reverse

逆の、反対の

進む向きや並ぶ順序が反対になっている。

やさしい英語で： Going or arranged in the opposite direction or order.

• Read the list in reverse order.
• The river briefly flowed in the reverse direction.
• We followed the same steps in reverse sequence.

類義語： opposite, contrary

よく使う表現： reverse order, reverse direction, reverse process

後退用の、逆向きの

車を後ろに動かしたり、エンジンを逆向きに動かしたりするための。

やさしい英語で： Making a vehicle or engine move or work backward.

• Select reverse gear carefully.
• The pilot used reverse thrust after landing.
• The motor has a reverse setting.

類義語： backward

反対語： forward

よく使う表現： reverse gear, reverse thrust, reverse drive

逆、反対

ある状況や発言、物事とは反対のもの。

やさしい英語で： The opposite of a situation, statement, or thing.

• The reverse is also true.
• I expected praise but received the reverse.
• Her experience was the exact reverse of mine.

使い方： the reverse of something (The result was the reverse of what we expected.)

類義語： opposite, contrary

よく使う表現： the reverse, quite the reverse, the exact reverse

バックギア、リバース

車などの乗り物を後ろに進ませるギア。

やさしい英語で： The gear that makes a car or other vehicle move backward.

• The car is in reverse.
• He shifted into reverse to leave the garage.
• Check behind you before selecting reverse.

使い方： put a vehicle in/into reverse (She put the car in reverse and backed out.)

類義語： reverse gear

よく使う表現： in reverse, into reverse, select reverse

逆転、逆回転

機械を反対の向きに動かしたり回したりする設定。

やさしい英語で： A machine setting that makes it move or work in the opposite direction.

• The motor runs in reverse.
• She switched the machine into reverse.
• The engine was stuck in reverse.

使い方： put something into reverse (Put the motor into reverse to release the rope.)

類義語： backward setting

反対語： forward

よく使う表現： in reverse, into reverse, switch to reverse

裏面、裏

紙や硬貨など、平たいものの裏の面。

やさしい英語で： The back or other side of something flat, such as a sheet of paper or a coin.

• The instructions are on the reverse.
• A bird appears on the reverse of the coin.
• She signed the reverse of each photograph.

使い方： on the reverse of something (Write your address on the reverse of the card.)

類義語： back, other side

反対語： front

よく使う表現： on the reverse, the reverse side, reverse of something

覆す、撤回する

決定や規則、行動を変え、反対の結果になるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To change a decision, rule, or action so that the opposite happens instead.

• They reversed their decision.
• The court reversed the earlier ruling.
• Will the government reverse its policy?

類義語： overturn, revoke, undo

反対語： uphold

よく使う表現： reverse a decision, reverse a ruling, reverse a policy

逆にする、反転させる

ものを反対向きにしたり、その部分の順序を逆にしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To turn something the other way or put its parts in the opposite order.

• Reverse the order of the names.
• The motor reversed its direction.
• Can you reverse the flow of water?

類義語： invert, turn around

よく使う表現： reverse the order, reverse direction, reverse the flow