| 单词 | invert |
| 释义 | invert v. & n. --vtr. 1. turn upside down. 2. reverse the position, order, or relation of. 3. Mus. change the relative position of the notes of (a chord or interval) by placing the lowest note higher, usu. by an octave. 4. subject to inversion. --n 1. a homosexual. 2. an inverted arch, as at the bottom of a sewer. Phrases and idioms inverted comma = quotation mark. inverted snob a person who likes or takes pride in what a snob might be expected to disapprove of. invert sugar a mixture of dextrose and laevulose. Derivatives inverter n. invertible adj. invertibility n. Etymology: L invertere invers- (as IN-(2), vertere turn) |
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