the reverse of
collocation与……相反的事物
What you said is the reverse of the truth.
你所说的与事实相反。
相反；对立面
reverses — plural of reverse
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相反；对立面
the opposite of something
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。
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
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。
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。
AI contextual example
we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
我们原以为苏比比尔大,但恰恰相反。
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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。
反面；背面
Please sign your name on the reverse side of the form.
请在表格的反面签名。
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。
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记忆联想：把verse（诗）倒着读，意思就'反'了——reverse=相反/反面/倒挡。
语域：neutral 常见场景：formal writing、academic discussion、casual conversation 作为名词表示“相反的事物/对立面”时，多用于书面讨论或较正式的说明中，例如“the reverse is true”；日常口语中也会用“quite the reverse”。整体语域偏中性，但在随意对话里，说“opposite”往往更自然。
这些词都以 /vɝs/ 结尾，与 reverse 的重读音节 /rɪˈvɝs/ 押韵。注意 reserve /rɪˈzɝv/ 和 preserve /prɪˈzɝv/ 只是拼写相近，结尾是 /zɝv/，不押韵；revert /rɪˈvɝt/ 以 /t/ 结尾，也不押韵。
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