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reserve

英

美/ɹiˈzɝv/

美式其他读音 /ɹɪˈzɝv/

01n.

储备品, 贮量, 后备军, 自然保护区, 保留, 拘谨, 节制, 储备金

something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose; (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions; the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

02v.

保留, 保存, 预订, 延期, 推迟

hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency