re‧serve 1 W3 / rɪzɜv $ -ɜrv / 动词 [及物动词] #

1 to arrange for a place in a hotel, restaurant, plane etc to be kept for you to use at a particular time in the future → book

reserve something for somebody/something

I’d like to reserve a table for two.

Do you have to reserve tickets in advance?

2 to keep something so that it can be used by a particular person or for a particular purpose 同义词 set aside

reserve something for somebody/something

A separate room is reserved for smokers.

reserved parking spaces

3 especially written to keep part of something for use at a later time during a process – used especially when describing how to cook something 同义词 keep , save :

Reserve a little of the mixture to sprinkle over the top of the pie.

4 to use or show something only in one particular situation

reserve something for somebody/something

She spoke in a tone of voice she usually reserved for dealing with officials.

5 reserve the right to do something formal if you reserve the right to do something, you will do it if you think it is necessary – used especially in notices or official documents :

The management reserves the right to refuse admission.

6 reserve (your) judgment (on something) spoken to not give your opinion about something until a later time when you have more information

reserve 2 S3 noun #

1 supply [可数名词，通常复数] a supply of something kept to be used if it is needed :
$10 million in cash reserves oil reserves reserve of Somehow Debbie maintained an inner reserve of strength. 2 in reserve ready to be used if needed :
We always keep some money in reserve , just in case. 3 personal quality [不可数名词] a quality in someone’s character that makes them not like expressing their emotions or talking about their problems → shyness :
She overcame her own natural reserve . 4 player [可数名词] an extra player who plays in a team if one of the other players is injured or ill → substitute 5 team the reserves British English a team that plays when the usual team cannot do so 6 military the reserve ( also the reserves ) an extra military force that a country has in addition to its usual army, navy etc which can be used if needed → reservist 7 for animals/plants [可数名词] British English an area of land where wild animals and plants are protected SYN reservation , preserve American English :
a wildlife reserve → nature reserve 8 for native americans [可数名词] a reservation 9 price [可数名词] ( also reserve price ) a price below which something will not be sold, especially in an auction