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reverse verb reverse ♦︎ undoThese words both mean to change sth completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before. 这两个词均表示颠倒、撤销。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to reverse / undo the effect / damage / reforms / years of hard work, neglect, etc.◆to completely reverse / undo sth■ reverse [transitive] (rather formal, especially written) to change sth completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before 颠倒；使逆转；使完全相反◆The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。◆It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease.有时可以阻止病情发展或使病情彻底好转。ⓘ Reverse is most often used in texts relating to business and economics, especially when talking about changing the direction of a process or development; collocates include decline, trend, direction, process and situation. * reverse最常用于与商业和经济有关的文字中，尤指改变进程或发展的方向，搭配词有decline、trend、direction、process和situation。 see also reversal ⇨ revolution 2 ■ undo / /ʌnˈduː/ / (undid, undone) [transitive] to cancel the good or bad effect of sth 消除，取消，废止（某事好的或不良影响）◆He undid most of the good work of the previous manager.他把前任经理的大部分功绩都毁掉了。◆It's not too late to try and undo some of the damage.想办法补救部分损失还为时不晚。◆Just select 'Edit' and 'Undo' to cancel the previous action.只要选择“编辑”和“复原”便可撤销前一个动作。ⓘ Undo is used equally often to talk about cancelling the effect of good and of bad things. * undo既指毁掉成果，也指消除恶果，两者同样常用◆to undo the damage / harm / errors对损害／伤害／错误进行补救◆to undo the good work / years of endeavour / reforms毁掉了功绩／多年的努力／改革 |