1opposite對立面ADJECTIVE | VERB + REVERSE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤exact恰恰相反VERB + REVERSE➤do做相反的事情◇If you tell children to do something, they will often do the exact reverse.告訴孩子要做什麼事,他們往往會反着幹。PREPOSITION➤on the reverse (= on the opposite side)在反面◇The coin has a date on one side and the emperor's head on the reverse.硬幣的一面是日期,另一面是君主的頭像。reverse
noun²
2gear排擋VERB + REVERSE | REVERSE + NOUNVERB + REVERSE➤put sth in, put sth into, throw sth into給⋯掛上倒擋◇I put the car in reverse.我把車掛上倒擋。REVERSE + NOUN➤gear倒擋reverse
noun³
3failure/defeat失敗ADJECTIVE | VERB + REVERSEADJECTIVE➤major, serious重大損失;嚴重的挫折VERB + REVERSE➤have, suffer遇到挫折;遭受失敗◇Their forces have suffered serious reverses in recent months.他們的部隊在最近幾個月裏嚴重受挫。reverse
verb¹
1change sth to the opposite轉化到對立面ADVERB | VERB + REVERSEADVERB➤dramatically急劇逆轉▸➤completely, exactly, totally徹底轉變;完全顛倒◇The decline in this industry has now been completely reversed.這個行業現在已經完全扭轉了昔日的衰退局面。➤almost幾乎完全改變▸➤partially部份顛倒▸➤simply只要顛倒◇To solve the puzzle, simply reverse the order of the numbers.要解開這個謎,只要顛倒數字的順序即可。➤quickly, rapidly迅速轉變▸➤suddenly突然轉變VERB + REVERSE➤seek to, try to尋求/盡力轉變▸➤fail to未能轉變reverse
verb²
2move back後移ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤slowly慢慢後退◇She slowly reversed up the narrow driveway.她慢慢地順着狹窄的車道往回倒車。◇She slowly reversed the van up the narrow driveway. (BrE) 她慢慢地將小貨車順着狹窄的車道往回倒。➤in, out倒退進⋯;倒退出⋯PREPOSITION➤into倒退着進入⋯◇The car reversed into a hedge.汽車倒進樹籬裏。➤out of從⋯倒退出去◇He reversed slowly out of the garage.他慢慢地從車庫倒了出來。◇He reversed the car slowly out of the garage. (BrE) 他慢慢地把車從車庫倒了出來。
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