- 颠倒；翻转：
Please reverse your examination paper.
请把试卷翻过来。
- 使变得相反；完全改变：
After the war the government reversed its foreign policy.
政府在战后彻底改变了它的外交政策。
- 使倒转；使倒退；使反向：
She reversed her car into the garage.
她把汽车倒开进车库。
He pressed the button and reversed the direction of movement of the machine.
他按了一下按钮，让机器倒转。
- 调换；使互换位置：
Their positions were reversed; John played centre forward and Tom played fullback.
他们的位置调换了，约翰踢中锋，汤姆改踢后卫。
- 使接电话者付电话费：
He made a reversed-charge call to Chicago this morning.
他今天上午向芝加哥打了一次由受话人付费的电话。
- 【法律】推翻；撤销：
The judge reversed his opinion and declared that the accused was not guilty.
法官撤回了他的意见并宣布被告无罪。