reserve

re·serve

R0173500 (rĭ-zûrv′)tr.v. re·served, re·serv·ing, re·serves 1. To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose: The hospital reserves certain drugs for the most serious cases.2. To set or cause to be set apart for a particular person or use: reserved a seat on the next flight out. See Synonyms at book¹.3. To keep or secure for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to disagree. See Synonyms at keep.n.1. a. Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose: a runner with a reserve of energy for the final lap.b. An amount of capital that is not invested or otherwise used in order to meet probable demands, such as withdrawals by bank depositors or claims on insurance policies.2. a. Lack of enthusiasm, as from a misgiving or doubt: supported the idea without reserve.b. Self-restraint in expression or bearing; reticence or coolness: maintained a dignified reserve throughout the ceremony.3. A reservation of public land: a forest reserve.4. An amount of a mineral, fossil fuel, or other resource known to exist in a particular location and to be exploitable: the discovery of large oil reserves.5. a. A fighting force kept uncommitted until strategic need arises.b. The part of a country's armed forces not on active duty but subject to call in an emergency.c. A member of either of these forces: the army's active reserves.6. Sports a. A group of players that play only as substitutes for starters in games or are kept from playing for some reason.b. One of these players.adj. Held in or forming a reserve: a reserve supply of food.Idiom: in reserve Kept back, set aside, or saved.

[Middle English reserven, from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre, to keep back : re-, re- + servāre, to keep; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

re·serv′a·ble adj.re·serv′er n.

reserve

(rɪˈzɜːv) vb (tr) 1. to keep back or set aside, esp for future use or contingency; withhold2. to keep for oneself; retain: I reserve the right to question these men later. 3. to obtain or secure by advance arrangement: I have reserved two tickets for tonight's show. 4. (Law) to delay delivery of (a judgment), esp in order to allow time for full consideration of the issues involvedn5. a. something kept back or set aside, esp for future use or contingencyb. (as modifier): a reserve stock. 6. the state or condition of being reserved: I have plenty in reserve. 7. (Environmental Science) a tract of land set aside for the protection and conservation of wild animals, flowers, etc: a nature reserve. 8. Also called: reservation Canadian an area of land set aside, esp (in the US and Canada) for American or Canadian Indian peoples9. Austral and NZ an area of publicly owned land set aside for sport, recreation, etc10. the act of reserving; reservation11. (General Sporting Terms) a member of a team who only plays if a playing member drops out; a substitute12. (Military) (often plural) a. a part of an army or formation not committed to immediate action in a military engagementb. that part of a nation's armed services not in active service13. coolness or formality of manner; restraint, silence, or reticence14. (Banking & Finance) finance a. a portion of capital not invested (a capital reserve) or a portion of profits not distributed (a revenue or general reserve) by a bank or business enterprise and held to meet legal requirements, future liabilities, or contingenciesb. (often plural) liquid assets held by an organization, government, etc, to meet expenses and liabilities15. without reserve without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly[C14: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservāre to save up, from re- + servāre to keep] reˈservable adj reˈserver n

re•serve

(rɪˈzɜrv)

v. -served, -serv•ing,
n., adj. v.t. 1. to keep back or save for future use. 2. to retain or secure by prior arrangement. 3. to set apart for a particular use. 4. to delay; postpone: to reserve judgment. 5. to retain (the original color) of a surface, as on a painted ceramic piece. n. 6. a. cash, or assets readily convertible into cash, held aside to meet unexpected demands. b. uninvested cash held to comply with legal requirements. 7. something stored for use or need; stock: a reserve of food. 8. a resource not normally called upon but available if needed. 9. a. a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose: a forest reserve. b. Canadian. such land set apart for the use of First Nations. 10. an act of reserving; reservation, exception, or qualification. 11. a. part of a military force held in readiness to augment the main force. b. the part of a country's fighting force not in active service. c. reserves, the enrolled but not regular components of the U.S. Army. 12. formality and self-restraint; avoidance of familiarity or intimacy with others. 13. reticence or silence; forebearance. adj. 14. kept in reserve; forming a reserve. Idioms: 1. in reserve, put aside or withheld for a future need; reserved: money in reserve. 2. without reserve, without restraint; frankly; freely. [1325–75; (v.) < Middle French reserver < Latin reservāre to keep back =re- re- + servāre to save] re•serv′a•ble, adj. syn: See keep.

reserve

1. Portion of a body of troops that is kept to the rear, or withheld from action at the beginning of an engagement, in order to be available for a decisive movement.
2. Members of the Military Services who are not in active service but who are subject to call to active duty.
3. Portion of an appropriation or contract authorization held or set aside for future operations or contingencies and, in respect to which, administrative authorization to incur commitments or obligations has been withheld. See also operational reserve; reserve supplies.

Reserve

See Also: EMOTIONS, PERSONALITY TRAITS, REMOTENESS

Animated as a department store mannequin —Anon
Apathy dropped from her like a garment —Edna Ferber
As excited as a mortician at a cheap funeral —Raymond Chandler
As much feeling as a sphinx —Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 1985
(My father was) born without emotions like some people are born without little fingers —Pat Conroy
Buries her feelings as a dog buries a bone —Anon
Closed himself like a shellfish under attack —Kenzaburo Oe
Detached as a funeral director —Stanley Elkin
Detach oneself [as from a situation] like a zipout lining —Anon
(The sun is as) dispassionate as the hand of a man who greets you with his mind on other things —Beryl Markham
Drew a circle around herself, like the safe zone in a children’s game where no pursuers may enter and no prisoners may leave —David Michael Kaplan
(I could) feel the armor, like a steel skin, slipping around me —William Diehl
The habit of reserve was like an iron mould —Ellen Glasgow See Also: HABIT
Keep them [emotions] tucked away, and only produce them very occasionally, like special little pots of jam, when the people whom I love come to tea —Katherine Mansfield
Like a toothpaste … gave only a little at a time —Donald Seaman
Lived inside herself as precisely as a walnut in its shell, nothing rattling, nothing wasting —Jessamyn West
(She had withdrawn into herself and) no longer projected anything, like an actor reaching the wings, the character falling like a cape to reveal the person beneath, innocuous —Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Numb as a broomstick —William Alfred
Persons extremely reserved are like old enamelled watches, which had painted covers that hindered your seeing what o’clock it was —Horace Walpole
A prudent reserve [about being open with other people] is as necessary as a seeming openness is prudent —Lord Chesterfield
Retreated into himself like a turtle —Carlos Fuentes
She was reserved … like a picture so hung that it can be seen only at a certain angle; an angle known to no one but its possessor —Edith Wharton
Shrunk into herself as though she had been touched by something coarse —Anton Chekhov
Sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be —Elizabeth Janeway
Spiritless as corked champagne —James G. Huneker
Taught herself to control feelings … the way an Indian fakir controls pain —Shana Alexander

reserve

Past participle: reserved
Gerund: reserving

Imperative
reserve
reserve

Present
I reserve
you reserve
he/she/it reserves
we reserve
you reserve
they reserve

Preterite
I reserved
you reserved
he/she/it reserved
we reserved
you reserved
they reserved

Present Continuous
I am reserving
you are reserving
he/she/it is reserving
we are reserving
you are reserving
they are reserving

Present Perfect
I have reserved
you have reserved
he/she/it has reserved
we have reserved
you have reserved
they have reserved

Past Continuous
I was reserving
you were reserving
he/she/it was reserving
we were reserving
you were reserving
they were reserving

Past Perfect
I had reserved
you had reserved
he/she/it had reserved
we had reserved
you had reserved
they had reserved

Future
I will reserve
you will reserve
he/she/it will reserve
we will reserve
you will reserve
they will reserve

Future Perfect
I will have reserved
you will have reserved
he/she/it will have reserved
we will have reserved
you will have reserved
they will have reserved

Future Continuous
I will be reserving
you will be reserving
he/she/it will be reserving
we will be reserving
you will be reserving
they will be reserving

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reserving
you have been reserving
he/she/it has been reserving
we have been reserving
you have been reserving
they have been reserving

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reserving
you will have been reserving
he/she/it will have been reserving
we will have been reserving
you will have been reserving
they will have been reserving

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reserving
you had been reserving
he/she/it had been reserving
we had been reserving
you had been reserving
they had been reserving

Conditional
I would reserve
you would reserve
he/she/it would reserve
we would reserve
you would reserve
they would reserve

Past Conditional
I would have reserved
you would have reserved
he/she/it would have reserved
we would have reserved
you would have reserved
they would have reserved

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reserve - formality and propriety of manner modestycorrectitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behaviordemureness - the trait of behaving with reserve and decorum
	2.	reserve - something kept back or saved for future use or a special purposestockpile, backlogaccumulation - (finance) profits that are not paid out as dividends but are added to the capital base of the corporationbank - a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)fuel level - the amount of fuel remainingreserve account, reserve fund - funds taken out of earnings to provide for anticipated future payments
	3.	reserve - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replacedsecond-stringer, substitutebench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"athlete, jock - a person trained to compete in sportsbench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom playspinch hitter - (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter
	4.	reserve - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functionsmedical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquesindefinite quantity - an estimated quantitypulmonary reserve - the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
	5.	reserve - a district that is reserved for particular purposereservationadministrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposesIndian reservation - a reservation set aside for the use of Indianspreserve - a reservation where animals are protected
	6.	reserve - armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergencymilitary reservearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"reservist - a member of a military reserve
	7.	reserve - the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessaryreticence, taciturnityuncommunicativeness - the trait of being uncommunicative
Verb	1.	reserve - hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; "they held back their applause in anticipation"withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"devote - set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use; "this land was devoted to mining"
	2.	reserve - give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"appropriate, earmark, set aside, allowallot, portion, assign - give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"
	3.	reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"book up - book all available places or ticketsbook, reserve, hold - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
	4.	reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"book, holdcall for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; "We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"hold open, keep open, save, keep - retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger"

reserve

verb1. book, arrange in advance, make a reservation for, prearrange, pre-engage, engage, bespeak I'll reserve a table for five.2. put by, keep, hold, save, secure, retain, set aside, hold back, put aside, lay aside Ask your newsagent to reserve your copy today.3. keep, hold, save, husband, store, retain, preserve, set aside, withhold, hang on to, conserve, stockpile, hoard, lay up, put by, keep back Strain and reserve the cooking liquor.4. delay, postpone, withhold, put off, defer, keep back The Court has reserved its judgement.noun1. store, fund, savings, stock, capital, supply, reservoir, fall-back, stockpile, hoard, backlog, cache The country's reserves of petrol are running very low.2. reservation, park, preserve, sanctuary, tract monkeys at the wildlife reserve3. shyness, silence, restraint, constraint, reluctance, formality, modesty, reticence, coolness, aloofness, secretiveness, taciturnity I hope you'll overcome your reserve.4. reservation, doubt, delay, uncertainty, hesitation, indecision, hesitancy, vacillation, irresolution, dubiety I committed myself without reserve5. (often plural) reinforcements, extras, auxiliary, backup a squadron leader in the RAF military reserveadjective1. substitute, extra, spare, secondary, alternative, fall-back, auxiliary You always have to have reserve players.in reserve in readiness, ready, spare, to hand, on hand, on call This is the vehicle kept in reserve.

reserve

verb1. To have and maintain in one's possession:hold, hold back, keep, keep back, retain, withhold.2. To cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance:bespeak, book, engage.noun1. A supply stored or hidden for future use:backlog, cache, hoard, inventory, nest egg, reservoir, stock, stockpile, store, treasure.Slang: stash.2. The keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself:control, restraint, reticence, self-control, self-restraint, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness.3. Public land kept for a special purpose:preserve, reservation.adjectiveUsed or held in reserve:auxiliary, backup, emergency, secondary, standby, supplemental, supplementary.

Translations

保留储备后备军沉默寡言自然保护区

reserve

(rəˈzəːv) verb1. to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself. The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table. 预定，订座 2. to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use. These seats are reserved for the committee members.保留 noun1. something which is kept for later use or for use when needed. The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.储备2. a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals. a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.保留地3. the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness. 沉默寡言4. (often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war. 后备军，预备队 ˌreserˈvation (rezə-) noun1. the act of reserving. the reservation of a room. 预订，保留 2. something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved. Have you a reservation, Sir? 预订定 3. a doubt. 怀疑4. a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose. an Indian reservation in the United States.保留地reˈserved adjective not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc. a reserved manner. 沉默的，含蓄的 have/keep etc in reserve to have or keep (something) in case or until it is needed. If you go to America please keep some money in reserve for your fare home.战胜

reserve

→ 保留zhCN, 储备zhCN, 自然保护区zhCN, 预订zhCN

We'd like to reserve two seats for tonight → 我们要预订今天晚上的两张票
Can I reserve a sleeper? → 我想要预订一张卧铺票
I want to reserve a sleeper to ... (US)
I want to book a sleeper to ... (UK) → 我想要预定一张去...的卧铺票
I want to reserve a seat in a non-smoking compartment (US)
I want to book a seat in a non-smoking compartment (UK) → 我想要预订一个非吸烟车厢的座位
I want to reserve a single room → 我想预订一间单人房
I want to reserve a double room → 我想预订一间双人房
I want to reserve a family room → 我想预订一间家庭房
I'd like to reserve a single room (US)
I'd like to book a single room (UK) → 我想订一间单人房
I'd like to reserve a double room (US)
I'd like to book a double room (UK) → 我想订一间双人房
I'd like to reserve a family room (US)
I'd like to book a family room (UK) → 我想订一间家庭房
Could you reserve the tickets for us? (US)
Can you book the tickets for us? (UK) → 可以为我们订票吗？
Do I need to reserve in advance? (US)
Do I need to book in advance? (UK) → 我需要提前预订吗？
I'd like to reserve a table for three people for tonight (US)
I'd like to book a table for three people for tonight (UK) → 我想预订今晚的三人餐桌
I'd like to reserve a table for two people for tomorrow night (US)
I'd like to book a table for two people for tomorrow night (UK) → 我想预订明晚的两人餐桌
I'd like to reserve a table for four people for tonight at eight o'clock (US)
I'd like to book a table for four people for tonight at eight o'clock (UK) → 我想预订今晚八点钟的四人餐桌

reserve

Related to reserve: military reserve, dictionary

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Synonyms for reserve

verb book

Synonyms

book
arrange in advance
make a reservation for
prearrange
pre-engage
engage
bespeak

verb put by

Synonyms

put by
keep
hold
save
secure
retain
set aside
hold back
put aside
lay aside

verb keep

Synonyms

keep
hold
save
husband
store
retain
preserve
set aside
withhold
hang on to
conserve
stockpile
hoard
lay up
put by
keep back

verb delay

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delay
postpone
withhold
put off
defer
keep back

noun store

Synonyms

store
fund
savings
stock
capital
supply
reservoir
fall-back
stockpile
hoard
backlog
cache

noun reservation

Synonyms

reservation
park
preserve
sanctuary
tract

noun shyness

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shyness
silence
restraint
constraint
reluctance
formality
modesty
reticence
coolness
aloofness
secretiveness
taciturnity

noun reservation

Synonyms

reservation
doubt
delay
uncertainty
hesitation
indecision
hesitancy
vacillation
irresolution
dubiety

noun reinforcements

Synonyms

reinforcements
extras
auxiliary
backup

adj substitute

Synonyms

substitute
extra
spare
secondary
alternative
fall-back
auxiliary

phrase in reserve

Synonyms

in readiness
ready
spare
to hand
on hand
on call

Synonyms for reserve

verb to have and maintain in one's possession

Synonyms

hold
hold back
keep
keep back
retain
withhold

verb to cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance

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bespeak
book
engage

noun a supply stored or hidden for future use

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backlog
cache
hoard
inventory
nest egg
reservoir
stock
stockpile
store
treasure
stash

noun the keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself

Synonyms

control
restraint
reticence
self-control
self-restraint
taciturnity
uncommunicativeness

noun public land kept for a special purpose

Synonyms

preserve
reservation

adj used or held in reserve

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auxiliary
backup
emergency
secondary
standby
supplemental
supplementary

Synonyms for reserve

noun formality and propriety of manner

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modesty

Related Words

correctitude
properness
propriety
demureness

noun something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose

Synonyms

stockpile
backlog

Related Words

accumulation
bank
fuel level
reserve account
reserve fund

noun an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

Synonyms

second-stringer
substitute

Related Words

bench
athlete
jock
bench warmer
pinch hitter

noun (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions

Related Words

medical specialty
medicine
indefinite quantity
pulmonary reserve

noun a district that is reserved for particular purpose

Synonyms

reservation

Related Words

administrative district
administrative division
territorial division
Indian reservation
preserve

noun armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency

Synonyms

military reserve

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armed forces
armed services
military
military machine
war machine
reservist

noun the trait of being uncommunicative

Synonyms

reticence
taciturnity

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uncommunicativeness

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

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withhold
keep back
devote

verb give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

Synonyms

appropriate
earmark
set aside
allow

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allot
portion
assign

verb obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance

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call for
request
bespeak
quest
book up
book
reserve
hold

verb arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

Synonyms

book
hold

Related Words

call for
request
bespeak
quest
reserve
hold open
keep open
save
keep

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without reserve

in reserve

reserve (something) for (someone or something)

hold (something) in reserve

keep (something) in reserve

hold someone or something in reserve and keep someone or something in reserve

reserve something for someone or something

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verb book

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verb put by

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verb keep

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verb delay

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noun store

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noun reservation

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noun shyness

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noun reservation

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noun reinforcements

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adj substitute

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phrase in reserve

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verb to have and maintain in one's possession

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verb to cause to be set aside, as for one's use, in advance

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noun a supply stored or hidden for future use

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noun the keeping of one's thoughts and emotions to oneself

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noun public land kept for a special purpose

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adj used or held in reserve

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noun formality and propriety of manner

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