| 单词 | reversal |
| 释义 | reversal (once / 2520 pages) 1n 2n 3n A reversal is a change of decision or direction, often to the opposite. You liked history, but thought you'd major in business because there were more jobs. Then you took an economics class and hated it. So in a reversal, you majored in history after all. In legal terms, a reversal is when a high court decides the decision of a lower court is incorrect and should be overturned. In a reversal, the Supreme Court overturned the guilty verdict of the lower court, and the prisoner was set free. A setback or a change in circumstances for the worse is also a reversal. If you make poor investments, you may suffer a reversal in fortune and go from shopping for designer clothes to shopping at thrift stores. WORD FAMILYreversal: reversals+/irreversible: irreversibility, irreversibly/reverse: reversal, reversed, reversely, reversible, reversing/reversible: irreversible, nonreversible, reversibility, reversibles, reversibly USAGE EXAMPLESThey will assume the job held by Mr. Pruitt’s Oklahoma and Mr. Morrisey’s West Virginia, completing a full role reversal. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) At that point, the payments would stop, barring a reversal by the Republicans who sued to get rid of the subsidies. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) “It’s been a complete role reversal in the household,” April said. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1 1n the act of reversing the order or place of Syn|Hyper transposition reordering a rearrangement in a different order 2n turning in the opposite direction Syn|Hypo|Hyper reverse, reversion, turnabout, turnaround about turn, about-face act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation u-turncomplete reversal of direction of travel change of direction, reorientation the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented 3n turning in an opposite direction or position the reversal of the image in the lens Syn|Hyper turn around turn, turning a movement in a new direction 4n a change from one state to the opposite state 2there was a reversal of autonomic function Hypo|Hyper regress, regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversion returning to a former state change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics 1n a major change in attitude or principle or point of view Syn|Hypo|Hyper about-face, policy change, volte-face undoing an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done) change the action of changing something 2n a decision to reverse an earlier decision Syn|Hypo|Hyper change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround afterthought, reconsideration, rethink, second thought thinking again about a choice previously made deciding, decision making the cognitive process of reaching a decision 3n a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside 3Ant|Hyper affirmation a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand judgement, judgment, judicial decision (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it n an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating Syn|Hypo|Hyper black eye, blow, reverse, setback whammy a serious or devastating setback happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent an event that happens |
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