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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n.
1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;
as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
4. (Print.)
(a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a
little distance within the flush line of the column or
page, as in the common way of beginning the first line
of a paragraph.
(b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one
em, or of two ems.
{Hanging}, or {Reverse}, {indentation}, indentation of all
the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full
line.
Reverse \Re*verse"\, n. [Cf. F. revers. See {Reverse}, a.]
1. That which appears or is presented when anything, as a
lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or
turned contrary to its natural direction.
He did so with the reverse of the lance. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something
else; a contrary; an opposite. --Chaucer.
And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. --Pope.
To make everything the reverse of what they have
seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. --Burke.
3. The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence,
total change in circumstances or character; especially, a
change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or
defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
The strange reverse of fate you see; I pitied you,
now you may pity me. --Dryden.
By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.
--Lamb.
4. The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the
reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to
the {obverse}. See {Obverse}.
5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand;
a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] --Shak.
6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the
direction of the bandage is changed.
Reverse \Re*verse"\, a. [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p.
p. of revertere. See {Revert}.]
1. Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction;
hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order
or method. ``A vice reverse unto this.'' --Gower.
2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.]
He found the sea diverse With many a windy storm
reverse. --Gower.
3. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
{Reverse bearing} (Surv.), the bearing of a back station as
observed from the station next in advance.
{Reverse curve} (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed
of two curves bending in opposite directions.
{Reverse fire} (Mil.), a fire in the rear.
{Reverse operation} (Math.), an operation the steps of which
are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or
similar steps are taken in another operation considered as
direct; an operation in which that is sought which in
another operation is given, and that given which in the
other is sought; as, finding the length of a pendulum from
its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding
the time of vibration from the length.
Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reversed};p. pr. & vb.
n. {Reversing}.] [See {Reverse}, a., and cf. {Revert}.]
1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to
cause to depart.
And that old dame said many an idle verse, Out of
her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse.
--Spenser.
2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.]
And to his fresh remembrance did reverse The ugly
view of his deformed crimes. --Spenser.
3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverse the doom of death. --Shak.
She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of
Bray. --Sir W.
Scott.
4. To turn upside down; to invert.
A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if
balanced by admirable skill. --Sir W.
Temple.
5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
These can divide, and these reverse, the state.
--Pope.
Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good
and evil. --Rogers.
6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void;
to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment,
sentence, or decree.
{Reverse arms} (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the
piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an
angle of 45[deg], and is held as in the illustration.
{To reverse an engine} or {a machine}, to cause it to perform
its revolutions or action in the opposite direction.
Syn: To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert;
repeal; annul; revoke; undo.
Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. i.
1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] --Spenser.
2. To become or be reversed.
资料来源 : WordNet®
reverse
n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older
than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: {contrary},
{opposite}]
2: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something
that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reversal}, {setback},
{blow}, {black eye}]
4: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal
design [syn: {verso}] [ant: {obverse}]
5: (American football) a running play in which a back running
in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the
opposite direction
6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reversal},
{turnabout}, {turnaround}]
reverse
adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a
rearward movement" [syn: {rearward}]
2: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
[syn: {inverse}]
3: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a
motor vehicle; "in reverse gear" [ant: {forward}]
reverse
v 1: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides
turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was
revealed that the president had an affair with a White
House intern" [syn: {change by reversal}, {turn}]
2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: {invert}]
3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House
voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {override},
{overthrow}]
4: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on
smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
[syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {repeal},
{overturn}, {rescind}, {vacate}]