reserves

英 [rɪˈzɜːvz]

美 [rɪˈzɜːrvz]

v.  预订，预约(座位、席位、房间等); 保留; 贮备; 拥有，保持，保留(某种权利)
n.  储备(量); 储藏(量); (动植物)保护区; 自然保护区; 内向; 寡言少语; 矜持
reserve的第三人称单数和复数

BEC经济

柯林斯词典

• VERB 保留;留出;预留
  If somethingis reserved fora particular person or purpose, it is kept specially for that person or purpose.
  1. 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。
  2. 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 youreservesomething 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.
  1. I'll reserve a table for five...
     我要预订一张5人的桌子。
  2. 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
  Areserveis a supply of something that is available for use when it is needed.
  1. 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。
  2. 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, areserveis someone who is available to play as part of a team if one of the members is ill or cannot play.
  1. 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。

in AM, use 美国英语用 substitute


• N-COUNT （野生生物）保护区
  A naturereserveis an area of land where the animals, birds, and plants are officially protected.
  1. 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 showsreserve, they keep their feelings hidden.
  1. The subject is one which must be discussed with reserve...
     对这个话题必须进行慎重的讨论。
  2. 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 somethingin reserve, you have it available for use when it is needed.
  1. ...the bottle of whisky that he kept in reserve...
     他特地留的那瓶威士忌
  2. 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。
• 后备军;预备役部队
  A militaryreserveis a group of soldiers who are ready to join a military operation if they are needed.
• toreserve judgment→ see:judgment

英英释义

noun

• civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
  Synonym:militia

双语例句

• People who are undernourished also lack reserves of energy when faced with physical or mental crises.
  营养不良的人在体力或脑力上出现紧急情况时还缺乏足够的能量储备。
• Israel has a relatively small standing army and its strength is based on its reserves
  以色列的常备军规模相对较小，其军事实力主要在于它的预备役部队。
• The company has steadily drained its cash reserves.
  公司已逐渐用完了其现金储备。
• When a bank makes a loan from its reserves, the money supply increases.
  当银行从其准备金中发放贷款时，货币供给增加了。
• Surpluses may be dissipated by accumulating reserves or lending overseas.
  顺差则可以转化为储备的积累或对海外的放款。
• The newly built airport acts as a starting point for safaris into the game parks and reserves of northern Tanzania
  新建的机场是去坦桑尼亚北部野生动物园和保护区观看野生动物的出发点。
• To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.
  随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。
• We had enough budget reserves, enough cash.
  香港拥有足够的预算储备和足够的现金。
• We have enough foreign exchange reserves.
  我们有足够的外汇储备。
• Such restrictions serve to protect a country's foreign exchange and gold reserves.
  这类限制旨在保护一个国家的外汇和黄金储备。