reverse
【1】反向的,反面的
【例】The port of discharge is rarely stated on the reverse side of the bill of lading.
卸货港很少会在提单的背面说明。
【2】情况相反,对立面
经常使用单数形式,前面加the。
【例】In our company, if a person works hard, he’ll be rewarded. The reverse is also true. If a person is negligent in his duty, he’ll get penalized.
在我们公司,一个人努力工作就会受到奖励。相反,一个人玩忽职守就要受到惩罚。
【3】使反向活动,使倒转
【例】The stock price tends upward for a period of time, then reverses itself; and vice versa.
股票总是向上运行一段时间,然后反转,反之亦然。
revert
revert to回复到,重议
【例】We shall certainly revert to this order immediately a fresh supply comes in.
一俟补进新货,我们肯定要再谈这份订单。
review
(再)检查,(再)考察
【例】The review and approval of the preliminary design will be reached [completed] within one month after your arrival here.
在你们到达此地后一个月内将完成对初步设计的审批。