- to ask for a seat, table, room, etc. to be available for you or somebody else at a future time预订,预约(座位、席位、房间等) synonym book
- reserve something for somebody/something I'd like to reserve a table for three for eight o'clock.我想预订八点钟供三人用餐的桌位。
- reserve something I've reserved a room in the name of Jones.我以琼斯的名字预订了一个房间。
compare bookTopics Cooking and eatingb2 - reserve something for somebody/something to keep something for somebody/something, so that it cannot be used by any other person or for any other reason保留;预留
- These seats are reserved for special guests.这些座位是留给贵宾的。
- The team captain reserved special praise for his players after the match.赛后,队长特别表扬了他的队员。
- She said this in the tone of voice she reserved for addressing small children.她说这话时的语调是她对小孩子说话时特有的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- exclusively
- only
- specially
- …
prepositionSee full entry - reserve something to have or keep a particular power拥有,保持,保留(某种权力)
- The management reserves the right to refuse admission.管理部门有权拒绝接收。
- (law法律) All rights reserved (= nobody else can publish or copy this).版权所有。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.
Idioms reserve (your) decision/judgement
- to not decide or make a judgement about something until a later time保留:以后再对某事做出决定或做出判断
- I'd prefer to reserve judgement until I know all the facts.在了解全部事实之前我不想发表意见。
- Three judges have decided to reserve their decision until a later date.三名法官决定将他们的决定保留到以后。