reserve noun ⇨fund (reserves of capital)⇨replacement (play for the reserves)⇨supply (oil reserves)reserve verb ⇨reserve (A place has been reserved for you.)⇨order2 (reserve a seat)reserve
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reserve ♦︎ save ♦︎ keep ♦︎ holdThese words all mean to prevent sth from being used so that it can be used in the future by a particular person or for a particular reason.这些词均表示保留、预留。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆reserve / save / keep sth for sb / sth◆reserve / save / keep / hold a seat / place for sb◆save / keep some food for sb■reserve [transitive, usually passive] to prevent sth from being used so that it can be used in the future by a particular person保留;预留◆These seats are reserved for special guests.这些座位是留给贵宾的。◆She got all the media attention usually reserved for celebrities.媒体把通常只给名人的关注全部给了她。◆I am pleased to inform you that a place has been reserved for you in this class.很高兴的告诉你,这个班已经给你预留了位置。ⓘ You can also reserve a seat, table, room, etc. for yourself by asking for it to be kept for you. * reserve还可以指预订座位、餐位、房间等。 see also reserve ⇨ orderverb2■save[transitive] to reserve sth for sb else to use保留;保存◆I've saved some food for you.我为你留了些吃的。◆I won't save you a seat if you're late.要是你迟到,我不会为你留座位的。■keep(kept, kept) [transitive] (especially BrE) to save sth for sb(为某人)保留,留下◆I've kept two seats for us near the front.我已为我们留了两个前排座位。◆The man in the shop said he'd keep it for me until Friday.那个店员说他会替我留到周五。NOTE辨析 Reserve, save or keep?Reserve is used especially when sth is officially saved for sb/sth: you might have a place reserved for you in a class, but you would not 'reserve some food for sb'. Save is more often used if sth is reserved for you unofficially, for example by a friend. Keep is similar to save and is used especially in British English. * reserve尤指正式保留,可表示在班上预留学习名额,但不表示为某人留食物。save常指非正式预留,如朋友代为预留。keep用法与save类似,尤用于英式英语。■hold(held, held) [transitive] (formal) to keep a seat, place or room reserved for sb保存,保留(预订)◆We can hold your reservation for three days.您的预订我们可以保留三天。
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