res·er·va·tion
noun/ˌrezəˈveɪʃn/
/ˌrezərˈveɪʃn/
- [countable] an arrangement for a seat on a plane or train, a room in a hotel, etc. to be kept for you
预订；预约 - I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation.
我要给餐厅打个电话预订座位。 - We have a reservation in the name of Grant.
我们是以格兰特的名字预订的。 - I had to cancel my hotel reservation.
我不得不取消酒店预订。
Wordfinder- accommodation
- book
- full board
- holiday
- hotel
- reception
- reservation
- room service
- suite
- vacancy
Wordfinder- à la carte
- course
- cuisine
- menu
- order
- reservation
- restaurant
- service charge
- speciality
- waiter
Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating outcompare booking- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
- have a meal with somebody
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
- wait to be seated
- show somebody to their table
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
- open/read/study/peruse the menu
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
- taste/sample/try the wine
- the waiter takes your order
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
- complain about the food/the service/your meal
- enjoy your meal
- pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
- service is (not) included
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainb1, Holidaysb1, Transport by airb1, Cooking and eatingb1- Do you have a reservation?
您有预订吗？ - I'd like to make a reservation for four people for Friday night, please.
请给我预订星期五晚上四个人的位子。 - Reservations are recommended, especially during the busy holiday weekends.
建议提前预订，尤其是在周末赶上公共假期繁忙时段的时候。 - We have reservations at a restaurant at six tonight.
我们在一家餐馆预订了今晚 6 点的晚餐。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- airline
- flight
- travel
- …
- have
- book
- make
- …
- service
- system
- centre/center
- …
- reservation at
- reservation for
- I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation.
- [countable, uncountable] a feeling of doubt about a plan or an idea
保留意见；疑惑 - reservations about somebody/something I have serious reservations about his ability to do the job.
我非常怀疑他有没有能力胜任这项工作。 - without reservation They support the measures without reservation (= completely).
他们毫无保留地支持这些措施。
Extra Examples- Despite his initial reservations, he came to love London.
尽管他最初对伦敦难言有好感，后来却逐渐喜欢上它了。 - I can recommend her without reservation.
我毫无保留地推荐她。 - I have certain reservations regarding several of the clauses in the contract.
我对合同中的几项条款持保留意见。 - My one reservation concerns the performance of the vehicle in wet conditions.
我的一个疑虑是车辆在潮湿环境下的性能。 - NATO generals voiced reservations about making air strikes.
北约将领们表达了对空袭的保留意见。 - The employees are backing the reorganization plans, with reservations.
员工支持重组计划，但有保留意见。 - They have expressed reservations concerning the provisions of the treaty.
他们对协约的条款表达了保留意见。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- deep
- grave
- …
- have
- express
- voice
- …
- despite reservations
- with reservations
- without reservation
- …
- one reservation
- only reservation
- reservations about somebody/something I have serious reservations about his ability to do the job.
- (also reserve)[countable] an area of land in the US that is kept separate for native North Americans to live in
美国的一块土地，为北美原住民居住而分开 - (also reservation policy)[uncountable] (in India) the policy of keeping a fixed number of jobs or places in schools, colleges, etc. for people who are members of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes or other backward classes
预留政策（印度为表列种族、表列部族或落后种姓成员保留一定数量的工作岗位或入学名额等） see also central reservation
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the Pope's right of nomination to a benefice): from Old French, or from late Latin reservatio(n-), from reservare ‘keep back’, ‘keep back’, from re- ‘back’ + servare ‘to keep’.