Reverse

(noun.) (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction.

(noun.) the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed.

(noun.) the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design.

(noun.) an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating.

(noun.) a relation of direct opposition; 'we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true'.

(adj.) of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; 'in reverse gear' .

艾伦录入

• The paper is thin, and the reverse will give the message. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• But I am going to confess to you, Fred, that I have been tempted to reverse all that by keeping silence with you just now. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• She impressed me neither favourably nor the reverse. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• I have no doubt, Mr Twemlow, that you have heard of a reverse of fortune having befallen us. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• But the case is exactly the reverse. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Such behaviour as this, so exactly the reverse of her own, appeared no more meritorious to Marianne, than her own had seemed faulty to her. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Slackbridge likewise sat down, wiping his hot forehead—always from left to right, and never the reverse way. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• Later, the bowl became more pointed, the drop was replaced by a tongue, and the handle, after 1760, instead of slightly curving to the front at the end, reversed the position. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Love and hatred might have been unattended with any such desires, or their particular connexion might have been entirely reversed. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• To take off copies lay dry sheets of paper on the reversed impression, press gently, and remove quickly. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• He had not well done speaking, when the windlass was reversed and worked again. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• When the current was reversed the friction was greatly increased over what it was when no current was passing. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The armature circuit had a switch in it which permitted the locomotive to be reversed by reversing the direction of current flow through the armature. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• But it _is_ a negative, so called because everything in it is reversed--not only from left to right, but in the details of the image. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• On his reversing the ar rangement, and carrying on the process for a similar length of time, the sulphuric acid appeared in the agate cup, and the solution of lime on the opposite side. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The armature circuit had a switch in it which permitted the locomotive to be reversed by reversing the direction of current flow through the armature. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Hence, some mechanical device for periodically reversing the current is necessary, if the motor is to be of commercial value. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• He also contrived the means of printing in colours from stone, by reversing the process of ordinary lithographic printing. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• If the direction of flow of current be reversed, by reversing the battery, the electromagnetic polarity also reverses and the end of the permanent magnet swings over to the other side. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A switch in the armature circuit enabled the motorman to reverse the direction of travel by reversing the current flow through the armature coils. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Probably the Etruscans ruled over a subjugated Italian population, so reversing the state of affairs in Greece, in which the Aryans were uppermost. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The news of these reverses caused a very great excitement in Germany and Austria, and the Tsar assumed a more arrogant attitude towards his ally. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The crusaders beleaguered Prague, but failed to take it, and they experienced a series of reverses that ended in their retreat from Bohemia. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• His fleets also took Algiers, and inflicted a number of reverses upon the Venetians. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• No; the great magician who majestically works out the appointed order of the Creator, never reverses his transformations. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• If the direction of flow of current be reversed, by reversing the battery, the electromagnetic polarity also reverses and the end of the permanent magnet swings over to the other side. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• A gentleman must expect reverses,' said Smangle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Dr. Roebuck met with reverses and had to end the partnership agreement, and Watt had to borrow money from his old friend Professor Black to secure his patent. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.

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