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• n. 反面; 相反; v. 倒车, 反转
• ［英］ n. 反面 ( the back part) 相反 ( opposite) v. 倒车 ( to perform action in the opposite direction) 反转 ( to turn backward)
• ［记］ re ( 反) +verse ( 转) -> 反转

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Middle English revers, from Anglo-French, from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere to turn back — more at revert
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition <reverse order>
  • b.
    • (1) having the back presented to the observer or opponent
    • (2) made with one's back to the basketball net <a reverse layup>
• 2. coming from the rear of a military force
• 3. acting, operating, or arranged in a manner contrary to the usual
• 4. effecting reverse movement <reverse gear>
• 5. so made that the part which normally prints in color appears white against a colored background
• ? reversely adverb

II. verb (reversed; reversing)

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to turn completely about in position or direction
    • b. to turn upside down ; invert
    • c. to cause to take an opposite point of view <reversed herself on the issue>
  • 2. negate, undo: as
    • a. to overthrow, set aside, or make void (a legal decision) by a contrary decision
    • b. to change to the contrary <reverse a policy>
    • c. to undo or negate the effect of (as a condition or surgical operation) <had his vasectomy reversed>
  • 3. to cause to go in the opposite direction; especially to cause (as an engine) to perform its action in the opposite direction
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to turn or move in the opposite direction <the count's waltzing…consisted…of reversing at top speed — Agatha Christie>
  • 2. to put a mechanism (as an engine) in reverse
• ? reverser noun
• Synonyms:
  • reverse, transpose, invert mean to change to the opposite position. reverse is the most general term and may imply change in order, side, direction, meaning <reversed his position on the trade agreement>. transpose implies a change in order or relative position of units often through exchange of position<transposed the letters to form an anagram>. invert applies chiefly to turning upside down or inside out<a stamp with an inverted picture of an airplane>.

III. noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1. ［trn］ something direc

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