reversal
UK [rɪ'vɜ:.səl] US [-'vɝ:-] noun countable
■when something changes to its opposite 反向；倒转；倒退；推翻•He demanded a reversal of the previous decision/policy.他要求撤销原来的决定／废弃原先的政策。 ■a problem or failure 挫折；失败•We have suffered a couple of minor/temporary reversals.我们遭遇了几次小／暂时的挫折。 |