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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。
恢复；回到（原状）
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
恢复；回到（原状）
Return to a former practice, condition, or belief.
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。
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).
revert
Base
原形
reverts
3rd person
第三人称单数
reverting
-ing
现在分词
reverted
Past
过去式
reverted
Past participle
过去分词
He often reverts to his old habits.
他经常恢复到他的旧习惯。
She reverted to her original plan.
她恢复了她的原计划。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He reverted the settings.
Use this
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。
Not this
She reverted back to her old habits.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use revert naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想re-（重新）+ vert（转），转回原状就是“恢复”。
register: mixed; contexts: 法律、计算机、日常对话; note_zh: 通常使用范围较广，既可用于正式语境，也可用于日常描述。
Words rhyming with -əːt include convert, pervert, invert, advert, subvert. Note that 'divert' (daɪˈvəːt) has a different vowel sound.
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