reserve /ri'zә:v/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
• (n.) (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
• (n.) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Chinese translation

• n. 储备品, 贮量, 后备军, 自然保护区, 保留, 拘谨, 节制, 储备金
• vt. 保留, 保存, 预订, 延期, 推迟

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/ri'zә:v/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.6 · Rare

Word forms

reserved, reserves, reserving

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