Word · Frequency #3175
reverse
使反向;使倒转;使颠倒
To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite order; also, to turn it inside out or upside down.
- 1.
To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
使某物转向相反方向或按相反顺序运行。
- 2.
To turn something inside out or upside down.
把某物翻转或颠倒。
- 3.
To transpose the positions of two things.
调换两个事物的位置。
- 4.
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
彻底改变;变为相反。
- 5.
To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
废除法律;或将决定改为相反的决定。
- 6.
To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
使反应方向逆转,产物变为反应物,反之亦然。
- 7.
To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.
将(一组道岔)置于反向位置。
- 8.
To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
从正常位置移动到反向位置。
- 9.
To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).
对(发动机)施加反推力。
- 10.
To overthrow; to subvert.
推翻;颠覆。
对调;互换位置;逆转;彻底改变;推翻;撤销;使(反应)逆向进行;逆转(反应);开启(发动机的)反推力;使反推;使处于反向位置;使移至反向位置
In use
He reversed the car into the garage.
The court reversed the previous judgment.
Please reverse the order of the slides.
reverse + noun phrase
用于表示撤销或改变决定、政策等。
The company reversed its decision to close the factory.
公司撤销了关闭工厂的决定。
reverse the direction/order/position of something
表示使某物向相反方向移动或改变顺序。
He reversed the car into the garage.
他把车倒进车库。
reverse + a trend/decline
用于表示扭转不利趋势或局面。
The new policies aim to reverse the economic decline.
Connections
Collocations
- reverse a decision
- 撤销决定
- The court reversed the lower court's decision.法院撤销了下级法院的判决。
- reverse a trend
- 扭转趋势
- The new policy aims to reverse the declining trend.新政策旨在扭转下降趋势。
- reverse the order
- 颠倒顺序
- Please reverse the order of the two paragraphs.请颠倒这两段的顺序。
- reverse direction
- 反向行进
- The car reversed direction and headed back.汽车调转方向,往回行驶。
- reverse a car
- 倒车
- She reversed the car into the garage.她把车倒进了车库。
- reverse the situation
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象倒车时挂R挡,方向相反——这就是reverse的‘反向’核心义。
Context & Register
反向义通常用于描述方向或顺序的颠倒,常见于日常驾驶(如倒车)或技术操作中,语域偏中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
reverse rhymes with adverse, converse, inverse, perverse (all share the /vɜːs/ ending). Diverse is spelled similarly but pronounced /daɪˈvɜːs/, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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