| 单词 | reverse |
| 释义 | verb | noun | adjective reversereverse1 /rɪˈvɚs/ ●●○ AWL verb 1[transitive] to change something, such as a decision, judgment, or process so that it is the opposite of what it was before or so that it goes back to what it originally was: It will take years to reverse the damage done by pollution.reverse a decision/ruling/verdict etc. The judgment was reversed by a higher court.reverse a trend/process/decline etc. We need to reverse the trend towards centralized power.2[transitive] if two people’s situations, positions, or roles are reversed, each one begins to behave in the way that the other one used to behave: Our roles as child and parent had now been reversed.3[transitive] to change the usual order of the parts of something: Half the new police squad cars have the colors reversed.4[transitive] to turn something over, so as to show the back of it or so that it faces the opposite way: The image on the screen was reversed and upside down.5reverse yourself to change your opinion or position in an argument6[intransitive, transitive] if a car or its driver reverses, they go backward—reversibility /rɪˌvɚsəˈbɪlət̮i/ noun [uncountable] verb | noun | adjective reversereverse2 ●○○ AWL noun 1the reverse the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned SYN opposite: I don’t owe you anything. The reverse is true; you owe me.2in reverse in the opposite way to normal or to the previous situation: We went from the North to the South, but John did the trip in reverse.3into reverse if a trend or process goes into reverse or something puts it into reverse, it starts to happen in the opposite way: put/throw/shift etc. something into reverse The accident threw the airline’s plans into reverse.4[uncountable] the control in a vehicle that makes it go backward: into/in reverse Maria put the car into reverse and drove away.5[countable] formal a defeat or a problem that delays your plans: Financial reverses forced Thomas to sell his business.6[singular] the back side of a flat object, for example a coin OPP obverse: the reverse of the coin verb | noun | adjective reversereverse3 ●○○ AWL adjective [only before noun] 1opposite to what is usual or to what has just been stated: He was trying to help, but his words had the reverse effect. The names were listed in reverse order.2the reverse side (of something) the back of something: the reverse side of the fabric |
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