Within the year, her success would reverse the tide off inancial crises that often threatened to engulf (and force apart) her family.
Times,Sunday Times
And what can we do to reverse the tide in time for the next election two or three years from now?
The Sun
But even this week's snow may not be enough to reverse the tide of accident claims.
Times, Sunday Times
The program was created to reverse the tide of small business leaving downtowns for larger sites surrounding the city.
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Its overall impact, however, was insufficient to reverse the tide of action in the streets.
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reverse a trend
But universities can do much to reverse this trend.
Times, Sunday Times
But here's one who would surely reverse the trend.
Times, Sunday Times
Plural was set up to promote the kind of reasoned criticism that might help reverse this trend.
The Times Literary Supplement
Government officials said they hoped that freeing up the curriculum, investing 1 billion into personalised learning and reintroducing synthetic phonics would reverse the trend.
Times, Sunday Times
It wants tax cuts in next month's budget to reverse the trend.
The Sun
reverse side
For that very reason, they find the reverse side more easily.
Times, Sunday Times
The reverse side of the poster should show an outline of the design as the paint often seeps through the paper over time.
Times, Sunday Times
Filling in the grid with one of these made no impression at all on the reverse side.
Times, Sunday Times
Immediately slide it back into the pan to cook the reverse side.
Times, Sunday Times
She relished creating new technical solutions, priding herself on the interest and quality of her workmanship, including the reverse side of each piece.
Times, Sunday Times
reverse the outcome
We have not spent one minute trying to reverse the outcome of that referendum.
Times,Sunday Times
This would reverse the outcome of a referendum the previous year, which resulted in the country becoming a republic.
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A recount was automatically ordered, which reversed the outcome.
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Hearing the news, he suffers an emotional breakdown, regains his eyesight and vows to dedicate his life toward reversing the outcome of the war.
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the reverse applies
Larger portion sizes have been shown to lead to people unconsciously eating more, but until now it has been unclear whether the reverse applies.
Times, Sunday Times
For pop tunes, the reverse applies.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet the reverse applies with imports of other manufacturers.
Times, Sunday Times
The reverse applies for a decrease in belief.
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Translations:
Chinese: 倒退挡, 颠倒, 相反的
Japanese: , 逆にする, 逆の
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