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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So you are Yang Mei. Nice to meet you.
这么说你就是杨梅了。见到你很高兴。
Let me think. Maybe I could ask Jeanne. She married a man with a lot of money. I'll go and see her on Friday after I get the new dress.
我想想看。或许我可以去问问让娜。她嫁给了一位很有钱的男人。等我买好新衣服，星期五就去看她。
What are you then?
那你是什么国家的人呢？