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		 🔑 re·verse AW BrE /rɪˈvɜːs/NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrs/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they reverse BrE /rɪˈvɜːs/ NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrs/present simple - he / she / it reverses BrE /rɪˈvɜːsɪz/ NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrsɪz/past simple reversed BrE /rɪˈvɜːst/ NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrst/past participle reversed BrE /rɪˈvɜːst/ NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrst/ -ing form reversing BrE /rɪˈvɜːsɪŋ/ NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrsɪŋ/➤change to opposite 转化为对立面🔑  [T] ~ sthto 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。🔑  [T] ~ sthto 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。🔑  [T] ~ sthto 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🔑  [T] ~ sthto 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.  感觉我们就像家长和孩子交换了角色。◆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 [T] ~ yourself (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🔑  [I, T] (especially  BrE) when a vehicle or its driver  reverses  or the driver  reverses  a 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。◆~ sthNow reverse the car.  现在倒车。  ➡  compare back verb  (1)   ➤telephone call 打电话 [T] ~ (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 adjective   🔑 re·verse AW BrE /rɪˈvɜːs/NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrs/ noun➤opposite 相反🔑 the reverse  [sing.] 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🔑 the reverse  [sing.] the back of a coin, piece of material, piece of paper, etc. 后面;背面;反面➤in vehicle 车辆🔑  (also reˌverse ˈgear)  [U] the machinery in a vehicle used to make it move backwards 倒挡◆Put  the car  in/into reverse.给汽车挂上倒挡。➤loss/defeat 损失;失败 [C] (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 ●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 reˈverseto 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。  🔑 re·verse AW BrE /rɪˈvɜːs/NAmE /rɪˈvɜːrs/ adjective [only before noun] ➤opposite 相反🔑 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。  |