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词组 reserve
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verb | noun
reserve1 /rɪˈzɜːv $ -ɜːrv/ verb to arrange for a place in a hotel, restaurant, plane etc to be kept for you to use at a particular time in the futurenounsreserve a seat It’s a good idea to reserve seats on the train.reserve a table (=at a restaurant) I’d like to reserve a table for two.reserve a place Pay a deposit of £10, and we will reserve a place for your child on the course.reserve a room When visiting Korea on business, it is best to reserve your room well in advance.reserve a ticket Call the box office now to reserve your tickets.prepositionsreserve sth for sb/sth We’ve reserved a table for you.
verb | noun
reserve2 /rɪˈzɜːv $ -ɜːrv/ noun 1. a supply of something which you can use lateradjectivesa large/vast/huge reserve Iraq has vast oil reserves.a small reserve They kept a small reserve of money for use in emergencies.a dwindling reserve (=one that is becoming smaller) The company has dwindling cash reserves.a strategic reserve (=one held as part of a government’s plans) The country has 6 million barrels of oil in its strategic reserve.verbshave/hold a reserve The country has the largest oil reserves in the world.build up/accumulate a reserve (=get a lot of something so that you have a reserve) Birds need extra food to build up their fat reserves for winter.use/draw on a reserve The team will have to draw on their reserves of strength.dip into a reserve (=use some of a supply of money) Mexico was forced to dip into reserves to support the peso.deplete a reserve (=make it much smaller) A long period without rain had depleted water reserves.replenish a reserve (=make it bigger again) Sleep helps to replenish energy reserves.exhaust a reserve (=use all of it) We will need other forms of power when coal reserves have been exhausted.maintain a reserve The bank maintains a 10% cash reserve.exploit a reserve (=use it in an effective way) We now have the technology to exploit these gas reserves.nouns + reservea cash reserve Building up a cash reserve for the future makes good sense.a currency reserve The country’s currency reserves are lower than they were.a foreign exchange reserve The country could run out of foreign exchange reserves.gas/coal/oil/gold reserves The bank sold one fifth of its gold reserves last year.energy/fuel reserves The plane had already used most of its fuel reserves.fat reserves Animals need fat reserves for the winter.a contingency reserve (=one that can be used if a bad situation happens) The government has a small contingency reserve.prepositionsa reserve of sth Russia holds large reserves of gas.phraseskeep/hold sth in reserve (=keep it so that it is ready to be used if needed) The money should be kept in reserve until needed.THESAURUS: reserve store (2)2. BrE a place where wild animals and plants are protectedadjectives/nouns + reservea wildlife/nature reserve They visited a wildlife reserve in Borneo.a game reserve The Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya is very popular with tourists.a bird/tiger etc reserve The area has a coastal bird reserve.a marine reserve (=one for sea animals) Marine reserves have a role in boosting fish stocks.a forest reserve The government wants to establish national forest reserves.verbsvisit a reserve Hundreds of people have visited the reserve to see the birds.create/establish a reserve The Wildlife Trust has created a nature reserve.manage a reserve The organization manages ten reserves.
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