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invert

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·vert /ɪnˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [transitive] formal  TURNto put something in the opposite position to the one it was in before, especially by turning it upside down (=the bottom is on the top and the top is on the bottom) 使反向;使上下颠倒,使倒置 upside down→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
invertInvert the cake and pan on a wire rack and remove the pan.A camera inverts the image it receives.
Origin invert (1500-1600) Latin invertere, from vertere to turn
in·vert verbChineseSyllable
the something to opposite position put to Corpus one in the


invert
invert /ɪnˈvɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ verb [transitive] formal
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: invertere, from vertere 'to turn'
to put something in the opposite position to the one it was in before, especially by turning it upside down (=the bottom is on the top and the top is on the bottom)upside down


in·vertBrE /ɪnˈvɜːt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈvɜːrt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they invert BrE /ɪnˈvɜːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈvɜːrt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it inverts BrE /ɪnˈvɜːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈvɜːrts/ 🔊past simple inverted BrE /ɪnˈvɜːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈvɜːrtɪd/ 🔊past participle inverted BrE /ɪnˈvɜːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈvɜːrtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form inverting BrE /ɪnˈvɜːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈvɜːrtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to change the normal position of sth, especially by turning it upside down or by arranging it in the opposite order (使)倒转,颠倒,倒置Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it. 在蛋糕烤模上盖一个盘子,然后将其翻过来。🔊🔊