| [/rɪˈvɜːt; rɪˋvət/] v [Ipr] 用法:
1 ~ to sth (a) return to (a former state or condition) 恢复（原状）:
fields that have reverted to moorland, ie are no longer cultivated 重又变成高沼池的田地（不再耕作的）.
(b) (fml 文) return to (a former practice or habit) 恢复（原先的作法或习惯）:
revert to smoking when under stress 因受到压力又恢复了吸烟的习惯 *
After her divorce she reverted to (using) her maiden name. 她离婚後又重新使用娘家的姓. 用法:
2 ~ to sth (fml 文) return to (a topic in talk or thought) 回到（原话题或思路）:
To revert/Reverting to your earlier question,... 谈到你原先提的那个问题, ... *
The conversation kept reverting to the subject of money. 谈话的内容总是离不开钱的事. *
Her thoughts often reverted to Italy. 她念念不忘意大利. 用法:
3 (~ to sb/sth) (law 律) (of property, rights, etc) return or pass to the original owner, the State, etc （指财产、 权利等）复归或归属於（原主、 国家等）:
If he dies without an heir, his property reverts to the state. 他死後若无继承人, 其财产则归国家所有. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) revert to type return to a natural or an original condition 回复到自然的或原先的状况:
Once a socialist, she has now reverted to type and votes Tory like her parents. 她一度信仰社会主义, 但现已归真反璞像她父母一样投票支持保守党了. |