| 释义 |
Noun: reserves ri'zurvz- Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
- militia
Noun: reserve ri'zurv- Formality and propriety of manner
- modesty - Something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
- backlog, stockpile - An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
- substitute, second-stringer - (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
- A district that is reserved for particular purpose
- reservation - Armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
- military reserve - The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
- reticence, taciturnity
Verb: reserve ri'zurv- Hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency
- Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
- allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside - Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
"We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's" - Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
"reserve me a seat on a flight"
- hold, book
See also: reservation, reservist Type of: accumulation, administrative district, administrative division, allot, armed forces, armed services, assign, athlete, bespeak, call for, correctitude, force, indefinite quantity, jock [N. Amer], keep back, military, military force, military group, military machine, military unit, portion, properness, propriety, quest, request, territorial division, uncommunicativeness, war machine, withhold Part of: bench Encyclopedia: Reserve, LA Reserve, Louisiana Reserve, Kansas Reserve Reserve, KS Reserve, MT Reserve, WI Reserve, Wisconsin Reserve, New Mexico Reserve, Montana Reserve, NM Reserves |