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inversion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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in·ver·sion /ɪnˈvɜːʃən $ -ˈvɜːrʒən/ noun [countable, uncountable]  1. formalOPPOSITE/REVERSE the act of changing something so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or of turning something upside down (=the bottom is on the top and the top is on the bottom) 倒置;上下颠倒2. technicalHEM a type of weather condition in which the air nearest the ground is cooler than the air above it 逆温〔指越接近地面气温越低〕
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inversion
inversion /ɪnˈvɜːʃən $ -ˈvɜːrʒən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
1. formal the act of changing something so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or of turning something upside down (=the bottom is on the top and the top is on the bottom)
2. technical a type of weather condition in which the air nearest the ground is cooler than the air above it


in·ver·sionBrE /ɪnˈvɜːʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈvɜːrʃn/ 🔊, /ɪnˈvɜːrʒn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (specialist) the act of changing the position or order of sth to its opposite, or of turning sth upside down 倒置;颠倒;倒转the inversion of normal word order正常词序的倒装an inversion of the truth颠倒是非