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”。
opposite，contrary，adverse，reverse，converse
这些形容词都含“相反的、对立的”之意。
opposite指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。
contrary一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，隐含否定一方并不意味着肯定另一方的意味。
adverse通常指违害利益的、无生命的势力或条件等，侧重分歧。
reverse指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。
converse指在方向、行动或意见上相反的。
The people have asserted their power and that will be very difficult to reverse.
人民已经维护了其当家作主的权力，这将难以改变。
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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.
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Amis tells the story in reverse, from the moment the man dies.
埃米斯以倒叙的方式讲述了这个故事，从这个男人死去的时候开始讲起。
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He lurched the car in reverse along the ruts to the access road.
他顺着车辙摇摇晃晃地将车倒到了支路上。
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There is absolutely no evidence at all that spectators want longer cricket matches. Quite the reverse.
完全没有证据表明观众想看时间更长的板球比赛。情况恰恰相反。
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Methods Polymerase chain reaction ( PCR ) connected with reverse dot blot ( RDB ) were performed.
方法采用多聚酶链反应 ( PCR ) 结合反向斑点杂交 ( RDB ) 技术.
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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.
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The Congress wants to reverse the reforms and usurp the power of the presidency.
议会企图颠覆改革，夺取总统权力。
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Cheques should be made payable to Country Living and your address written on the reverse.
支票抬头必须写“《乡村生活》杂志”，你的地址应写在背面。
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Xerox set about a process of reverse engineering. It pulled the machines apart and investigated the Japanese factories to find out how they could pull off such feats.
施乐公司展开了一项逆向工程。他们把日本的机器拆开，调查了日本的工厂以弄清楚他们如何能生产出如此了不起的产品。
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The downward trend went into reverse and the scores started to creep up again.
比分下降的趋势发生逆转，分数又开始逐渐上升了。
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Asthma drugs are not addictive and you don't need to keep increasing the dose. If anything, the reverse is true.
哮喘药物不会造成药物依赖，你不用持续增大剂量。甚至正相反，减小剂量才对。
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In the squares place a penny, nickel, dime and quarter in that order. The object is to reverse the order of these coins.
在这些方块中按顺序放置1分、5分、10分和25分的硬币各一枚。目标是颠倒这些硬币的顺序。
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This would lead one to expect a fat, dense and detailed autobiography. The reverse is true. The book is short and spare.
这会让人以为是一本内容晦涩而详尽的大部头自传。但正好相反，这本书简短明了。
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The company had to do something to reverse its sliding fortunes.
这个公司不得不采取一些措施扭转下滑的运势。
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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.
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Can anything be done to reverse this trend?
有什么办法扭转这种倾向 吗 ?
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They have made it clear they will not reverse the decision to increase prices.
他们已经明确表示不会更改提价的决定。
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Please reverse the positions of two pictures.
请把两张图片的位置倒转过来.
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Please read the names on this list in reverse order.
请看看这张单子上的名字,先从末尾看起.
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MPs have accused the government of obduracy and called on ministers to reverse their decision.
议员指责政府顽固不化，呼吁部长们改变决定。
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The wrong attitude will have exactly the reverse effect.
错误的态度会产生完全相反的效果。
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His answer was just the reverse of what I expected.
他的回答正好与我期望的相反.
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Now the process is going into reverse.
而目前情况正相反.
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The army sustained a reverse.
这支军队打了败仗.
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He expressed great regret and said that surgeons would attempt to reverse the operation.
他深表歉意，说外科医生会努力消除手术造成的损伤。
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It's clear that the party of the former Prime Minister has suffered a major reverse.
显然，前首相所在党派遭受了重大的挫折。
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Another key focus for the strategy is to reverse rising obesity among children.
该战略的另一个重点就是控制不断增长的儿童肥胖率.
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The bank reserves the right to reverse any transfers or payments.
银行保留撤销任何转账或支付操作的权利。
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