reverse 英 [rɪˈvɜ:s]   美 [rɪˈvɜrs]

reverse

reverse  英 [rɪˈvɜ:s] 美 [rɪˈvɜrs]

n. 背面;相反;倒退;失败  vt. 颠倒;撤销;反转  adj. 反面的;颠倒的; 

进行时:reversing  过去式:reversed  过去分词:reversed  第三人称单数:reverses  名词复数:reverses 

to reverse a procedure/process/trend 彻底改变程序╱过程╱趋势
It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease. 有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转。

  • To go in reverse, you back up. If you reverse your position, you suddenly take the opposite side of the argument. If you reverse your fortunes, your bad luck turns good, or your good luck turns bad. Oops.
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  • n. 背面;相反;倒退;失败
  • vt. 颠倒;撤销;反转
  • adj. 反面的;颠倒的;
  • 1. to reverse a procedure/process/trend

    彻底改变程序╱过程╱趋势

  • 2. It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease.

    有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转。

  • 3. You should reverse the order of these pages.

    你该把这几页的顺序颠倒过来。

  • 4. She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed.

    过去她为我工作,而现在我们的地位对调了。

  • 5. He has reversed himself on a dozen issues.

    他已经不再坚持自己在一系列问题上的立场。

  • 6. She reversed into a parking space.

    她将车倒着开进停车位。

  • 7. Caution! This truck is reversing.

    小心!卡车在倒车。

  • 8. Now reverse the car.

    现在倒车。

  • 9. I want to reverse the charges, please.

    劳驾,我想打一个由受话人付费的电话。

  • 10. This problem is the reverse of the previous one.

    这个问题和上一个问题相反。

  • 11. Putthe car in/into reverse.

    汽车挂上倒挡。

  • 12. to travel in the reverse direction

    向相反方向行进

  • 13. Iron the cloth on the reverse side.

    这件衣服要从反面熨。

  • reverse (adj.) c. 1300, from Old French revers "reverse, cross, opposite" (13c.), from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere "turn back, turn about, come back, return" (see revert). Reverse angle in film-making is from 1934. Reverse discrimination is attested from 1962, American English.
  • reverse (n.) mid-14c., "opposite or contrary" (of something), from reverse (adj.) or from Old French Related: revers "the opposite, reverse." Meaning "a defeat, a change of fortune" is from 1520s; meaning "back side of a coin" is from 1620s. Of gear-shifts in motor cars, from 1875. As a type of sports play (originally rugby) it is recorded from 1921.
  • reverse (v.) early 14c. (transitive), "change, alter;" early 15c. (intransitive), "go backward," from Old French reverser "reverse, turn around; roll, turn up" (12c.), from Late Latin reversare "turn about, turn back," frequentative of Latin revertere (see revert). Related: Reversed; reversing.
re·verse AWL / rɪˈvɜːs ; NAmE rɪˈvɜːrs / verb , noun , adjective reverse reverses reversed reversing verb change to opposite 转化为对立面 1 [transitive ] reversesth to change sth completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 颠倒;彻底转变;使完全相反 to reverse a procedure/process/trend 彻底改变程序╱过程╱趋势 The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. 政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。 It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease. 有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转。 2 [transitive ] reversesth to change a previous decision, law, etc. to the opposite one 撤销,废除(决定、法律等) SYN revoke The Court of Appeal reversed the decision. 上诉法庭撤销了这项裁决。 3 [transitive ] reversesth to turn sth the opposite way around or change the order of sth around 使反转;使次序颠倒 Writing is reversed in a mirror. 镜子里的字是反的。 You should reverse the order of these pages. 你该把这几页的顺序颠倒过来。 exchange two things 交换 4 [transitive ] reversesth to exchange the positions or functions of two things 交换(位置或功能) It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. 感觉就像我们父母和孩子交换了角色。 She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. 过去她为我工作,而现在我们的地位对调了。 yourself 自己 5 [transitive ] reverseyourself (on sth) ( NAmE) to admit you were wrong or to stop having a particular position in an argument 承认错误;放弃(立场) He has reversed himself on a dozen issues. 他已经不再坚持自己在一系列问题上的立场。 vehicle 车辆 6 [intransitive ,  transitive ] ( especially BrE) when a vehicle or its driver reversesor the driver reversesa vehicle, the vehicle goes backwards (使)倒退行驶;倒车 He reversed around the corner. 他倒车转过拐角。 She reversed into a parking space. 她将车倒着开进停车位。 Caution! This truck is reversing. 小心!卡车在倒车。 reversesth Now reverse the car. 现在倒车。 compare back v.  (1 ) telephone call 打电话 7 [transitive ] ~ (the) charges ( BrE) to make a telephone call that will be paid for by the person you are calling, not by you 打对方付费的电话 I want to reverse the charges, please. 劳驾,我想打一个由受话人付费的电话。 see also collect adj. noun opposite 相反 1 the reverse [singular ] the opposite of what has just been mentioned 相反的情况(或事物) This problem is the reverse of the previous one. 这个问题和上一个问题相反。 Although I expected to enjoy living in the country, in fact the reverse is true. 尽管我原以为会喜欢乡村生活,但实际情况正好相反。 In the south, the reverse applies. 在南方,情况相反。 It wasn't easy to persuade her to come— quite the reverse. 说服她过来不容易,实在太难了。 back 后面 2 the reverse [singular ] the back of a coin, piece of material, piece of paper, etc. 后面;背面;反面 in vehicle 车辆 3 ( also reˌverse ˈgear ) [uncountable ] the machinery in a vehicle used to make it move backwards 倒挡 Putthe car in/into reverse. 汽车挂上倒挡。 loss/defeat 损失;失败 4 [countable ] ( formal) a loss or defeat; a change from success to failure 损失;失败;倒退 SYN setback Property values have suffered another reverse. 房地产价值再次遭受损失。 a damaging political reverse 具有破坏性的政治倒退 IDIOMS in reˈverse in the opposite order or way 反向;相反 SYN backwards The secret number is my phone number in reverse. 这个密码是我的电话号码的逆序排列。 We did a similar trip to you, but in reverse. 我们走了和你相似的旅程,但方向相反。 go/put sth into reˈverse to start to happen or to make sth happen in the opposite way (使)出现逆转,转化为对立面 In 2008 economic growth went into reverse. *2008 年,经济增长发生了逆转。 adjective [only before noun ] opposite 相反 1 opposite to what has been mentioned 相反的;反面的;反向的 to travel in the reverse direction 向相反方向行进 The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). 获胜者是按逆序宣布的。 The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended. 实验的结果与原来的意图相反。 back 后面 2 opposite to the front 背面的;反面的;后面的 Iron the garment on the reverse side. 这件衣服要从反面熨。 re·verse / rɪˈvɜːs ; NAmE rɪˈvɜːrs /
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