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Reserve N Count Reserved Needed Verb Person Specially 例:A

单词 reserve
音标
英[rɪˈzɜ:v] 美[rɪˈzɜrv]
解释
n.储备;保护区;保留;替补队员;vt.储备;保留;预约;vi.预订;adj.保留的;预备的;
例句

VERB
保留;留出;预留
If something is reserved for a particular person or purpose, it is kept specially for that person or purpose.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
预订;保留;预约
If you reserve something such as a table, ticket, or magazine, you arrange for it to be kept specially for you, rather than sold or given to someone else.
例:I'll reserve a table for five...我要预订一张5人的桌子。
例: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。

N-COUNT
储备;储存物资;储藏量
A reserve is a supply of something that is available for use when it is needed.
例: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。
例: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。

N-COUNT
预备队员;替补队员
In sports, a reserve is someone who is available to play as part of a team if one of the members is ill or cannot play.
例: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。

N-COUNT
(野生生物)保护区
A nature reserve is an area of land where the animals, birds, and plants are officially protected.
例: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。

N-UNCOUNT
寡言;矜持;内敛
If someone shows reserve, they keep their feelings hidden.
例:The subject is one which must be discussed with reserve...对这个话题必须进行慎重的讨论。
例:His natural reserve made him appear self-conscious.他天生的内敛性格让他显得有些拘谨。

PHRASE
留出备用;保留;储存
If you have something in reserve, you have it available for use when it is needed.
例:...the bottle of whisky that he kept in reserve...他特地留的那瓶威士忌
例: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。

N-COUNT
后备军;预备役部队
A military reserve is a group of soldiers who are ready to join a military operation if they are needed.
变形
third:reserves~done:reserved~pl:reserves~ing:reserving~past:reserved~

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