to change the direction, order, position, result, etc. of something to its opposite

The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company's fortunes. 新经理希望能够扭转公司江河日下的状况。

Now that you have a job and I don't, our situations are reversed. 你找到了工作，我倒没有工作了，我们的情况正好掉了个儿。

The Court of Appeal reversed the earlier judgment. 上诉法院推翻了先前的判决。

to drive a vehicle backwards

He reversed into a lamppost and damaged the back of the car. 他倒车时撞到了路灯柱，造成车尾受损。

She reversed the car into the parking space. 她把车倒进停车位。

to make a phone call that is paid for by the person receiving it

the opposite of what has been suggested

You might think that people who don't worry about their diet are fatter and more unhealthy; in fact, the reverse is true. 你也许会认为不担心自己饮食的人会更胖更不健康，实际情况却刚好相反。

Whatever official news broadcasts claimed, he believed the reverse. 不管官方新闻报什么，他都只相信相反的消息。

in the opposite order or way

To stop the engine, you repeat the same procedures, but in reverse (order). 要想关掉发动机，你得按相反顺序重复同样的步骤。

the method of controlling a vehicle that makes it go backwards

To go backwards, you must put the car in/into reverse (gear). 要想倒车，你得挂倒车挡。

a defeat or failure

They suffered a serious military/political reverse. 他们遭受了一次重大的军事／政治失败。

go into reverseidiom 出现逆转；向相反方向发展