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词汇 revert to
释义
Phr V
revert to
reverts, reverting, reverted
revert to sth/doing sth
to start talking about a subject that you were talking about before
Why does the conversation have to revert to money all the time?We reverted to talking about babies again.
to go back to a previous condition or activity, especially a worse one
Only one of the former prisoners reverted to criminal behaviour.The last two summers have been very hot but this year the British weather has reverted to type. (= is cooler, as it usually is)
revert to sb
if property reverts to someone, it legally belongs to the person who owned it before
When I die the house will revert to you.
phraserevert to1. revert to sth to start doing or using something again: After the divorce, she reverted to using her own family name. "Of course," he added, reverting to his normal voice, "as you are such a close friend of dear Iris ..." SIMILAR TO: go back to2. revert to sth to change back to a previous state or condition: The land soon reverted to its natural state. SIMILAR TO: go back to3. revert to sb formal if land or a building reverts to someone, it becomes their property again after belonging to someone else: After his death, control of the estate reverted to the Earl of Norfolk. Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule in 1997.4. revert to sth formal, especially BrE to talk again about something that was mentioned earlier: Theodora reverted to the subject of money at the earliest possible opportunity. SIMILAR TO: return to

revert to

1. To return to a prior condition, state, behavior, or practice. The entire city had reverted to candlelight after the power outage continued for its fifth straight day. The intense trauma has caused the victim to revert to a fragile, childlike state.
2. To become or return to the possession of the legal proprietor. The land will revert to the banks if we aren't able to keep up with the mortgage payments. As stipulated in his will, Montgomery's estate reverts to his eldest son.

revert to someone or something

 
1. to return to some type of person or a former state. After he was out of prison, he reverted to a life of crime. She quickly reverted to her childhood dialect after a few weeks at home.
2. to become the property of someone, a group, or an institution. At the end of ten years, this house and the land it sits on reverts to the youngest living child. Then the property reverts to the state.

revert to

v.
1. To return to some former condition, practice, subject, or belief: When the computerized accounting system failed, we reverted to using paper spreadsheets.
2. To return to some former owner or the heirs of the former owner. Used of money or property: At the end of 100 years, all privately held land in the park will revert to the government.
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