1. | [c][u] ~ (of sth) 颠倒;彻底转变;反转;倒置a change of sth so that it is the opposite of what it was |
a complete/dramatic/sudden reversal of policy 政策的全面╱剧烈╱突然转变 | |
the reversal of a decision 决定的撤销 | |
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. | [c] 倒退;逆转;退步;转胜为败a change from being successful to having problems or being defeated |
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. | [c][u] (位置或功能的)转换,交换an exchange of positions or functions between two or more people |
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。 |