reserve

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ɹɪˈzɜːv/    /ɹɪˈzɝv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A restriction.; The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. countable,uncountable
    — The book is on reserve.
  2. A restriction.; Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior. countable,uncountable
  3. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use. countable,uncountable
    — The tone was set at Trump’s Inauguration. Tech moguls streamed into Washington; some sat behind the President during his Inaugural Address, a signal of the power they would wield. Over the next 11 months, they would use their enormous cash reserves, cultural power, and momentum to push their products into homes across the world.
  4. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A natural resource known to exist but not currently exploited. countable,uncountable
    — New oil reserves are continuously being discovered, but not as fast as the existing ones are running out.
  5. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose countable,uncountable
    — the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio was originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut.
  6. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A tract of land set apart for the use of an Aboriginal group: Indian reserve. Canada,countable,uncountable
  7. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A body of troops kept in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency. countable,uncountable
    — no reserves [the military force is throwing everything it has at the front]
  8. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; Funds kept on hand to meet planned or unplanned financial requirements. countable,uncountable
  9. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; A reserve price in an auction. countable,uncountable
    — no reserve [the lot(s) will be sold no matter how low the bids are]
  10. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; Wine held back and aged before being sold. countable,uncountable
  11. That which is reserved or kept back, as for future use.; Absence of color or decoration; the state of being left plain. countable,uncountable
    — Each is decorated with a simple disk in reserve and a band in reserve adorned with white dots.
  12. Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.; A member of a team who does not participate from the start of the game, but can be used to replace tired or injured team-mates. countable,uncountable
  13. Something initially kept back for later use in recreation.; A group or pile of cards dealt out at the beginning of a patience or solitaire game to be used during play. countable,uncountable
  14. In exhibitions, a distinction indicating that the recipient will get a prize in the event of another person being disqualified. countable,uncountable
  15. A resist. countable,uncountable
  16. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to fix the limits of the deposit. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. To keep back; to retain. transitive
    — We reserve the right to make modifications.
  2. To keep in store for future or special use. ditransitive,transitive
    — This cake is reserved for the guests!
  3. To book in advance; to make a reservation for. ditransitive,transitive
    — I reserved a table for us at the best restaurant in town.
  4. To make an exception of; to except. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

reserves plural reserves present,singular,third-person reserving participle,present reserved participle,past reserved past

词源

词源 1
From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).
词源 2
From Old French reserver, from Latin reservō (“to reserve, retain”).
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