首页英语词典reversereverse的意思

reverse

英 [rɪ'vɜːs] 美[rɪ'vɝs]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词up return revert back regress

反义词

n. 背面；相反；倒退；失败
vt. 颠倒；倒转
adj. 反面的；颠倒的；反身的
vi. 倒退；逆叫

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词态变化

复数: reverses;第三人称单数: reverses;过去式: reversed;过去分词: reversed;现在分词: reversing;

助记提示

1、re- "back" + vers- + -e.
2、该词来源于revert的拉丁语对应词的过去分词。由此取形容词词性并引申出如今的含义。
3、字面含义：turn back.
4、一方面表示转到后面、转到背面，由此引申为：背面的，反面的；另一方面表示逆转、反转，由此引申为：反转的，逆转的，颠倒的；相反的，反向的。
5、该词的动词含义来源于：revert的拉丁语对应词的反复体(反复动词：reversare)，由此表示：颠倒，翻转；倒转，倒退，反向，逆转；推翻；撤销；调换。

中文词源

reverse 颠倒，反转，翻转，反向的，相反的

来自 revert,回转，-s,过去分词格。引申诸相关词义，词性也由形容词兼做名词和动词使用。

英英释意

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 of 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

英文词源

reverse: reverse: see verse
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.

同义词辨析

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。

考试真题

Since the current world food shortage is trend-driven, the environmental trends that cause it must be reversed.

In contrast, the recent surge in world grain prices is trend-driven, making it unlikely to reverse without a reversal in the trends themselves.

As our special report in this issue (printed before Mr Jobs's death) explains, innovation used to spill over from military and corporate laboratories to the consumer market, but lately this process has gone into reverse.

As a physician, nutrition is one of the most powerful things you can change to reverse the effects of long-term disease.

I think we should try to reverse that.

Research findings increasingly show the power of food to treat or reverse diseases, but that does not mean that diet alone is always the solution, or that every illness can benefit substantially from dietary changes.

The caffeine—the equivalent of two strong cups of coffee, was sufficient to reverse this effect, with some cyclists even displaying increased eye movement speeds.

In wealthy societies, the logic often reverses.

Now the question must be reversed.

Google has reversed this – it has simply copied all these works without bothering to ask.

Those who are thinking their time did reverse spending time socializing instead of working.

If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.

Her time-lapse videos of the revivals look like someone playing a tape of the plant's death in reverse.

They found that students with more potential earned more as adults, and the reverse held true as well, no matter where they went to school.

Feeling good, I emptied my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse park.

The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment would soon "revolutionize the very concept of money itself", only to reverse itself several years later.

The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

We still have the imaginative capacity to rise above temptation and reverse the high-speed trend.

Yet we can reverse such influences.

词组搭配

in (或 into) reverse

(of a motor vehicle) in reverse gear so as to travel backwards

（机动车辆）倒档（为了倒车）

he put the Cadillac into reverse.
他把卡迪拉克车后倒。

reverse arms

hold a rifle with the butt upwards, typically as a drill movement at a military or state funeral

枪口朝下（枪把朝上，尤用作军葬或国葬的操枪动作）

reverse the charges

(chiefly Brit.)make the recipient of a telephone call responsible for payment

(主英)由受话方付费

reverse (one's) field

To turn and proceed in the opposite direction.

向相反方向运动：在相反的方向转动或推进

实用场景例句

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。