revert to sth
表示回到先前的状态或情况。
After the peace talks failed, the region reverted to a state of war.
和平谈判失败后，该地区恢复到战争状态。
重提；回到（话题）；使恢复原状；撤销；退回；（财产、权利）复归；归还；返祖；回复到原始类型；（化学）逆变；变回
Return to a former practice, condition, or belief.
常与to连用，如revert to
弹回；反射；回响
To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
使恢复到先前的状态
To cause to return to a former condition.
撤销(更改)
To reverse (a change).
撤销(某人)所做的更改
To reverse a change made by (a person).
归还给(某人)所有
To return to the possession of.
使(财产或权利)归还给先前所有者
To cause (a property or rights) to return to the previous owner.
回归以前的实践、状态、信仰等
To return to a former practice, condition, belief, etc.
恢复为较早期或原始的类型或状态；呈现祖先类型的特征
To return to an earlier or primitive type or state; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type.
变回,如从可溶变为不可溶或相反
To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble state or the reverse.
重新回到先前的话题
To take up again or return to a previous topic.
皈依伊斯兰教
To convert to Islam.
回复(信件等)
To reply (to correspondence, etc.).
对(级数,如y=a+bx+cx^2+⋯)作逆变换,求出以y的幂表示的x的级数
To treat (a series, such as y=a+bx+cx2+⋯, where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x), so as to find the second variable x expressed in a series arranged in powers of y.
一般现在时
He often reverts to his old habits.
他经常恢复到他的旧习惯。
一般过去时
She reverted to her original plan.
她恢复了她的原计划。
现在进行时
They are reverting to the previous version of the software.
他们正在恢复软件的先前版本。
动词“revert”是规则动词，表示恢复或回到先前状态。
After a few months, he reverted to his old eating habits.
几个月后，他又恢复了以前的饮食习惯。
用法提示：reverted to 表示恢复到先前的状态
The software has reverted to its factory settings after the update failed.
更新失败后，软件已恢复为出厂设置。
用法提示：has reverted to 表示还原到默认设置
Some plants revert to a wilder form in unfavorable conditions.
一些植物在不利条件下会返祖，恢复到更野生的形态。
用法提示：revert to 表示发生返祖变异
表示回到先前的状态或情况。
After the peace talks failed, the region reverted to a state of war.
和平谈判失败后，该地区恢复到战争状态。
使某物恢复到之前的状态。
The software update reverted the system to its original configuration.
软件更新将系统恢复到了原始配置。
回到某种行为或习惯。
He reverted to smoking after trying to quit for a month.
他试图戒烟一个月后又恢复吸烟。
最通用的同义词，可以替换大多数revert的用法，但语气较中性。
非正式短语动词，常用于口语，替换revert时需注意语境。
带有负面含义，强调退化到更差状态，仅在revert表示消极变化时可用。
特指疾病、坏习惯或不良状态的复发，不能用于中性或技术性恢复。
主要指道德、宗教信仰或习惯上的倒退，使用范围较窄。
grammar · medium
易错句子He reverted the settings.
正确表达He reverted to the settings.
动词 revert 是不及物动词，表示“恢复”时需接介词 to，不能直接跟宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She reverted back to her old habits.
正确表达She reverted to her old habits.
revert 本身已包含“回到”之意，revert back 语义重复，应去掉 back。
反义于"revert"（恢复、复归）表示向前发展而非退回原状
reverse 指方向、顺序或位置上的颠倒；revert 指回到先前的状态或主题
return 泛指回到某处或归还某物；revert 强调回到之前的状态或恢复原状，更正式
revoke 指正式取消法律、许可或决定；revert 指恢复到之前的状态，并非人为取消
恢复到
After the update, the system reverted to its default settings.
更新后，系统恢复到了默认设置。
恢复原状；本性复原
Under pressure, he reverted to type and became aggressive.
在压力下，他恢复了本性，变得咄咄逼人。
恢复原始状态
The software allows you to revert to the original state if you make a mistake.
该软件允许你在出错时恢复到原始状态。
恢复到之前的版本
If the new layout isn't working, we can revert to a previous version.
如果新布局不行，我们可以恢复到之前的版本。
回归均值
Extreme results often revert to the mean over time.
极端结果往往会随时间回归均值。
re- (again) + vert (turn)
re- (back) + vers (turn)
con- (together) + vert (turn)
恢复原样；本性复萌
After a few weeks of good behavior, he reverted to type and started causing trouble again.
几周的良好表现之后，他又恢复了原样，开始惹麻烦了。
回归到；恢复到
If you don't save the changes, the document will revert to its previous version.
如果你不保存更改，文档将恢复到之前的版本。
回复；返回（常用于口头或非正式语境）
Please revert back to me with your decision by Friday.
请在周五前回复我你的决定。
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