1. vt. & vi.反转；颠倒；翻转　 turn the other way round or up or inside out
2. vt.使倒退　 cause to go in the opposite direction

　～ appreciably　明显地改变
　～ automatically　自动地改变
　～ dramatically　戏剧性地改变
　～ exactly　恰恰相反
　～ about sth　完全改变对某事的看法
　～ car into the garage　把汽车倒开进车库

　The car reversed out.　汽车倒退出去。
　Reverse the coin.　把那枚硬币翻过来。
　Please reverse the positions of two pictures.　请把两张图片的位置倒转过来。
　He was determined to reverse his family's decline.　他决心彻底扭转自己家庭日益衰落的状况。
　She said he wanted to reverse the charge.　她说他想支付话费。
　The car was reversed through the gate.　车子被倒开出门。
　Their positions are now reversed.　他们现在的位置颠倒了。

A 相反的，颠倒的，反向的opposite to the usual or former, especially in position or direction

　Please read the names on this list in reverse order.　请先从末尾看看这张单子上的名字。
　Please write down your name on the reverse side of the envelope.　请在信封的背面写下你的名字。

 ♣ reverse, converse, inverse
　这三个词都可作“相反的”解。reverse是最普通用词，表示“颠倒的，反面的，反向的”; converse着重指行为、事情等“逆转的”; inverse着重指“颠倒过来的”。

1. S 相反　the opposite; the other way round
2. S 钱币的反面〔背面　〕the side of a coin that does not show the ruler's head
3. C 失败，挫败　a defeat or change to a worse condition
4. U 倒车挡；倒转装置　gear for backwards movement

　go into ～　挂倒挡
　see the ～　看到事物的反面
　suffer a ～　遭受挫折
　financial ～　经济上的挫折
　serious〔slight〕 ～　严重〔轻微〕的挫折
　severe ～　惨败
　tactical ～　战术上的失败
　unexpected ～　出乎意料的不幸遭遇
　in ～　相反，反之
　put a car in ～　使汽车倒退
　take the enemy in ～　从背面攻击敌人
　on the ～　在背面，（汽车）倒开着
　～ of a gramophone record　唱片的反面
　～ of the cover　套子背面

　His answer was just the reverse of what I expected.　他的回答正好与我期望的相反。
　The coin has a crowned lion on its reverse.　这枚硬币反面的图案是个戴皇冠的狮子。
　We should see the reverse as well as the obverse of things.　我们不但应该看到事物的正面，也要看到事物的反面。
　He met with an unexpected reverse.　他遇到了意想不到的挫折。
　After several reverses the enemy was forced to retreat.　几次失败后敌军被迫后撤。

　［派生词］ reversely adv.颠倒地，相反‖reversible adj.可颠倒的；可翻转的
　［同义词］ adj. contrary, inverse, opposite n. contrary, opposite, upset
　［反义词］ n. advance, benefit, front