- [countable]
an arrangement for a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, etc. to be kept for you 预订；预约 I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation. 我要给餐厅打个电话预订座位。 We have a reservation in the name of Grant. 我们是以格兰特的名字预订的。 I had to cancel my hotel reservation. 我不得不取消我的酒店预订。
Collocations Restaurantscompare bookingRestaurants 餐馆 Eating out 去餐馆吃饭 - eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 - go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 - have a meal with somebody
与某人一起吃饭 - make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
（以山田的名字）预订座位 - reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
预订一张坐六人的桌子 - ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆 - wait to be seated
等待就座 - show somebody to their table
把某人引到桌旁 - sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 - hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
把菜单／酒水单递给某人 - open/read/study/peruse the menu
打开／看／仔细看菜单 - the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 - taste/sample/try the wine
品尝葡萄酒 - the waiter takes your order
服务生帮你点餐 - order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 - serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 - complain about the food/the service/your meal
抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 - enjoy your meal
享用饭菜
Paying 结账 - pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
付账；要求结账 - pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 - service is (not) included
不含服务费 - give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
给某人小费
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainb1, Holidaysb1, Transport by airb1, Cooking and eatingb1Do you have a reservation? 您有预订吗？ I'd like to make a reservation for four people for Friday night, please. 请给我预订星期五晚上四个人的位子。 Reservations are recommended, especially during the busy holiday weekends. 建议提前预订，尤其是在周末赶上公共假期繁忙时段的时候。 We have reservations at a restaurant at six tonight. 我们在一家餐馆预订了今晚 6 点的晚餐。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- airline
- flight
- travel
- …
- have
- book
- make
- …
- service
- system
- centre/center
- …
- reservation at
- reservation for
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a feeling of doubt about a plan or an idea 保留意见；疑惑 - reservations about somebody/something
I have serious reservations about his ability to do the job. 我非常怀疑他有没有能力胜任这项工作。 - without reservation
They support the measures without reservation (= completely). 他们毫无保留地支持这些措施。
Extra ExamplesDespite his initial reservations, he came to love London. 尽管他最初对伦敦难言有好感，后来却逐渐喜欢上它了。 I can recommend her without reservation. 我毫无保留地推荐她。 I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses in the contract. 我对合同中的几项条款持保留意见。 My one reservation concerns the performance of the vehicle in wet conditions. 我的一个疑虑是车辆在潮湿环境下的性能。 NATO generals voiced reservations about making air strikes. 北约将领们表达了对空袭的保留意见。 The employees are backing the reorganization plans, with reservations. 员工支持重组计划，但有保留意见。 They have expressed reservations concerning the provisions of the treaty. 他们对协约的条款表达了保留意见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- deep
- grave
- …
- have
- express
- voice
- …
- despite reservations
- with reservations
- without reservation
- …
- one reservation
- only reservation
- reservations about somebody/something
- (also reserve)[countable]
an area of land in the US that is kept separate for Native Americans to live in （美国为美洲土著居民划出的）保留地，居留地 - (also reservation policy)[uncountable]
(in India) the policy of keeping a fixed number of jobs or places in schools, colleges, etc. for people who are members of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes or other backward classes 预留政策（印度为表列种族、表列部族或落后种姓成员保留一定数量的工作岗位或入学名额等） see also central reservation
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the Pope's right of nomination to a benefice): from Old French, or from late Latin reservatio(n-), from reservare ‘keep back’, ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.