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reversal

/ri-vur-suhl/US // rɪˈvɜr səl //UK // (rɪˈvɜːsəl) //

逆转,反转,逆转的,颠覆

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act or instance of reversing.
    • : the state of being reversed.
    • : an adverse change of fortune; reverse.
    • : Law. the setting aside of a decision of a lower court by a higher court.

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Examples

  • There was no new evidence that could have spurred a reversal in the three to four states that would have been necessary.

  • Experts say deradicalization can be a long and winding process, full of reversals, and emphasize that formal programs are just one tool in a sprawling fight against an overwhelming problem.

  • Blodget has still kept his eye on the stock market, though, and in a reversal from his former role, he has spent many years warning investors — particularly retail investors — about the dangers of speculating.

  • Political experts will be studying the reasons for this stunning reversal for years to come.

  • This was the culmination of a speedy political reversal in Gwinnett.

  • The reversal shocked those who felt betrayed by the scientists, and who yelled “shame, shame” when the scientists were free.

  • In a marked reversal from past elections, a majority of Asian-Americans went Republican, as did a third of Latino voters.

  • New sanctions now would lead to the collapse of the talks and a reversal of progress already made.

  • And he was not the only Sinaloa cartel informant to suffer an abrupt reversal of fortune with ICE.

  • Now, in a cruel reversal of fate, they are the ones seeking shelter in a strange land.

  • This decision meant a complete reversal of Swedish foreign policy and a breach with France.

  • It was all beyond him somehow, the reversal of rôles so afflicting, tears and laughter so oddly mingled.

  • The Directors had resolved to take further measures for obtaining, in England the reversal of his sentence.

  • The direction in which the armature rotates will change, due to the reversal in direction of the current through it.

  • But one does not see clearly either the utility or the possibility of such a reversal of rles in the human species.