► 名詞
逆 [ぎゃく] meaning: opposite rank: 1
☆ 彼は道を逆に走っていた ⇨ He was driving the road in an opposite, wrong, direction
☆ 逆は常に真実では無い ⇨ The opposite is not always true
逆 [ぎゃく] meaning: reverse rank: 1
☆ それは話が完全に逆だ ⇨ That story is totally other way around
☆ プロペラが逆回転した ⇨ The propeller turned in a reverse, wrong, direction
☆ もし逆の立場だったらあなたはどうする？ ⇨ What would you do if you were in the reverse position?
More examples:
- チームは終盤の猛打で逆転勝ちした ⇨ The team had a come-from-behind win with offensive explosion in the late innings
- 彼は逆境にもめげず強かに生きている ⇨ He lives strong, stays very tough, despite all the adversities
- 彼は政界の反逆児と呼ばれている ⇨ He is called a young rebel in the political world
- 彼は反逆罪に問われた ⇨ He was accused of treason
- 彼は店に文句を言いにいったが逆に追い返された ⇨ He went to the store to complain, but got turned away instead
- 恐ろしくて全身の毛が逆立った ⇨ Hair all over my body stood on end because of fear
- 彼は反逆罪で処刑された ⇨ He was executed for treason
- 逆転ホームランに観客は沸きに沸いた ⇨ The fans in the stand went nuts by the come-from-behind homerun
- 彼は反逆罪で銃殺された ⇨ He was shot to death for treason
- 拙いが逆に素朴な感じのする歌い方 ⇨ Singing that is not skilled but because of that, feels direct and unpretentious
- 彼等は土壇場で逆転を許した ⇨ They allowed a comeback score in the last minute
- 折角春めいてきたと思ったのに冬に逆戻りしてしまった ⇨ Just when it felt like spring was there, it has gone right back to winter
- それは話が逆様だ ⇨ Your logic is upside down. The truth is opposite
- 時代の流れに逆らうのは無駄だ ⇨ It is futile to go against the flow, direction, of history
- 彼等は九回の裏に猛攻して逆転勝利した ⇨ They mounted a charge at the bottom of 9th and came back to win