1 [T] to put sth in the opposite position to normal or to how it was before 使倒置;使对调:
Today's results have reversed the order of the top two teams.今天的比赛结果使为首的两队排名对调。
2 [T] to exchange the positions or functions of two things or people 使位置或功能对调:
Jane and her husband have reversed roles -- he stays at home now and she goes to work.简和她的丈夫调换了角色─现在他留在家里,她出去工作。
3 [I,T] to go backwards in a car, etc; to make a car go backwards (使车等)后退;倒(车):
It will probably be easier to reverse into that parking space.把车倒进那个停车位大概会容易一点。He reversed his brand-new car into a wall.他把新买的汽车往后撞到墙上去了。
reverse (the) charges (Brit 英) to make a telephone call that will be paid for by the person who receives it 由接电话的人付电话费:
Phone us when you get there, and reverse the charges.你到达时打电话给我们,电话费由我们支付。a reverse charge call受话方付费电话 The American English expression is to call collect. 美国用语为call collect。
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/rɪˈvɜ:s ||; rɪˈvɝs/noun
1 [sing] the reverse (of sth) the complete opposite of what was said just before, or of what is expected 完全相反;正好相反:
Of course I don't dislike you -- quite the reverse (= I like you very much).我当然不是不喜欢你─恰恰相反。This course is the exact reverse of what I was expecting.这门课程与我预期的正好相反。
2 (also reˌverse ˈgear) [U] the control in a car, etc that allows it to move backwards 倒车挡:
Leave the car in reverse while it's parked on this hill.把汽车停放在这个山坡时,要挂上倒车挡。Where's reverse in this car?这辆汽车的倒车挡在哪里?
in reverse in the opposite order, starting at the end and going backwards to the beginning 颠倒;逆向
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/rɪˈvɜ:s ||; rɪˈvɝs/adj
opposite to what is expected or has just been described 相反的;颠倒的
in/into reverse order starting with the last one and going backwards to the first one 逆序;以相反次序:
The results will be announced in reverse order.宣布比赛结果从最差的报起。
reverse1/rIˋvɝs; rIˈvɜːs/v 1 [T] to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 使完全相反﹐彻底改变: The decision was later reversed by the Appeal Court. 这个判决后来被上诉法庭推翻了。Our roles have now been reversed. 我们的角色如今已经对调了。 2 [I,T] if you reverse a car, or if it reverses, it moves backwards 倒车﹔〔汽车〕倒退行驶: I reversed the car into a parking space. 我把车倒进一个停车位。She reversed into a side street. 她把车倒着开进一条小街。The lorry was reversing. 卡车正在倒车。 3 reverse the chargesBrE to make a telephone call which is paid for by the person you are telephoning [ call collect AmE 【美】]【英】打对方付费的电话
reverse2n 1 the reverse the complete opposite 相反情况: I wasn’t disappointed by the film, quite the reverse . 我对影片没有感到失望﹐实际上我满意得很。2 in reverse in the opposite way or the opposite order 反向﹔相反: They’re taking the same route, but in reverse. 他们走的是同一条路线﹐但方向相反。3 also 又作 reverse gear [U] if a car is in reverse, the controls are arranged so that it is ready to drive backwards〔汽车的〕倒挡: Put the car in reverse. 把车挂上倒挡。
reverse3adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] opposite to what is usual or expected 相反的﹐颠倒的: The names were read out in reverse order. 姓名是按逆序读出来的。
reversereversereversesreversedreversing2noun (no plural)1the complete opposite of what somebody just said, or of what you expect: Of course I don't dislike you – quite the reverse (= I like you very much).2the control in a car or other vehicle that allows it to move backwards: Leave the car in reverse while it's parked on this hill.reversereversereversesreversedreversing1verb (reverses, reversing, reversed)1to turn something the other way round: Writing is reversed in a mirror.2to go backwards in a car, etc.; to make a car, etc. go backwards: I reversed the car into the garage.reverse the charges (British) to make a telephone call that the person you are telephoning will pay for: I want to reverse the charges, please.