| 单词 | in reverse |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin reverse Phrases P1. in reverse. a. In the opposite direction or manner from usual. Frequently as postmodifier: reversed. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > contrary to the usual manner in reverse1639 bass-ackwardsa1865 bass-ackward1902 ass-backwards1934 backasswards1951 backassward1961 1639 R. Ward Animadversions of Warre i. xi. lxxvi. 221 This is performed as the former Posture is, at the Figure 47 in reverse. 1700 G. Keith Narr. Proc. Coopers-Hall Bristol 22 I had less Money now, than when I was a Quaker; some of them said, I had it in reverse, or to that purpose. 1799 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 2 249 From the place of the apogee H, set off its longitude in reverse, or contrary to the order of the signs. 1820 T. Hodgson Ess. Stereotype Printing 102 The page..would become..one complete matrice, with which the plates, in relief and in reverse, could be struck. 1875 A. Helps On Treatm. Suitors in Ess. 79 Hope, an architect above rules, can build, in reverse, a pyramid upon a point. 1880 Athenæum 25 Dec. 873/1 The inedited manuscripts by Da Vinci, twelve in number, written in reverse, as was customary with the painter. 1942 R.A.F. Jrnl. 3 Oct. (recto rear cover) The contribution of experienced pilots and planes in the fight to clear our side of the Atlantic is an element of the Lend-Lease programme in reverse. 1985 P. Auster N.Y. Trilogy (1988) i. vi. 48 History would be written in reverse. What had fallen would be raised up. 2000 M. Gayle Turning Thirty li. 201 My life had been reduced to a coming-of-age movie in reverse. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adjective] > opposite or opposed turneda1325 reversedc1390 contrary1413 opposeda1500 oppositea1513 inverted1563 counter1596 diametrical1613 contraposed1620 oppositive1622 averse1623 diagonial1624 contrarying1628 diametrala1631 conversive1636 Antipodian1640 converted1640 exadverse1647 Antarctic1651 Antipodean1651 antipodal1664 in reverse1694 contradictory1736 converse1794 antithesistic1801 contravening1802 diametric1802 reverse1828 polar1832 antipodist1844 antithetic1864 other-sided1879 antipodic1881 1694 W. Holder Treat. Harmony ii. 20 The Proportion by which the Frequency increaseth, is..very near duplicate.., but is in reverse, i.e. as the Length increaseth, so the Vibrations decrease. c. Military. At the rear of a body of troops, fortification, etc.; from behind. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military operations > distribution of troops > formation > [adverb] > in the rear in reverse1781 1781 A. Hamilton Let. 15 Oct. in Papers (1961) II. 680 Two columns..; the left..destined to take the enemy in reverse, and intercept their retreat. 1810 C. James New Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) Parados, an elevation of earth which is effected behind fortified places, to secure them from any sudden attack that may be made in reverse. 1834 J. S. Macaulay Treat. Field Fortification 285 One face [of a redoubt] is seen in reverse, and two are enfiladed; while one can neither be seen in reverse, nor enfiladed. 1897 Cent. Mag. June 203 Our troops were now exposed to attack both in flank and reverse. 1911 A. Gracie Truth about Chickamauga xii. 261 The rear of the Federal solid line of battle..could be attacked in reverse and communication with Chattanooga cut off. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] fromward?c1225 contrariouslyc1380 contrarying to1382 reversinglya1425 contrary1463 clean fro1483 repugnantly?1526 diametrally?1533 contrairly1535 in diameter1543 thwartly1558 oppositely1567 contrarily1570 contrariwise1574 diameter-wise1600 diameterly1603 reciprocallya1628 diametrically1633 counter1643 encounter1660 polarly1670 Antarcticallya1711 contrariantly1796 antithetically1816 tout au contraire1841 antistrophically1842 contrapositively1858 in reverse1869 at cross-corners with1892 1869 F. W. Newman Misc. 163 The Hungarians..are not only tall and well grown, in reverse to the squat Huns, but are politically constitutional. e. In reverse gear. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [adverb] > in reverse gear in reverse1919 1919 Munic. Jrnl. (N.Y.) 12 Apr. 260/2 Fan belt is broken, transmission needs attention, car slips in low, car slips in reverse, clutch slips in high [etc.]. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 67 ‘Back out,’ he suggested... ‘Put her in reverse.’ 1976 S. Wales Echo 27 Nov. 5/7 He pleaded not guilty to..using a motor vehicle with a reversing light on when he was not travelling in reverse. 1992 In-Fisherman Feb. 132/2 This 4-cylinder offers very smooth low-speed operation in forward and reverse. ΚΠ 1742 E. Hoyle Short Treat. Game Whist 77 If you are weak in Trumps, you must play the Reverse. 1746 E. Hoyle Whist (ed. 6) 69 Playing at any time the Reverse, means only the playing your Hand in a different manner. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia at Whist Reverse, means only playing the hand in a different manner; that is, if you are strong in trumps, you play one away; if weak in trumps, you play the Reverse, viz. another. 1851 Bohn's New Hand-bk. Games ii.71 Reverse, means only playing the hand in a different manner; that is, if you are strong in trumps, you play one way; if weak in trumps, you play the Reverse, viz. another. 1879 Westm. Papers 1 Mar. 203 If your score is one, two, or three, you must play the reverse.] ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > on the contrary thereagaina1023 here-againc1200 here-againsta1250 contra1362 againwardc1384 otherwisea1393 on the contrary (formerly by, for, in, of, to the contrary, in contrary)1393 thereagainsta1400 in the contrairc1400 in opposite?a1425 e conversoc1425 contrariwise1480 again?1531 contrarilyc1540 contrary1549 per contra1554 contrariways1588 contradistinctly1623 by or to the contrair1640 counter1662 oppositely1681 on the reverse1753 e contra1815 obversely1869 1753 A. Murphy Gray's Inn Jrnl. No. xxxvi Mr. Such-a-one is a Man of very good Sense; or, on the Reverse,..he has not common Sense. 1763 W. Roberts Acct. First Discov. Florida 39 The general paid no regard to such remonstrances: On the reverse, he ordered all to hold themselves ready to march. 1786 A. M. Bennett Juvenile Indiscretions IV. 214 On the reverse, if she would be ingenuous in her confession, he, Mr. Franklin, would be her protector. 1834 W. G. Simms Guy Rivers II. ix. 109 No indulgence led him away from his post—and, on the reverse, no post compelled or constrained him into gravity. < as lemmas |
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