reserve

英 [rɪ'zɜːv] 美[rɪ'zɝv]
  • n. 储备,储存;自然保护区;预备队;缄默;[金融] 储备金
  • vt. 储备;保留;预约
  • vi. 预订
  • n. (Reserve)人名;(法)勒塞尔夫

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词态变化


复数: reserves;第三人称单数: reserves;过去式: reserved;过去分词: reserved;现在分词: reserving;

助记提示


1. reserve a table:订一桌.

中文词源


reserve 预约,预订,保留,储备

re-,向后,往回,-serv,看护,保护,词源同 conserve,preserve.引申诸相关词义。

英英释意


1. formality and propriety of manner
2. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
3. an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
4. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
5. a district that is reserved for particular purpose
6. armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
7. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

英文词源


reserve (v.)
mid-14c., from Old French reserver "set aside, withhold" (12c.) and directly from Latin reservare "keep back, save up; retain, preserve," from re- "back" (see re-) + servare "to keep, save, preserve, protect" (see observe). Meaning "to book" is from 1935. Related: Reserved; reserving.
reserve (n.)
"something stored up," 1610s, from reserve (v.) or from French réserve, a Middle French back-formation from reserver. Meaning "self-imposed restraint on freedom of words or actions; habit of keeping back the feelings" is from 1650s.

同义词辨析


keep, retain, reserve, preserve, conserve, withhold

这些动词均有"保持,保存"之意。

keep: 最常用词,指长时间牢固地保持或保存。

retain: 指继续保持。

reserve: 正式用词,指为了将来的用途或其他用途而保存、保留。

preserve: 主要指为防止损害、变质等而保存。

conserve: 一般指保存自然资源,保全人的精力、力量等。

withhold: 指扣住不放,暗示有阻碍。

考试真题


They use their money reserves to back up consumption.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high, so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies ( ' , 补贴) for their consumers.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

But not all oil producers have big reserves.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It’s: why are the British so cold? And they’re talking about the British personality—the famous British reserve.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

Surely, the American ideal of second chances should not be reserved only for the rich and powerful.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

In 2012, the company distributed more than 1,200 MedPacks to Medical Reserve Corps groups in California.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

The treaty banning mining here, shielding 116 coveted ( ' , 令人垂涎的) reserves of iron ore, coal and chromium, comes up for review in 2048.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs form Antarctica, which is estimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

It is estimated that Antarctica boasts of the richest reserves of fresh water on earth.

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Elsewhere in Antarctica, Russian researchers boast of their recent discovery of a freshwater reserve the size of Lake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice.

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According to geologists' estimates, Antarctica has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas.

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When China starts to reduce its current foreign reserves.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

When China talks about switching its dollar reserves to other currencies

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

But once these plants use up their stored reserve or tap out the underground supply, they cease growing and start to die.

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

One was created in the Ross Sea in 2016, another reserve is being proposed in a vast area of the Weddell Sea, and a third sanctuary is under consideration in the area west of the Antarctic Peninsula—a key krill fishing area.

2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

The new marine reserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will permit no fishing or mining.

2017年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

Climate change is a continuing process, so Norphel's ice reserves will not last forever.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Having created nine such ice reserves, norphel calculates that he has stored about 200, 000m3 of water.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

I'd like to reserve a round trip to London next week.

2016年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

now stand at a record $1.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

词组搭配


in reserve

Kept back, set aside, or saved.

保留;留出;存留

实用场景例句


I'd like to reserve a table for three for eight o'clock.
我想预订八点钟供三人用餐的桌位。

牛津词典

I've reserved a room in the name of Jones.
我以琼斯的名字预订了一个房间。

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These seats are reserved for special guests.
这些座位是留给贵宾的。

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I'd prefer to reserve (my) judgement (= not make a decision) until I know all the facts.
在了解全部事实之前我不想发表意见。

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The management reserves the right to refuse admission.
管理部门有权拒绝接收。

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(law 律) All rights reserved (= nobody else can publish or copy this) .
版权所有

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large oil and gas reserves
大量的石油和天然气贮藏量

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He discovered unexpected reserves of strength.
他出乎意料地发现还有体力。

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reserve funds
储备金

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a wildlife reserve
野生动植物保护区

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She found it difficult to make friends because of her natural reserve.
她因天性矜持很难交到朋友。

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Any contract should be treated with reserve until it has been checked.
任何契约在经过核实之前都应谨慎对待。

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She trusted him without reserve (= completely) .
她完全信任他。

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the army reserve(s)
预备役部队

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the reserve police
预备役警察

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The money was being kept in reserve for their retirement.
他们把钱存着以备退休后使用。

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200 police officers were held in reserve .
200名警察随时待命。

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A double room with a balcony overlooking the sea had been reserved for him...
特地为他预留了一间带阳台的海景双人房。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

In the United States lanes are reserved for cars with more than one occupant.
在美国,多人乘坐的汽车有专行道。

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I'll reserve a table for five...
我要预订一张5人的桌子。

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Demand will be huge, so ask your newsagent to reserve your copy today.
需求量会很大,所以今天得请卖报摊主为你预留出你那份。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The Gulf has 65 per cent of the world's oil reserves...
海湾地区拥有全世界65%的石油储藏。

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A friend can be a reserve of help in times of trouble.
朋友可以在困难的时候提供帮助。

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He ended up as a reserve, but still qualified for a team gold medal.
他最后成了替补队员,但仍有资格获得团体金牌。

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Marine biologists are calling for Cardigan Bay to be created a marine nature reserve to protect the dolphins.
海洋生物学家号召将卡迪根湾建成一个海洋自然保护区,以保护那里的海豚。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The subject is one which must be discussed with reserve...
对这个话题必须进行慎重的讨论。

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His natural reserve made him appear self-conscious.
他天生的内敛性格让他显得有些拘谨。

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...the bottle of whisky that he kept in reserve...
他特地留的那瓶威士忌

柯林斯高阶英语词典

There were patrol cars on the streets and riot police standing by in reserve.
巡逻车在街上守候,防暴警察也在一旁待命。

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