1 VERB 逆转，彻底改变（决定、政策、趋势等） When someone or something reverses a decision, policy, or trend, they change it to the opposite decision, policy, or trend. 逆转，彻底改变（决定、政策、趋势等）
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They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices. [VERB noun]
他们已经明确表示不会更改提价的决定。
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The rise, the first in 10 months, reversed the downward trend in Belgium's jobless rate. [VERB noun]
10个月来失业率的首次上升逆转了比利时失业率持续下降的趋势。
SYN change, alter, cancel, overturn
2 VERB 颠倒，反转（事物的顺序） If you reverse the order of a set of things, you arrange them in the opposite order, so that the first thing comes last. 颠倒，反转（事物的顺序）
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In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins. [VERB noun]
在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。
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The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences. [be VERB-ed]
正常词序在被动句中是颠倒的。
3 VERB 交换，互换（位置、功能） If you reverse the positions or functions of two things, you change them so that each thing has the position or function that the other one had. 交换，互换（位置、功能）
SYN transpose, change, move, exchange
4 V-ERG 倒（车） When a car reverses or when you reverse it, the car is driven backwards. 倒（车） [mainly British]
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Another car reversed out of the drive. [VERB]
另一辆车倒出了车道。
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He reversed and drove away. [VERB]
他把车倒出来，开走了。
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He reversed his car straight at the policeman. [VERB noun]
他径直把车倒向警察。
SYN go backwards, retreat, back up, turn back
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 back up
5 N-UNCOUNT [usu in/into N] 倒挡;倒车 If your car is in reverse, you have changed gear so that you can drive it backwards. 倒挡;倒车
6 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 相反的 Reverse means opposite to what you expect or to what has just been described. 相反的
SYN opposite, contrary, converse, inverse
7 N-SING 完全相反;正相反 If you say that one thing is the reverse of another, you are emphasizing that the first thing is the complete opposite of the second thing. 完全相反;正相反
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There is absolutely no evidence at all that spectators want longer cricket matches. Quite the reverse.
完全没有证据表明观众想看时间更长的板球比赛。情况恰恰相反。
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This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.
这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。
SYN opposite, contrary, converse, antithesis
8 N-COUNT 严重的失败;挫折 A reverse is a serious failure or defeat. 严重的失败;挫折 [formal]
9 N-SING 反面;背面 The reverse or the reverse side of a flat object which has two sides is the less important or the other side. 反面;背面
10 PHRASE 相反地;逆向地;颠倒地 If something happens in reverse or goes into reverse, things happen in the opposite way to what usually happens or to what has been happening. 相反地;逆向地;颠倒地
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Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies.
埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。
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The downward trend went into reverse and the scores started to creep up again.
比分下降的趋势发生逆转，分数又开始逐渐上升了。
11 PHRASE 打对方付费的电话 If you reverse the charges when you make a telephone call, the person who you are phoning pays the cost of the call and not you. 打对方付费的电话 [British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 call collect
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