revert to
phrasal verbrevert to somebody/something
- (law
) (of property, rights, etc.法律 ) to return to the original owner again财产、权利等 see also reversion归还;归属
revert to something (formal)
- to return to a former state; to start doing something again that you used to do in the past
回复;恢复 - After her divorce she reverted to her maiden name.
离婚以后,她重新用起娘家的姓氏。 - His manner seems to have reverted to normal.
他的举止好像已经恢复了正常。 - Try not to revert to your old eating habits.
尽力不要恢复你过去的饮食习惯。 - For a while the children behaved well but they soon reverted to type (= returned to their usual ways).
有一段时间,孩子们表现得很好,但很快又恢复了正常。
- The area has reverted back to a wilderness.
这个地区又变成了一片荒野。 - He reverted to his native language (= started using it again).
他又恢复用他的本族语。 - The house was a school for a while, but has reverted to being a private house.
这所房子曾是一所学校,但现已恢复为私人住宅。
- After her divorce she reverted to her maiden name.
- to return to an earlier topic or subject
重提,回到,恢复(先前的话题或主题) - So, to revert to your earlier question…
那么,回到你先前所提的问题… - The conversation kept reverting to the events of March 6th.
谈话一再回到 3 月 6 日所发生的事件上来。
- So, to revert to your earlier question…