reverse
verb uk/rɪˈvɜːs/ us/rɪˈvɝːs/
(CHANGE TO OPPOSITE)
C1 [ T ]（使）反向;（使）倒转;彻底改变;推翻
to change the direction, order, position, result, etc. of something to its opposite
The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company's fortunes. 新经理希望能够扭转公司江河日下的状况。
Now that you have a job and I don't, our situations are reversed. 你找到了工作，我倒没有工作了，我们的情况正好掉了个儿。
The Court of Appeal reversed the earlier judgment. 上诉法院推翻了先前的判决。
- More examples
- There is pressure on the council to reverse its decision.
- He reversed into a lamppost and damaged the back of the car.
- They claim the product can reverse the signs of ageing.
- To complete the test he had to reverse the vehicle into a parking space.
- The court's ruling reverses the original judgment.
(DRIVE BACKWARDS)
B2 [ I or T ]倒车
to drive a vehicle backwards
He reversed into a lamppost and damaged the back of the car. 他倒车时撞到了路灯柱，造成车尾受损。
She reversed the car into the parking space. 她把车倒进停车位。
(PHONE)
reverse the charges(US also call collect) 打对方付费电话;使受话方付款
to make a phone call that is paid for by the person receiving it
reverse
noun uk/rɪˈvɜːs/ us/rɪˈvɝːs/
the reverseC2 相反的情况（或事物）；对立面
the opposite of what has been suggested
You might think that people who don't worry about their diet are fatter and more unhealthy; in fact, the reverse is true. 你也许会认为不担心自己饮食的人会更胖更不健康，实际情况却刚好相反。
Whatever official news broadcasts claimed, he believed the reverse. 不管官方新闻报什么，他都只相信相反的消息。
in reverse (order)C1 向相反方向；倒；逆
in the opposite order or way
To stop the engine, you repeat the same procedures, but in reverse (order). 要想关掉发动机，你得按相反顺序重复同样的步骤。
C2 [ U ] (also reverse gear)倒车挡
the method of controlling a vehicle that makes it go backwards
To go backwards, you must put the car in/into reverse (gear). 要想倒车，你得挂倒车挡。
[ C ] formal失败；挫折
a defeat or failure
They suffered a serious military/political reverse. 他们遭受了一次重大的军事／政治失败。
Idiom
go into reverseidiom 出现逆转；向相反方向发展
If a situation goes into reverse, it becomes the opposite of what it was before.
The trend towards home ownership has gone into reverse. 个人拥有房屋的趋势已经发生了逆转。