| 单词 | reverse |
| 释义 | Word Frequency reverse(rɪˈvɜːs) verb (mainly tr) 1. to turn or set in an opposite direction, order, or position 2. to change into something different or contrary; alter completely reverse one's policy 3. (also intr) to move or cause to move backwards or in an opposite direction to reverse a car 4. to run (machinery, etc) in the opposite direction to normal 5. to turn inside out 6. law to revoke or set aside (a judgment, decree, etc); annul 7. (often foll by out) to print from plates so made that white lettering or design of (a page, text, display, etc) appears on a black or coloured background 8. reverse arms 9. reverse the charge noun 10. the opposite or contrary of something 11. the back or rear side of something 12. a change to an opposite position, state, or direction 13. a change for the worse; setback or defeat 14. a. the mechanism or gears by which machinery, a vehicle, etc, can be made to reverse its direction b. (as modifier) reverse gear 15. the side of a coin bearing a secondary design Compare obverse (sense 5)16. a. printed matter in which normally black or coloured areas, esp lettering, appear white, and vice versa b. (as modifier) reverse plates 17. in reverse 18. the reverse of adjective 19. opposite or contrary in direction, position, order, nature, etc; turned backwards 20. back to front; inverted 21. operating or moving in a manner contrary to that which is usual 22. denoting or relating to a mirror image Derived forms reversely (reˈversely) adverb reverser (reˈverser) noun Word origin C14: from Old French, from Latin reversus, from revertere to turn back |
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