Xerox set about a process of reverse engineering. It pulled the machines apart and investigated the Japanese factories to find out how they could pull off such feats.

施乐公司展开了一项逆向工程。他们把日本的机器拆开，调查了日本的工厂来弄清楚他们怎么生产出了如此了不起的产品。

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MPs hoped to reverse Britain's opt-out from the treaty.

国会议员希望推翻英国退出该条约的决定。

《牛津词典》

The archaeologist said most boulders with markings were too heavy to turn over to find out if they were decorated on the reverse side.

这位考古学家说，大多数带有标记的岩石都太重了，所以无法把它们翻转过来确定它们的背面是否有装饰。

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The graphics look outdated and, if this makes any sense, almost too heavy on the contrast giving it almost the reverse of a washed-out look.

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Thunderbird and other tools have to work by reverse-engineering, figuring out how PST files work by examining them carefully, because the format is not published.

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Play, reverse and fast-forward buttons are broken out onto the right side of the unit, which admittedly took a few attempts to get used to but quite quickly felt not only easy, but nicely ergonomic whilst held in the hand.

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