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1. Oxford Dictionary

   reverse

   • IPA[rɪˈvəːs]

   英式

   • v.
     move backwards；cause (a vehicle) to move backwards
   • adj.
     going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated；operating, behaving, or ordered in a way contrary or opposite to that which is usual or expected
   • n.
     a complete change of direction or action；reverse gear on a motor vehicle; the position of a gear lever or selector corresponding to this

   • verb: reverse, 3rd person present: reverses, gerund or present participle: reversing, past tense: reversed, past participle: reversed

   • noun: reverse, plural noun: reverses

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. move backwards the lorry reversed into the back of a bus 同義詞 back, go back/backwards, drive back/backwards, move back/backwards, send back/backwards, ... 更多back-pedal反義詞 go forwards
   • ▪ cause (a vehicle) to move backwards she reversed the car into a side turn
   • ▪ (of an engine) work in a contrary direction the ship's engines reversed and cut out altogether
   • 2. make (something) the opposite of what it was the damage done to the ozone layer may be reversed 同義詞 alter, change, countermand, undo, set aside, ... 更多upset, overturn, overthrow, rule against, disallow, override, overrule, veto, repudiate, revoke, repeal, cancel, rescind, annul, nullify, declare null and void, void, invalidate, negate, abrogate, quash, withdraw, take back, recant, retract, back-pedal on, backtrack on, row back, do a U-turn on, eat one's words, do an about-turn on, vacate, archaicrecall反義詞 uphold, stick to
   • ▪ exchange (the position or function) of two people or things the experimenter and the subject reversed roles and the experiment was repeated 同義詞 swap, swap round, change, change round, exchange, ... 更多interchange, switch, switch round, trade, transpose, invert, turn about, turn around反義詞 keep to
   • ▪ revoke or annul (a judgement, sentence, or decree made by a lower court or authority) the court reversed his conviction
   • 3. turn (something) the other way round or up or inside out after completing a row of leaves or flowers I have reversed the pattern 同義詞 turn upside down, turn over, upend, upturn, put bottom up, ... 更多flip over, turn topsy-turvy, invert, capsize, archaicoverset, turn inside out, technicalevert, introvert, evaginate, invaginate
   • 4. make (type or a design) appear as white in a block of solid colour or a half-tone their press ads had a headline reversed out of the illustration

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated the trend appears to be going in the reverse direction 同義詞 opposite, contrary, converse, counter, inverse, ... 更多obverse, opposing, contrasting, antithetical反義詞 same
   • ▪ operating, behaving, or ordered in a way contrary or opposite to that which is usual or expected indiscriminate bombing had a reverse effect on popular morale 同義詞 backward, backwards, reversed, inverted, transposed, ... 更多from bottom to top反義詞 forwards
   • ▪ (of a voltage applied to a semiconductor junction) in the direction which does not allow significant current to flow.
   • ▪ denoting a fault in which a relative downward movement occurred in the strata on the underside of the fault plane.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a complete change of direction or action the gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis
   • ▪ reverse gear on a motor vehicle; the position of a gear lever or selector corresponding to this a knob to lock the box in four-wheel drive for reverse some automatic cars are designed so that Reverse cannot be engaged unless the driver's foot is on the brake pedal
   • ▪ a play in which a player reverses the direction of attack by passing the ball to a teammate moving in the opposite direction his touchdown came after he had scampered 58 yards on a reverse with McMahon
   • 2. the opposite to that previously stated he didn't feel homesick—quite the reverse 同義詞 opposite, contrary, converse, inverse, obverse, ... 更多antithesis, opposite/other extreme
   • 3. an adverse change of fortune; a setback or defeat United suffered their heaviest reverse of the season 同義詞 setback, reversal, upset, check, non-success, ... 更多failure, misfortune, mishap, misadventure, accident, disaster, tragedy, catastrophe, blow, disappointment, adversity, hardship, affliction, vicissitude, defeat, rout, ill luck, bad luck, distress, tribulation, woe, hard times反義詞 success
   • 4. the opposite side or face to the observer the address is given on the reverse of this leaflet 同義詞 other side, reverse side, back, rear, underside, ... 更多wrong side, flip side, B-side, verso反義詞 front, recto
   • ▪ a left-hand page of an open book, or the back of a loose document.
   • ▪ the side of a coin or medal bearing the value or secondary design.
   • ▪ the design or inscription on the reverse of a coin or medal.

   片語

   • in reverse
   • reverse arms
   • reverse the charges