invert
- vt. 使…转化;使…颠倒;使…反转;使…前后倒置
- n. 颠倒的事物;倒置物;倒悬者
- adj. 转化的
词态变化
助记提示
2、字面含义:turn inside out or turn outside in. => turn upside down.
3、反正就是外面的转到里面去,对应的里面的自然就会被转到外面来了;这是转动一个东西的时候很自然的现象和规律。由此引申为:反转、颠倒、前后倒置。
中文词源
in-,进入,使,-vert,转,词源同versus,convert.即转过去的,颠倒,倒置。
英文词源
- invert
- invert: see verse
- invert (v.)
- 1530s, from Middle French invertir or directly from Latin invertere "turn upside down, turn about," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + vertere "to turn" (see versus). Related: Inverted; inverting; invertedly.
双语例句
- 1. Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.
- 在蛋糕烤模上盖一个盘子,然后将其翻倒过来。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. If you invert " I can " , you have " can I ".
- 如果你把Ican两词前后颠倒一下,就成了 can I.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. They may be hoping to invert the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proved guilty.
- 他们可能有望颠覆“被告在证实有罪之前是无辜的”这一假设。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Invert the cake onto a cooling rack.
- 把蛋糕倒扣在冷却架上。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Alternatively, we may invert the file.
- 换一种方法, 我们可以将此文件倒排.
来自辞典例句