/ɪnˈvɜːt/
with obj.
1- put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement使反向; 使倒转; 使倒置; 使颠倒：
invert the mousse on to a serving plate.
把奶油冻倒扣在餐盆上。
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- Music modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes【乐】（通过改变音高变化方向）修改（乐句）, 转回。
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- Music alter (an interval or triad) by changing the relative position of the notes in it【乐】转位。
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- chiefly Mathematics subject to inversion; transform into its inverse【主数】求逆, 求反; 反演。
/ˈɪnvɜːt/
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- an arch constructed in an upside-down position to provide lateral support, e.g. in a tunnel仰拱, 倒拱。
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- the concave lower surface of a sewer or drain管道内底。
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- Psychology, dated a person showing sexual inversion; a homosexual【心理】〈旧〉性倒错者; 同性恋者。
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- Philately a postage stamp printed with an error such that all or part of its design is upside down【集邮】颠倒图案的错印邮票。
派生词
invertibility
nouninvertible
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'turn back to front'）： from Latin invertere, literally 'turn inside out'， from in- 'into' + vertere 'to turn'.
- informal short for INVERTEBRATE.〈非正式〉INVERTEBRATE的简称。