| 词汇 | revert |
| 释义 | revertWord family adjectiverevertedrevertiblerevertiveverbrevert re·vert /rɪˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ ●○○ verb 1 revert to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) CONTINUE/START AGAINto change back to a situation that existed in the past 恢复，回复 SYN go back to The city reverted to its former name of St Petersburg. 该市恢复了原名圣彼得堡。 After a few weeks, everything reverted to normal. 几个星期后，一切恢复正常。 b) CONTINUE/START AGAIN formal to return to an earlier subject of conversation 回到，重提 〔先前的话题〕 SYN go back to To revert to the question of exams, I’d like to explain further. 回到考试的问题，我想再解释一下。 c) lawSCL if land or a building reverts to its former owner, it becomes their property again 归还〔地产或房屋〕 Examples from the Corpus reverted to normal• His manner seemed to have reverted to normal.• The threshold of phasic sphincter contraction reverted to normal in the three patients with abnormal values.• Indeed, Kirsner etal have reported a case of rectal stricture which reverted to normal once the symptoms had subsided. Examples from the Corpus revert• He may revert to an attendance allowance by further written notice.• When all 15 Medway seats are removed next April, Kent will revert to its historic state of being Tory.• The pressure to revert to maximising leverage ratios and suppress local authority and community-led development would be intense.• Leopold convinced the University to let the Curtis farm revert to prairie again.• We are reverting to the existing practice.• The simple solution is to revert to the multiple-dig method, since the next burrow may well not present the same problem.• Bokassa was deposed by former President Dacko in September 1979, the country reverting to the status of republic. (1300-1400) Old French revertir, from Latin revertere “to turn back”, from vertere “to turn” |
| 随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了323754条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。