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单词 converse
释义
converse
noun
uk
/ˈkɒn.vɜːs//kənˈvɜːs/us
/ˈkɑːn.vɝːs//kənˈvɝːs/
the converse[S]
theopposite:
相反；反面；相反的事物
In the US, youdriveon theright-handsideof theroad, but in the UK the converseapplies.在美国汽车靠右行驶，但在英国却正好相反。
However, the converse of thistheorymay also betrue.可是，该原理的逆命题也有可能成立。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opposites
  • antinome
  • antithesis
  • antithetical
  • antonymous
  • anything
  • counterpose
  • dichotomous
  • dichotomy
  • exactly
  • flip side
  • go into reverseidiom
  • inverse
  • or otherwiseidiom
  • otherwise
  • polar
  • polarity
  • pole
  • poles apartidiom
  • reverse
  • vice versa
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converse
adjective
formal
uk
/ˈkɒn.vɜːs//kənˈvɜːs/us
/ˈkɑːn.vɝːs//kənˈvɝːs/
opposite:
相反的，逆的
a converseeffect/opinion/argument相反的效果／观点／论点
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
completely different
  • oppositeTheir two daughters may look alike, but they are completely opposite to one another.
  • polar oppositesLove and hate are polar opposites.
  • identicalHis opinions are identical to his spouse's.
  • antitheticalHis actions were absolutely antithetical to our code of conduct.
  • converseIf we ask what a citizen must sacrifice for the good of the nation, we must ask the converse question: what will the nation sacrifice for the good of its citizens?
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Opposing & against
  • ad hominem
  • alienate
  • alienated
  • antagonism
  • antagonistic
  • anti-boycott
  • antithetical
  • insurgent
  • nimby
  • nimbyism
  • non-confidence
  • object
  • oppositional
  • outcry
  • protest
  • raise
  • resistant
  • sail against the windidiom
  • versus
  • virulent
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Related word

conversely
converse
verb[I]
formal
uk
/kənˈvɜːs/us
/kənˈvɝːs/
to have aconversationwith someone:
（和…）交谈
She's soshythat conversingwithher can beprettyhard.她那么害羞，跟她交谈很难。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to talk to someone
  • talkA group of men were talking in the street.
  • speakCould I speak to you privately?
  • sayI couldn't hear what they were saying.
  • chatWe were just chatting about the party.
  • have a chatWe had a little chat over the garden wall.
  • chatterThey spent the morning chattering away.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Informal talking & conversation
  • badinage
  • banter
  • bantering
  • bants
  • bloviate
  • bull session
  • buzz
  • catch up withsomeone
  • chinwag
  • chit-chat
  • discourse
  • exchange
  • gas
  • heart-to-heart
  • intercourse
  • pass
  • ultra-casual
  • understand
  • vox pop
  • word-of-mouth
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(Definition ofconversefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

converse| American Dictionary

converse
noun[U]
us/ˈkɑn·vɜrs/

conversenoun[U](OPPOSITE)

theopposite:
However, the converse of thistheorymay also betrue.

converse

adjective[not gradable]us/kənˈvɜrs,ˈkɑn·vɜrs/
Why can't Keyes make the converseargumentabout theGOP?
converse
verb[I]
us
/kənˈvɜrs/

converseverb[I](TALK)

totalkwith someone:
Shelikesto converse withpeoplefrom allwalksoflife.
(Definition ofconversefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofconverse

converse
Parents sometimes played with the infant, engaged in face-to-face interaction with the infants, or conversed with the recording assistant.
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Within the main structure, our informant has heard roosters and turkeys speaking like people and cattle conversing in human language.
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Thus, it appears that the two groups were equally interested in conversing about psychological states.
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In order to prove the converses of the above results, we need a couple of lemmas.
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There is an interesting repor t, however, that a male speaker who has a daughter used khâ when conversing with a younger female.
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A male caretaker does not usually use khâ when conversing with a young girl.
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He conversed with many ordinary people, including carmen, labourers, farmers, beggars, and paupers.
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After rules 1- 4 and their converses have been considered, rules 5 and 6 are applied to identify any indirect enablements and disablements.
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They conversed and moved, fell silent and froze, and spoke and moved again.
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The sound result is constantly negotiated by several authorial activities, the contributions of which are closely overlapping and conversing with each other.
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Neither of the converses of the implications in (8) and (9) is generally derivable.
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The girls in my data use you know only when conversing with a boy, apart from the special case analyzed above (ex. 10).
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They conversed about their women, their crafts and their social connections.
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Peripheral participants are more likely to benefit from overhearing the primary participants if the people conversing know they are there and design their utterances appropriately.
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They took it humorously, admiring the way diat we conversed in a totally different language, feeling obviously amused and proud at the same time.
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