the reverse of sth
表示与某事物正好相反的一面，常用于 the reverse of + 名词或代词；前面可加 exact、very 等词加强语气。
His answer was the exact reverse of the truth.
他的回答与事实完全相反。
相反；对立面
倒挡；反向齿轮；背面；反面；挫折；不幸；倒退；逆转；反手刺；反手击
相反的事物。
The opposite of something.
直接对立的关系
a relation of direct opposition
倒退；反转。
The act of going backwards; a reversal.
使机器运动反向的齿轮
the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
不幸；挫折。
A piece of misfortune; a setback.
阻碍或妨碍的不幸事件；令人受挫的事物
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
硬币的背面；奖章或徽章上与正面相对的一面。
The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
背对观看者或正面的那一面；另一面。
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
汽车倒挡(换挡杆上标有R)。
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
击剑中手向后转的刺；反手一击。
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
包扎时改变绷带方向的翻转或折叠。
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
转置的同义词。
Synonym of transpose.
He shifted into reverse and carefully backed out of the parking space.
他挂入倒挡，小心地倒出停车位。
用法提示：这里'reverse'作为名词，指汽车倒挡。
AI contextual example
The sudden resignation of the CEO was a major reverse for the company's expansion plans.
首席执行官突然辞职对公司扩张计划是一个重大挫折。
用法提示：这里'reverse'作为名词，指挫折或失败。
AI contextual example
In many ways, the sequel is the reverse of the original film, with a completely different tone.
在很多方面，续集是原片的反面，基调完全不同。
用法提示：这里'reverse'作为名词，表示相反的事物。
AI contextual example
表示与某事物正好相反的一面，常用于 the reverse of + 名词或代词；前面可加 exact、very 等词加强语气。
His answer was the exact reverse of the truth.
他的回答与事实完全相反。
the reverse 单独作主语，表示“实际情况正好相反”，多用于 but 之后。
Many people think prices are falling, but the reverse is true.
很多人以为物价正在下跌，但事实恰恰相反。
指给汽车挂倒挡；英式英语中也常说 put sth into reverse。
She put the car in reverse and slowly backed out of the garage.
她挂上倒挡，慢慢把车倒出了车库。
reverse 作可数名词，指挫折、失利，常与 suffer、experience 等动词连用，其复数形式为 reverses。
The team suffered a serious reverse in the final match.
球队在决赛中遭遇了严重的挫折。
最通用，常以 the opposite of ... 出现，在多数语境中可与名词 reverse 直接互换。
多用于 the contrary、on the contrary 等固定搭配，语气比 opposite 正式，强调与预期或前面的说法相反。
正式用词，多用于逻辑或议论，指顺序、命题上的反转，例如 the converse is true；口语中很少用。
常见于数学、科技语境，表示数量、方向或关系上的反向；日常交流中几乎不用来替换 reverse。
grammar · medium
易错句子He said the plan would fail, but reverse is true.
正确表达He said the plan would fail, but the reverse is true.
表示“情况正好相反”时，reverse 是可数名词，特指前面提到的那件事，必须加定冠词 the，构成固定表达 the reverse is true；单独用 reverse 开头不符合英语名词需有限定词的规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please read the names in the reverse.
正确表达Please read the names in reverse.
in reverse 是固定介词短语，意思是“按相反顺序、反向地”，其中 reverse 前不加冠词；一旦加 the 就变成特指某物的“反面、另一面”，与“反向地”这一意思不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子The road is steep, so put the car in the back gear.
正确表达The road is steep, so put the car in reverse.
汉语的“倒挡”不能照字面直译成 back gear；英语用 reverse 表示汽车的倒挡，常说 put the car in reverse 或 in reverse gear。
reverse 在此作名词表示“相反的事物、对立面”（the opposite）；其反义词是 the same（相同的事物）。这一反义关系仅适用于该义项，不适用于 reverse 的“挫折、失败”或“背面、反面”等含义。
inverse 侧重数学或逻辑中严格可逆的对应关系（如逆运算、倒数）；reverse 泛指一般意义上的相反或反转。
converse 特指逻辑中把条件句的条件与结果互换后得到的逆命题；reverse 用于更宽泛的“相反”或“反过来”。
opposite 是日常通用的“相反/相对”；reverse 作名词时有“背面”和“倒挡”等专属含义，表达“相反”时更常用于 the reverse of / quite the reverse。
与……相反的事物
What you said is the reverse of the truth.
你所说的与事实相反。
情况正好相反
People assume she is lazy, but the reverse is true.
人们以为她懒惰，但情况正好相反。
倒着；反向地
The movie was played in reverse.
这部电影被倒着播放。
挂倒挡
She put the car in reverse and backed out of the driveway.
她挂上倒挡，把车倒出车道。
遭受挫折
The company suffered a serious reverse in its overseas expansion.
该公司在海外扩张中遭受严重挫折。
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re- (back, again) + vers(e) (turn) → turn back
re- (back) + turn (turn) → turn back
con- (together) + vert (turn) → change
车辆传动系统的基本挡位概念，reverse 是其中的一个挡位。
包含所有挡位的变速机构，reverse 是其一挡位。
与 reverse 同属变速器上的挡位选择。
常见的驻车挡位，与 reverse 同属挡位设置。
正常行驶的前进挡，与 reverse 形成方向上的对比。
相反地；逆向
The movie tells the story in reverse, starting with the ending.
这部电影倒叙讲故事，从结尾开始。
发生逆转；倒退
After the scandal, public support quickly went into reverse.
丑闻发生后，公众支持迅速发生了逆转。
遭到挫败；遭受挫折
The team suffered a reverse in the semifinal after winning all their previous games.
该队在赢下之前所有比赛后，于半决赛中遭遇了挫折。
反转中子流的极性。
In 'Doctor Who', the Third Doctor often tells his companions to 'Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow' to solve a problem.
在《神秘博士》中，第三任博士经常告诉同伴们「反转中子流的极性」来解决难题。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
反面；背面
Please sign your name on the reverse side of the form.
请在表格的反面签名。