ngược 
backwards like: ngược → →
to run back ☊ 
chạy ngược trở ☊ to move backwards ☊ dội ngược ra sau ☊ completely opposite, exact opposite ☊ hoàn toàn ngược lại ☊ to ask back ☊ hỏi ngược lại ☊ but on the other hand ☊ nhưng ngược lại ☊ to talk nonsense, say absurdities ☊ nói ngược đời ☊ completely, totally contradictory ☊ trái ngược hẳn ☊ contradictory ☊ trái ngược nhau ☊ as opposed to, in contrast to ☊ trái ngược với ☊ antidromic ☊ tác dụng ngược chiều ☊ to search high and low, look everywhere ☊ tìm ngược tìm suôi ☊ to go in the opposite direction ☊ đi ngược chiều lại ☊ to go against, be contrary to; to turn back, backtrack, retrace one’s steps ☊ đi ngược lại ☊ to run contrary to US law ☊ đi ngược lại hiến pháp Hoa Kỳ ☊ to go against someone’s will ☊ đi ngược lại ý muốn ☊ to overturn a law ☊ đảo ngược một luật ☊ 
gegen ☊ ngược lại ☊ 
反对 ☊ fǎn duì gegen ☊ ngược lại ☊ ☊ Unsere Zahlung an Sie wurde wieder zurückgebucht. ☊ Số tiền thanh toán của chúng tôi gửi đến quý vị bị chuyển ngược lại. ☊ (Lektion 126, Nr. 2553) The winners will be announced in reverse order. ☊ announce ☊
'Ambulance' is written backwards so you can read it in the mirror. ☊ backwards ☊
In the movie they take a journey backwards through time. ☊ backwards ☊
Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think), he was not responsible for the tragedy. ☊ belief ☊
contrast (to sb/sth): The company lost $7 million this quarter in contrast to a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier. ☊ contrast ☊
The situation when we arrived was in marked contrast to the news reports. ☊ contrast ☊
The poverty of her childhood stands in total contrast to her life in Hollywood. ☊ contrast ☊
contrast (in sth): A wool jacket complements the silk trousers and provides an interesting contrast in texture. ☊ contrast ☊
When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast. ☊ contrast ☊
The poem contrasts youth and age. ☊ contrast ☊
Her actions contrasted sharply with her promises. ☊ contrast ☊
They hit a truck coming in the opposite direction. ☊ direction ☊
The ruling overturned the court's earlier decision. ☊ early ☊
Her second husband was the exact opposite of her first (= completely different). ☊ exact ☊
His words had exactly the opposite effect. ☊ exactly ☊
Against all expectations, she was enjoying herself. ☊ expectation ☊
a reversal of fortune(s) ☊ fortune ☊
The countdown to Christmas starts here. ☊ here ☊
They are totally opposed to abortion. ☊ opposed ☊
She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. ☊ opposite ☊
Contrary to popular belief, women cause fewer road accidents than men. ☊ popular ☊
practise doing sth: Practise reversing the car into the garage. ☊ practise ☊
She raised her eyes from her work. ☊ raise ☊
He reversed around the corner. ☊ reverse ☊
reverse sth: Now reverse the car. ☊ reverse ☊
It felt as if we had reversed our roles of parent and child. ☊ reverse ☊
She used to work for me, but our situations are now reversed. ☊ reverse ☊
to reverse a procedure/process/trend ☊ reverse ☊
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline. ☊ reverse ☊
It is sometimes possible to arrest or reverse the disease. ☊ reverse ☊
The Court of Appeal reversed the decision. ☊ reverse ☊
The policy is likely to be reversed if there is a change of government. ☊ reverse ☊
to reverse a judgement ☊ reverse ☊
Writing is reversed in a mirror. ☊ reverse ☊
You should reverse the order of these pages. ☊ reverse ☊
Put the car in/into reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
The coin has the queen's head stamped on the reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
This problem is the reverse of the previous one. ☊ reverse ☊
Although I expected to enjoy living in the country, in fact the reverse is true. ☊ reverse ☊
In the south, the reverse applies. ☊ reverse ☊
It wasn't easy to persuade her to come—quite the reverse. ☊ reverse ☊
The secret number is my phone number in reverse. ☊ in reverse ☊
We did a similar trip to you, but in reverse. ☊ in reverse ☊
to travel in the reverse direction ☊ reverse ☊
The winners were announced in reverse order (= the person in the lowest place was announced first). ☊ reverse ☊
The experiment had the reverse effect to what was intended. ☊ reverse ☊
to travel up/down river (= in the opposite direction to/in the same direction as the way in which the river is flowing) ☊ river ☊
In many marriages there has been a complete role reversal (= change of roles) with the man staying at home and the woman going out to work. ☊ role ☊
In sharp contrast to her mood, the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky. ☊ sharp ☊
His handwriting slopes backwards. ☊ slope ☊
to stand on your head/hands (= to be upside down, balancing on your head/hands) ☊ stand ☊
In striking contrast to their brothers, the girls were both intelligent and charming. ☊ striking ☊
I tried to discuss it with her but only succeeded in making her angry (= I failed and did the opposite of what I intended). ☊ succeed ☊
She looked up in surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
When he saw me coming he took off in the opposite direction. ☊ take off ☊
The debate is centred around two conflicting theories. ☊ theory ☊
The police turned the whole house upside down looking for clues. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
His sudden death turned her world upside down. ☊ turn sth upside down ☊
The painting looks like it's upside down to me. ☊ upside down ☊
I think it should go on the other way round. ☊ the other way round ☊
When his wife died, his entire world was turned upside down. ☊ world ☊