reverse gear

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Related topics: Motor vehicles

reˌverse ˈgear noun [countable, uncountable]  TTCthe position of the gears in a vehicle that makes it go backwards 倒车挡

Examples from the Corpus

reverse gear• After some time, he finally started the engine and crunched into reverse gear.• Thus the movement, seen from close by, appears to go into reverse gear.• The machine has no reverse gear.• In fact, it's surprising Honda hasn't included an electrically operated reverse gear.

reˌverse ˈgear nounChineseSyllable  

of a gears the the that vehicle in Corpus position

reverse gear
reˌverse ˈgear noun [uncountable and countable]
the position of the gears in a vehicle that makes it go backwards