| 单词 | reservoir |
| 释义 | reservoir (once / 1151 pages) 1n 2n 3n The word reservoir refers to a place where large amounts of water get stored. It can also be used to describe great amounts of other things, such as when you refer to a trivia expert as a reservoir of useless knowledge. The word reservoir comes from the French réservoir, which further derives from the Old French reserver, meaning "to reserve." Knowing this, it makes sense that the meaning evolved into a place, either man-made or natural, where water is stored or "reserved," usually for distribution for drinking, irrigating, and generating power. Remembering the related word reserve might also help in both the spelling and pronunciation of the word, as reserve is spelled (and pronounced) with "er," the same as "reservoir." WORD FAMILYreservoir: reservoirs USAGE EXAMPLESMore rain fell in October than in three decades, raising the state’s major reservoirs in Northern California and hopes that the drought will soon end. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) We got enough precipitation to fill our reservoirs for the summer. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Binoculars are suggested, because Toronto Reservoir is often home to wintering bald eagles. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n lake used to store water for community use Syn|Exp|Hyper artificial lake, man-made lake Lake Mead the largest reservoir in the United States; located in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona and formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River; the center of a recreational area Lake Powellthe second largest reservoir in the United States; located in southern Utah and north central Arizona and formed by the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River Lake Voltathe Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes lake a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land 2n tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil) 2Hypo|Hyper cistern an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater sumpan oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine water towera large reservoir for water cesspit, cesspool, sink, sumpa covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it rain barrela barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater storage tank, tank a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids n a large or extra supply of something 3a reservoir of talent Hyper supply an amount of something available for use n anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival Syn|Hyper source thing a separate and self-contained entity |
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