reservoir

英 [ˈrezəvwɑː(r)]

美 [ˈrezərvwɑːr]

n.  水库; 蓄水池; (大量的)储备，储藏; 储液器

复数：reservoirs　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSCET4TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5419 / COCA.5907

牛津词典

noun

• 水库；蓄水池
  a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc.
• （大量的）储备，储藏
  a large amount of sth that is available to be used
• 储液器
  a place in an engine or a machine where a liquid is kept before it is used

柯林斯词典

• 水库;蓄水池
  Areservoiris a lake that is used for storing water before it is supplied to people.
• N-COUNT 储藏;蓄积
  Areservoir ofsomething is a large quantity of it that is available for use when needed.
  1. ...the huge oil reservoir beneath the Kuwaiti desert.
     科威特沙漠下面巨大的石油储藏
  2. ...the body's short-term reservoir of energy.
     身体的短期能量储备

英英释义

noun

• tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
• lake used to store water for community use
  Synonym:artificial lakeman-made lake
• anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
  1. an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
  Synonym:source
• a large or extra supply of something
  1. a reservoir of talent

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