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reverse gear

/rɪˈvɜːs ɡɪər/

翻译: 机械术语,指车辆中允许向后行驶的传动装置;也比喻逆转某个过程或决定。

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/rɪˈvɜːs ɡɪər/B1formaltechnical
  • zh机械术语,指车辆中允许向后行驶的传动装置;也比喻逆转某个过程或决定。

A mechanical term referring to the gear in a vehicle that allows it to move backward, or figuratively, to reverse a process or decision.

  1. Vehicle gear for backward movementA2formal

    A gear in a vehicle's transmission that allows the vehicle to move backward.

    zh倒挡

    • He put the car into reverse gear to back out of the driveway.
    • Make sure the gear stick is in reverse gear before you start moving backward.
    • The truck's reverse gear was making a strange noise.
  2. Figurative: going backward or regressingB2informal

    A metaphorical use meaning to go back to a previous, often less advanced, state or situation.

    zh倒退

    • After the failed experiment, the project was put into reverse gear.
    • The company's profits went into reverse gear after the scandal.
    • His career seemed to be stuck in reverse gear.