Revert
[ rɪ'vɝt ]
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vi. 恢复;重提;回到…上;<律>归还;
n. 归属;恢复原来信仰的人;
vt. 使恢复原状;
💡 词根助记
ver, vert =turn,表示”转”#词根助记：re回+ert→转回来→恢复
📝 例句
Garden plants sometimes revert to type.
园艺植物有时会恢复其原来的野生形态.
🌱 联想助记
re 回 + vert 转，转回去；
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-rot-表示“转动”
📖 牛津释义
revert
v[Ipr]
1 ~ to sth
(a) return to (a former state or condition) 恢复（原状）
fields that have reverted to moorland, ie are no longer cultivated 重又变成高沼池的田地（不再耕作的）.
(b) (fml 文) return to (a former practice or habit) 恢复（原先的作法或习惯）
revert to smoking when under stress 因受到压力又恢复了吸烟的习惯
After her divorce she reverted to (using) her maiden name. 她离婚後又重新使用娘家的姓.
2 ~ to sth (fml 文) return to (a topic in talk or thought) 回到（原话题或思路）
To revert/Reverting to your earlier question,... 谈到你原先提的那个问题, ...
The conversation kept reverting to the subject of money. 谈话的内容总是离不开钱的事.
Her thoughts often reverted to Italy. 她念念不忘意大利.
3 (~ to sb/sth) (law 律) (of property, rights, etc) return or pass to the original owner, the State, etc （指财产、 权利等）复归或归属於（原主、 国家等）
If he dies without an heir, his property reverts to the state. 他死後若无继承人, 其财产则归国家所有.
4 (idm 习语) revert to type return to a natural or an original condition 回复到自然的或原先的状况
Once a socialist, she has now reverted to type and votes Tory like her parents. 她一度信仰社会主义, 但现已归真反璞像她父母一样投票支持保守党了.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'vә:t]vi. 恢复, 复归, 回复, 还原vt. 使回复原状, 使回转n. 恢复原信仰的人【计】 还原
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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It was like being on a boat.
就好像是坐在一条小船上一样。
No, Jeanne, I wasn't ill. I know I look older than my age now. That's because of hard work-ten years of hard work.
没病，让娜，我没生过病。我知道我看上去比我的年纪要大些，那是因为劳累的缘故--10年的劳累呀！
What a lot of invitations to send out!
要寄出的请贴真多呀！