reversal 英 [rɪˈvɜ:sl]   美 [rɪˈvɜrsl]

reversal

reversal  英 [rɪˈvɜ:sl] 美 [rɪˈvɜrsl]

n. 逆转;[摄] 反转;[法] 撤销 

名词复数:reversals 

a complete/dramatic/sudden reversal of policy 政策的全面╱剧烈╱突然转变
the reversal of a decision 相反的决定

  • A reversal is a change of decision or direction, often to the opposite. You liked history, but thought you'd major in business because there were more jobs. Then you took an economics class and hated it. So in a reversal, you majored in history after all.
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  • n. 逆转;[摄] 反转;[法] 撤销
  • 1. a complete/dramatic/sudden reversal of policy

    政策的全面╱剧烈╱突然转变

  • 2. the reversal of a decision

    相反的决定

  • 3. the team's recent reversal

    球队最近的失败

  • 4. The company's financial problems were only a temporary reversal.

    公司的财务问题只是暂时的挫折。

  • 5. It's a complete role reversal/reversal of roles.

    这是一种彻底的角色转换。

  • reversal (n.) late 15c., from reverse (v.) + -al (2).
re·ver·sal AWL / rɪˈvɜːsl ; NAmE rɪˈvɜːrsl / noun 1 [countable ,  uncountable ] reversal(of sth) a change of sth so that it is the opposite of what it was 颠倒;彻底转变;反转;倒置 a complete/dramatic/sudden reversalof policy 政策的全面╱剧烈╱突然转变 the reversal of a decision 相反的决定 The government suffered a total reversal of fortune(s)last week. 上星期,政府的命运发生了逆转。 2 [countable ] a change from being successful to having problems or being defeated 倒退;逆转;退步;转胜为败 the team's recent reversal 球队最近的失败 The company's financial problems were only a temporary reversal. 公司的财务问题只是暂时的挫折。 3 [countable ,  uncountable ] an exchange of positions or functions between two or more people (位置或功能的)转换,交换 It's a complete role reversal/reversal of roles (= for example when a husband cares for the house and children while the wife works). 这是一种彻底的角色转换。 reversal reversals re·ver·sal / rɪˈvɜːsl ; NAmE rɪˈvɜːrsl /
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