revert /rɪˈvɜːt/ CET6 TEM8 ( reverting, reverted, reverts )

• 1. 

  V-I When people or things revert to a previous state, system, or type of behaviour, they go back to it. 恢复 (先前的状态、制度或行为)

  例：

  Jackson said her boss became increasingly depressed and reverted to smoking heavily.

  杰克逊说她的老板变得越来越抑郁，又重新大量吸烟了。

• 2. 

  V-I When someone reverts to a previous topic, they start talking or thinking about it again. 重回 (先前的话题) [书面]

  例：

  In the car she reverted to the subject uppermost in her mind. "You know, I really believe what Grandma told you."

  在车里她又提起了她头脑里最重要的话题：“你知道，我确实相信奶奶告诉你的那些事。”

• 3. 

  V-I If property, rights, or money revert to someone, they become that person's again after someone else has had them for a period of time. 归还 [法律]

  例：

  When the lease ends, the property reverts to the owner.

  租约到期后，房屋归还业主。