reversal
noun[C]
uk/rɪˈvɜː.səl/us/rɪˈvɝː.səl/C2
theactofchangingor making somethingchangetoitsopposite:
反向;倒转;倒退;推翻Hedemandeda reversalofthepreviousdecision/policy.他要求撤销原来的决定/废弃原先的政策。
aproblemorfailure:
挫折;失败We havesufferedacoupleofminor/temporaryreversals.我们遭遇了几次小/暂时的挫折。
Change and changes
- adjustment
- alteration
- anti-evolutionism
- be ahead of the curveidiom
- blip
- flip-flop
- fluctuation
- gradation
- gyrate
- gyration
- inconstancy
- reversion
- revolution
- rhythm
- sea change
- shakesomeoneup
- untick
- variation
- vicissitudes
- youthquake
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