with obj.
1- refrain from using or disposing of (something); retain for future use保留; 预留：
roll out half the dough and reserve the other half.
碾开一半面团, 把另一半留着。
1.1
- arrange for (a room, seat, ticket, etc.) to be kept for the use of a particular person and not given to anyone else预订（房间、座位、入场券等）：
a place was reserved for her in the front row.
在前排给她预留了座位。
1.2
- retain or hold (an entitlement to something), especially by formal or legal stipulation（尤指根据正式或法律规定）保留（应得的权利）, 占据：
with obj. and infinitive the editor reserves the right to edit letters.编辑保留对来信加工的权利。
1.3
- refrain from delivering (a judgement or decision) immediately or without due consideration or evidence暂不作（判断或决定）, （暂时）保留（看法等）：
I'll reserve my views on his ability until he's played again.
在他再次上场之前, 我暂不对他的能力发表意见。
1.4
reserve something for
use or engage in something only in or at (a particular circumstance or time)把…专门留给：Japanese food has been presented as expensive and reserved for special occasions.
有人提出日本食品比较昂贵, 应留在特殊场合使用。
1.5
- (in church use) retain (a portion of the consecrated elements) after Mass for communion of the sick or as a focus for devotion（教会用语）弥撒仪式后保留部分圣餐（留给病人或作为礼拜之用）。
1
- （常作reserves）a supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required储量：
Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves.
澳大利亚的煤、天然气和铀的储量很多。
1.1
- a force or body of troops withheld from action to reinforce or protect others, or additional to the regular forces and available in an emergency预备役部队。
1.2
- a member of the military reserve预备役军人。
1.3
- an extra player chosen to be a possible substitute in a team预备队员, 替补队员。
1.4
the reserves
the second-choice team预备队。
1.5
- funds kept available by a bank, company, or government储备金, 准备金：
foreign exchange reserves.
外汇储备。
1.6
- a part of a company's profits added to capital rather than paid as a dividend资本准备金。
2
- a place set aside for special use, in particular: an area designated as a habitat for a native people（官方指定的）土著人居留地; 专用地。
2.1
- a protected area for wildlife野生动物保护区, 自然保护区。
3
- mass noun a lack of warmth or openness in manner or expression矜持, 拘谨：
she smiled and some of her natural reserve melted.
她微微一笑, 那天生的矜持也随之消失。
3.1
- qualification or doubt attached to some statement or claim保留意见; 异议：
she trusted him without reserve.
她毫无保留地信任他。
4
- short for RESERVE PRICE.RESERVE PRICE的简称。
5
- (in the decoration of ceramics or textiles) an area which still has the original colour of the material or the colour of the background（陶瓷装饰或纺织品印染中保留原色的）防染本色区。
短语
in reserve
- unused and available if required备用：
the platoon which had been kept in reserve.
用作后备部队的排。
派生词
reservable
adjectivereserver
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French reserver, from Latin reservare 'keep back', from re- 'back' + servare 'to keep'.