reverse engineer verb
reverse engineers; reverse engineered; reverse engineering
reverse engineers; reverse engineered; reverse engineering
Learner's definition of REVERSE ENGINEER
[+ object] technical
: to study the parts of (something) to see how it was made and how it works so that you can make something that is like it逆向工程,倒序制造(研究之后加以仿制)
— reverse engineering
noun [noncount]