v.(动词)

1. （使）翻转
2. 撤销，取消
3. 【机】（使）倒退， 使倒开，倒退行驶
4. （使）反向
5. 彻底改变， 完全改变
6. 【律】推翻
7. （使）颠倒
8. （使）反转，（使）倒转，逆转
9. 交换，掉换
10. 翻（案）
11. 【机】回动
12. 向左转
13. 使成正相反的东西
14. 使绕行
15. 使完全相反
16. 废除
17. 使次序颠倒
18. 承认错误
19. 放弃（立场）
20. 反过来，在背面

adj.(形容词)

1. 相反的，颠倒的
2. 反面的，背面的
3. 反向的
4. 回动的
5. 反对的
6. 倒转的，翻转的
7. 背后的，朝后的
8. 【生】倒卷的，反卷的
9. 倒开的
10. 逆流的
11. 左卷的
12. 逆转的

n.(名词)

1. 相反
2. 失败，挫折
3. 背面，反面，后面
4. 反向
5. 倒转
6. 倒霉
7. 倒退
8. 【机】回动 ，回动装置
9. 反对
10. 颠倒
11. 托尾
12. 逆境，不幸
13. 倒挡
14. 相反的情况
15. 损失

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 反转; 颠倒; 翻转 turn the other way round or up or inside out
2. vt. 使倒退 cause to go in the opposite direction

adj.(形容词)

1. [A]相反的,颠倒的,反向的 opposite to the usual or former, especially in position or direction

n.(名词)

1. [S]相反 the opposite; the other way round
2. [S]钱币的反面〔背面〕 the side of a coin that does not show the ruler's head
3. [C]失败,挫败 a defeat or change to a worse condition
4. [U]倒车挡; 倒转装置 gear for backwards movement

Noun:

1. a relation of direct opposition;

   "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
   

2. the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

3. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

4. the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

5. (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

6. turning in the opposite direction

Adjective:

1. directed or moving toward the rear;

   "a rearward glance"
   "a rearward movement"
   

2. of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle;

   "in reverse gear"
   

3. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

Verb:

1. change to the contrary;

   "The trend was reversed"
   "the tides turned against him"
   "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
   

2. turn inside out or upside down

3. rule against;

   "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
   

4. cancel officially;

   "He revoked the ban on smoking"
   "lift an embargo"
   "vacate a death sentence"
   

5. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of;

   "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
   

1.逆转，彻底改变（决定、政策、趋势等）
When someone or somethingreverses a decision, policy, or trend, they change it to the opposite decision, policy, or trend.

e.g. They have made it clear they will notreverse the decision to increase prices...
他们已经明确表示不会更改提价的决定。
e.g. The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in Belgium's jobless rate.
10个月来失业率的首次上升逆转了比利时失业率持续下降的趋势。

2.颠倒，反转（事物的顺序）
If youreverse the order of a set of things, you arrange them in the opposite order, so that the first thing comes last.

e.g. In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is toreverse the order of these coins...
在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。
e.g. The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences.
正常词序在被动句中是颠倒的。

3.交换，互换（位置、功能）
If youreverse the positions or functions of two things, you change them so that each thing has the position or function that the other one had.

e.g. He reversed the position of the two stamps.
他将两枚邮票的位置调换了一下。

4.倒（车）
When a carreverses or when youreverse it, the car is driven backwards.

e.g. Another car reversed out of the drive...
另一辆车倒出了车道。
e.g. He reversed and drove away...
他把车倒出来，开走了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用back up

5.倒挡;倒车
If your car isin reverse, you have changed gear so that you can drive it backwards.

e.g. He lurched the car inreverse along the ruts to the access road.
他顺着车辙摇摇晃晃地将车倒到了支路上。

6.相反的
reverse means opposite to what you expect or to what has just been described.

e.g. The wrong attitude will have exactly thereverse effect.
错误的态度会产生完全相反的效果。

7.完全相反;正相反
If you say that one thing isthe reverse of another, you are emphasizing that the first thing is the complete opposite of the second thing.

e.g. There is absolutely no evidence at all that spectators want longer cricket matches. Quite thereverse...
完全没有证据表明观众想看时间更长的板球比赛。情况恰恰相反。
e.g. This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. Thereverse is true. The book is short and spare.
这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。

8.严重的失败;挫折
Areverse is a serious failure or defeat.

e.g. It's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a majorreverse.
显然，前首相所在党派遭受了重大的挫折。

9.反面;背面
The reverse orthe reverse side of a flat object which has two sides is the less important or the other side.

e.g. Cheques should be made payable to Country Living and your address written on thereverse.
支票抬头必须写“《乡村生活》杂志”，你的地址应写在背面。

10.相反地;逆向地;颠倒地
If something happensin reverse or goesinto reverse, things happen in the opposite way to what usually happens or to what has been happening.

e.g. Amis tells the story inreverse, from the moment the man dies...
埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。
e.g. The downward trend went intoreverse and the scores started to creep up again.
比分下降的趋势发生逆转，分数又开始逐渐上升了。

11.打对方付费的电话
If youreverse the charges when you make a telephone call, the person who you are phoning pays the cost of the call and not you.

in AM, use 美国英语用 call collect

1.

1. 相反：Chris与同仁时常用这句话勉励自己,随时将相反(reverse)、转移(transfer)、合并(combine)、改变方向(change direction)、延伸(extend)、减少(reduce)等六个创新法则拿出来检视,把生活上的点点滴滴融入设计里,

2. 逆转：符号到值的任何提交(commitment)可以延迟直到这样的决定不可避免,即使如此它可以用很小的代价逆转(reverse). 这允许我们快速的探索可供选择的设计并逐步增加的建造程序. Lisp 的语法是简单的、并且它的程序自然的表示为数据结构,

3.reverse：r; 反转，倒转

The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.

政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。

He reversed the car into a tree.

他倒车撞到了树上。

Statistics showed a reverse trend to that recorded in other countries.

统计数字表明这种趋向与其他国家所示情况迥异。

Count down in reverse order 10, 9, 8...

倒数--10、 9、 8...

In hot weather, the reverse happens.

在热天,情况相反。

There's a picture of an eagle on the reverse of the coin.

这个硬币的背面是一只鹰的图案。

Put the car into reverse.

把车挂上倒挡。

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。

The Court of Appeal reversed the decision.

上诉法庭撤销了这项裁决。

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。

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。

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。

Now reverse the car.

现在倒车。

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。

I want to reverse the charges, please.

劳驾，我想打一个由受话人付费的电话。

This problem is the reverse of the previous one.

这个问题和上一个问题相反。

They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices...

他们已经明确表示不会更改提价的决定。

The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in Belgium's jobless rate.

10个月来失业率的首次上升逆转了比利时失业率持续下降的趋势。

In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins...

在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。

The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences.

正常词序在被动句中是颠倒的。

He reversed the position of the two stamps.

他将两枚邮票的位置调换了一下。

Another car reversed out of the drive...

另一辆车倒出了车道。

He reversed and drove away...

他把车倒出来，开走了。

He lurched the car in reverse along the ruts to the access road.

他顺着车辙摇摇晃晃地将车倒到了支路上。

The wrong attitude will have exactly the reverse effect.

错误的态度会产生完全相反的效果。

There is absolutely no evidence at all that spectators want longer cricket matches. Quite the reverse...

完全没有证据表明观众想看时间更长的板球比赛。情况恰恰相反。

This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.

这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。

It's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse.

显然，前首相所在党派遭受了重大的挫折。

Cheques should be made payable to Country Living and your address written on the reverse.

支票抬头必须写“《乡村生活》杂志”，你的地址应写在背面。

Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies...

埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。

The downward trend went into reverse and the scores started to creep up again.

比分下降的趋势发生逆转，分数又开始逐渐上升了。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. The car reversed out.
   汽车倒退出去。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. reverse the coin.
   把那枚硬币翻过来。
2. Please reverse the positions of two pictures.
   请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。
3. He was determined to reverse his family's decline.
   他决心彻底扭转自己家庭日益衰落的状况。
4. She said he wanted to reverse the charge.
   她说他想支付话费。
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5. The car was reversed through the gate.
   车子被倒开出门。
6. Their positions are now reversed.
   他们现在的位置颠倒了。

用作定语～+ n.

1. Please read the names on this list in reverse order.
   请先从末尾看看这张单子上的名字。
2. Please write down your name on the reverse side of the envelope.
   请在信封的背面写下你的名字。

1. His answer was just the reverse of what I expected.
   他的回答正好与我期望的相反。
2. The coin has a crowned lion on its reverse.
   这枚硬币反面的图案是个戴皇冠的狮子。
3. We should see the reverse as well as the obverse of things.
   我们不但应该看到事物的正面,也要看到事物的反面。
4. He met with an unexpected reverse.
   他遇到了意想不到的挫折。
5. After several reverses the enemy was forced to retreat.
   几次失败后敌军被迫后撤。

～+副词

• reverse%20appreciably">reverse appreciably明显地改变
• reverse%20automatically">reverse automatically自动地改变
• reverse%20dramatically">reverse dramatically戏剧性地改变
• reverse%20exactly">reverse exactly恰恰相反

～+介词

• reverse%20about%20sth">reverse about sth完全改变对某事的看法
• reverse%20car%20into%20the%20garage">reverse car into the garage把汽车倒开进车库

动词+～

• reverse">go into reverse挂倒挡
• reverse">see the reverse看到事物的反面
• reverse">suffer a reverse遭受挫折

形容词+～

• reverse">financial reverse经济上的挫折
• reverse">serious〔slight〕 reverse严重〔轻微〕的挫折
• reverse">severe reverse惨败
• reverse">tactical reverse战术上的失败
• reverse">unexpected reverse出乎意料的不幸遭遇

介词+～

• reverse">in reverse相反,反之
• reverse">put a car in reverse使汽车倒退
• reverse">take the enemy in reverse从背面攻击敌人
• reverse">on the reverse在背面,(汽车)倒开着

～+介词

• reverse%20of%20a%20gramophone%20record">reverse of a gramophone record唱片的反面
• reverse%20of%20the%20cover">reverse of the cover套子背面

• If my father's relatives were hard.., my mother's were the reverse: all gentle.

  出自：E. Blishen

• What was..printed represented the reverse of his views.

  出自：D. Halberstam

• Judicial decisions cannot be reversed by Parliament.

  出自：R. Scruton

v.(动词)

1. reverse的基本意思是转向反面,或相反位置,也可指改变方向。指将不正确的顺序或位置颠倒过来,使之恢复正常顺序。引申可指扭转家庭败落等状况。
2. reverse也可作“电话费由受话一方支付”解,这主要是英式英语的用法。
3. reverse既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,可接名词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

1. remarks the reverse of complimentary意为“不中听的言论”；
2. reversible是形容词的常规形式，相反词是irreversible；
3. the reverse of后跟形容词成形容词短语，意思是“跟...相反”。

   Her opinion is the reverse of favourable.

4. the reverse of后跟副词成状语短语。

   It struck her the reverse of favourably.

adj.(形容词)

reverse, converse, inverse

这三个词都可作“相反的”解。reverse是最普通用词,表示“颠倒的,反面的,反向的”; converse着重指行为、事情等“逆转的”; inverse着重指“颠倒过来的”。

opposite，contrary，adverse，reverse，converse

这些形容词均含“相反的、对立的”之意。

opposite指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。

contrary一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，隐含否定一方并不意味着肯定另一方的意味。

adverse通常指违害利益的、无生命的势力或条件等，侧重分歧。

reverse指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。

converse指在方向、行动或意见上相反的。

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的revers；最初源自拉丁语的reversus，意为相反，对立。