reservoir

noun

/ˈrezəvwɑː(r)/

/ˈrezərvwɑːr/

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a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc.
- The water content of the country's reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity.
- They got up early and went for a swim in the reservoir.
Topics Geographyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- natural
- artificial
- man-made
- …
preposition
- in a/the reservoir
See full entry
(formal) a large amount of something that is available to be used
- We can tap into the vast reservoir of information available on the internet
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- huge
- vast
- …
verb + reservoir
- tap
- tap into
preposition
- reservoir of
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(specialist) a place in an engine or a machine where a liquid is kept before it is used
- an oil reservoir

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French réservoir, from réserver ‘to reserve, keep’.

单词	reservoir
释义	reservoir noun /ˈrezəvwɑː(r)/ /ˈrezərvwɑːr/ jump to other results a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc. The water content of the country's reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity. They got up early and went for a swim in the reservoir. Topics Geographyc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective natural artificial man-made … preposition in a/the reservoir See full entry (formal) a large amount of something that is available to be used We can tap into the vast reservoir of information available on the internet Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep huge vast … verb + reservoir tap tap into preposition reservoir of See full entry (specialist) a place in an engine or a machine where a liquid is kept before it is used an oil reservoir Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French réservoir, from réserver ‘to reserve, keep’.
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