reversere•verse

n

1. 用作单 对立面，相反的情况

• do the reverse of what one is expected to do 做违背别人期望的事

• quite the reverse 正相反

2. 用作单 (钱币、徽章、唱片等的)背面，反面

• The Queen's head is on this side of the coin: what is on the reverse? 硬币的这一面是女王的头像，那另一面上是什么呢？

• the reverse of the cloth 布料的背面

3. U 【机】 倒档，倒档装置

• You put a car in (或into) reverse to make it go backwards. 要让车后退，需要挂上倒车档。

• Reverse is to the left of fourth gear. 倒档在变速器第四档的左边。

4. C 回动装置；反向齿轮

• an automatic ribbon reverse ( 打字机上的)色带自动换向装置

5. C 正式 (计划等受到的)挫折；败北

• The failure of his business was a serious reverse for him. 生意上的失败对他而言是一个巨大的挫折。