reverse

英 [rɪ'vɜːs] 美 [rɪ'vɜːrs]

• v. 逆转；倒退；互换；改变
• adj. 相反的；反面的；颠倒的
• n. 相反；背面；失败；倒档

双解释义

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

详尽释义

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

英英释义

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"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.
   政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。
2. He reversed the car into a tree.
   他倒车撞到了树上。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. 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。
2. Count down in reverse order 10, 9, 8...
   倒数--10、 9、 8...

用作名词 (n.)

1. In hot weather, the reverse happens.
   在热天,情况相反。
2. 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。
3. Put the car into reverse.
   把车挂上倒挡。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

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。

用作形容词 (adj.)

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。

用作名词 (n.)

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。

经典引文

• 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

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

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

～+介词

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

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

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

形容词+～

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

介词+～

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

～+介词

• reverse of a gramophone record 唱片的反面
• reverse of the cover 套子背面

词语用法

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.

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。

词义辨析

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。

词源解说

• ☆ 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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• contrary
• inverse
• opposite
• contrary
• opposite
• upset

【反义词】

• advance
• benefit
• front

派生词

n.(名词)

• reversely adv. 颠倒地,相反‖reversible adj. 可颠倒的；可翻转的