Word · Frequency #20592
Fully loadedinvert
使颠倒；使反转；使倒置
Reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of.
- 1.
To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction; to make (something) the opposite of it.
- 2.
To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
- 3.
To undergo inversion, as sugar.
- 4.
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
- 5.
To turn (the foot) inwards.
使转位；使反向；使反转；使颠倒；使转化
In use
If you invert the bottle, the liquid will flow out.
The recipe says to invert the cake onto a plate after baking.
You can invert the colors on your screen to make reading easier at night.
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。
invert A and B
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。
invert the order of sth
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。
Connections
Collocations
- invert the order
- 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。
- invert a matrix
- 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。
- invert colors
- 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。
- invert the process
- 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。
- invert the relationship
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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’。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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