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单词 reverse
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reverse

verb
 
/rɪˈvɜːs/
/rɪˈvɜːrs/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they reverse
/rɪˈvɜːs/
/rɪˈvɜːrs/
he / she / it reverses
/rɪˈvɜːsɪz/
/rɪˈvɜːrsɪz/
past simple reversed
/rɪˈvɜːst/
/rɪˈvɜːrst/
past participle reversed
/rɪˈvɜːst/
/rɪˈvɜːrst/
-ing form reversing
/rɪˈvɜːsɪŋ/
/rɪˈvɜːrsɪŋ/
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    change to opposite

  1.  
    [transitive] reverse something to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before
    • Falling birth rates may reverse the trend towards early retirement.
    • to reverse a procedure/process
    • The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.
    • It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • dramatically
    • completely
    • exactly
    • …
    verb + reverse
    • seek to
    • try to
    • fail to
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    [transitive] reverse something to change a previous decision, law, etc. to the opposite one synonym revoke
    • The Court of Appeal reversed the decision.
    • The policy is likely to be reversed if there is a change of government.
    • to reverse a judgement
    Topics Preferences and decisionsc1
  3.  
    [transitive] reverse something to turn something the opposite way around or change the order of something around
    • Writing is reversed in a mirror.
    • You should reverse the order of these pages.
    • To solve the puzzle, simply reverse the order of the numbers.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • dramatically
    • completely
    • exactly
    • …
    verb + reverse
    • seek to
    • try to
    • fail to
    • …
    See full entry
    4.

    exchange two things

  4.  
    [transitive] reverse something to exchange the positions or functions of two things
    • It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child.
    • She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed.
    5.

    yourself

  5.  
    [transitive] reverse yourself (on something) (North American English) to admit you were wrong or to stop having a particular position in an argument
    • He has reversed himself on a dozen issues.
    6.

    vehicle

  6.  
    [intransitive, transitive] (especially British English) when a vehicle or its driver reverses or the driver reverses a vehicle, the vehicle goes backwards
    • He reversed around the corner.
    • She reversed into a parking space.
    • Caution! This truck is reversing.
    • reverse something Now reverse the car.
    compare back
    Extra Examples
    • He reversed slowly out of the garage.
    • She carefully reversed the lorry up the narrow driveway.
    • The car reversed into a hedge.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • slowly
    • in
    • out
    • …
    preposition
    • into
    • out of
    See full entry
    7.

    telephone call

  7. [transitive] reverse (the) charges (British English) to make a phone call that will be paid for by the person you are calling, not by you
    • I want to reverse the charges, please.
    see also collectTopics Phones, email and the internetc2
    8. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French revers, reverse (nouns), reverser (verb), from Latin reversus ‘turned back’, past participle of revertere, from re- ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

reverse

noun
 
/rɪˈvɜːs/
/rɪˈvɜːrs/
Idioms
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    opposite

  1.  
    the reverse
    [singular] the opposite of what has just been mentioned
    • This problem is the reverse of the previous one.
    • Although I expected to enjoy living in the country, in fact the reverse is true.
    • In the south, the reverse applies.
    • It wasn't easy to persuade her to come—quite the reverse.
    • If you tell children to do something, they will often do the exact reverse.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • exact
    verb + reverse
    • do
    preposition
    • on the reverse
    See full entry
    2.

    back

  2. the reverse
     [singular] the back of a coin, piece of material, piece of paper, etc.
    • The coin has a coat of arms stamped on the reverse.
    • The coin has a date on one side and the emperor's head on the reverse.
    compare obverse (2)

    3. in vehicle

  3. (also reverse gear)
     [uncountable] the machine in a vehicle used to make it move backwards
    • Put the car in/into reverse.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + reverse
    • put something in
    • put something into
    • throw something into
    • …
    reverse + noun
    • gear
    See full entry
    4.

    loss/defeat

  4. [countable] (formal) a loss or defeat; a change from success to failure synonym setback
    • Property values have suffered another reverse.
    • a damaging political reverse
    • Their forces have suffered serious reverses in recent months.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • major
    • serious
    verb + reverse
    • have
    • suffer
    See full entry
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French revers, reverse (nouns), reverser (verb), from Latin reversus ‘turned back’, past participle of revertere, from re- ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
Idioms
go/put something into reverse
  1. to start to happen or to make something happen in the opposite way
    • In 2008 economic growth went into reverse.
    • Various problems have put the company’s expansion plans into reverse.
in reverse
  1. in the opposite order or way synonym backwards
    • The secret number is my phone number in reverse.
    • We did a similar trip to you, but in reverse.

reverse

adjective
 
/rɪˈvɜːs/
/rɪˈvɜːrs/
[only before noun]
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    opposite

  1.  
    opposite to what has been mentioned
    • to travel in the reverse direction
    • The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first).
    • The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended.
    • One year later she made the same journey in the reverse direction.
    2.

    back

  2. opposite to the front
    • Iron the garment on the reverse side.
    • On the reverse side of the medal is a coat of arms.
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French revers, reverse (nouns), reverser (verb), from Latin reversus ‘turned back’, past participle of revertere, from re- ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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