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invert sth
invert 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，表示使某物颠倒或反转。
The photographer inverted the colors to create a surreal effect.
摄影师反转了颜色，以营造超现实的效果。
使颠倒；使反转；使倒置
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使颠倒；使反转；使倒置
Reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of.
The photographer inverted the colors to create a surreal effect.
摄影师反转了颜色，以营造超现实的效果。
To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
To undergo inversion, as sugar.
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
invert
Base
原形
inverts
3rd person
第三人称单数
inverting
-ing
现在分词
inverted
Past
过去式
inverted
Past participle
过去分词
She inverts the colors in the photo to create a negative.
她把照片中的颜色反转，制成负片。
The engineer inverted the order of the two steps in the manual.
工程师把手册中这两个步骤的顺序颠倒了。
We have inverted the ratio to make the calculation easier.
我们把比值倒过来，以便更容易计算。
invert 是规则动词，过去式和过去分词都是 inverted，现在分词为 inverting。
If you invert the bottle, the liquid will flow out.
如果你把瓶子倒过来，液体就会流出来。
The recipe says to invert the cake onto a plate after baking.
食谱上说，烤好后要把蛋糕倒扣到盘子里。
You can invert the colors on your screen to make reading easier at night.
你可以把屏幕的颜色反转，这样晚上阅读更容易。
invert 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，表示使某物颠倒或反转。
The photographer inverted the colors to create a surreal effect.
摄影师反转了颜色，以营造超现实的效果。
用于说明将两个成分互换位置，常出现在语法或操作说明中。
Invert the subject and the auxiliary verb to form a question.
把主语和助动词互换位置来构成疑问句。
后接被调整顺序的对象，常与 order 等抽象名词搭配，表示颠倒顺序。
Invert the order of the two sentences to improve the flow.
把这两个句子的顺序颠倒一下，以改善行文流畅度。
Not this
The image is invert.
Use this
The image is inverted.
invert 是动词，不能直接作形容词；表示“颠倒的/反转的”状态要用过去分词 inverted 作表语，所以应说 is inverted。
Not this
The order of the slides inverted.
Use this
The order of the slides was inverted.
invert 是及物动词，表达“顺序被颠倒”时要用被动语态 be + 过去分词，即 was inverted；不能像不及物动词一样直接说 the order inverted。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
颠倒顺序
If you invert the order of the steps, the experiment won't work.
如果你颠倒步骤的顺序，实验就不会成功。
对矩阵求逆
You can only invert a square matrix that is non-singular.
你只能对非奇异方阵求逆矩阵。
反转颜色；反色显示
I set my phone to invert colors at night.
我把手机设置为在夜间反色显示。
颠倒过程；使过程反向
We inverted the process to see whether it would save time.
我们将过程反过来进行，看看能否节省时间。
颠倒关系；使关系反转
The new policy effectively inverts the relationship between landlord and tenant.
新政策实际上颠倒了房东和租户的关系。
颠倒极性；反转极性
If you invert the polarity of the battery, the motor will spin backward.
如果你把电池的极性颠倒过来，电机就会反向旋转。
倒金字塔（新闻写作结构，重要信息在前）
Journalists are trained to write news in the inverted pyramid style, putting the most important facts first.
记者接受训练，要以倒金字塔结构写新闻，把最重要的事实放在前面。
反向势利（贬低上流社会、抬高普通阶层的态度）
He dismisses all private schools as elitist, but that's just inverted snobbery.
他把所有私立学校都说成精英主义，那不过是反向势利。
所谓，带引号地（表示并非真正如此）
She's a friend, in inverted commas – she only calls when she needs help.
她算是所谓的朋友——只在需要帮助时才打电话。
反转，永远反转。
A famous maxim attributed to mathematician Carl Jacobi, encouraging problem solvers to work backward from the desired result.
这句名言出自数学家卡尔·雅可比，鼓励解题者从期望的结果倒推来思考问题。
Use invert naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：invert 里有 vert，开头是 V；想象 V 形被倒过来变成 Λ，就是‘使颠倒/反转’。
语域：formal 常见场景：数学与科技文献、音乐理论、正式说明或操作指引 该词通常用于正式或技术性语境，多出现在数学、科学、技术文档和音乐理论中；日常口语里更常说 turn upside down 或 flip，较少用 invert。
These words all rhyme with invert: convert, divert, pervert, avert, subvert, and exert share the stressed vowel /əː/ and final /t/. Beware lookalikes such as invest /ɪnˈvest/ and invent /ɪnˈvent/, which look similar but sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.