in·vert
verb/ɪnˈvɜːt/
/ɪnˈvɜːrt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they invert | /ɪnˈvɜːt/ /ɪnˈvɜːrt/ |
| he / she / it inverts | /ɪnˈvɜːts/ /ɪnˈvɜːrts/ |
| past simple inverted | /ɪnˈvɜːtɪd/ /ɪnˈvɜːrtɪd/ |
| past participle inverted | /ɪnˈvɜːtɪd/ /ɪnˈvɜːrtɪd/ |
| -ing form inverting | /ɪnˈvɜːtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvɜːrtɪŋ/ |
- invert something (formal) to change the normal position of something, especially by turning it into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or by arranging it in the opposite order
（使）倒转，颠倒，倒置 - Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.
在蛋糕烤模上盖一个盘子，然后将其翻过来。 - In questions, the subject and verb are often inverted.
在疑问句中，主语和动词经常颠倒。 - The shape looked like an inverted V.
形状看起来像一个倒V字形。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘turn back to front’): from Latin invertere, literally ‘turn inside out’, from in- ‘into’ + vertere ‘to turn’. - Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.