reserve noun ⇨fund (reserves of capital)⇨replacement (play for the reserves)⇨supply (oil reserves)reserve verb ⇨reserve (A place has been reserved for you.)⇨order2 (reserve a seat)reserve
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reserve ♦︎ save ♦︎ keep ♦︎ holdThese words all mean to prevent sth from being used so that it can be used in the future by a particular person or for a particular reason.這些詞均表示保留、預留。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆reserve / save / keep sth for sb / sth◆reserve / save / keep / hold a seat / place for sb◆save / keep some food for sb■reserve [transitive, usually passive] to prevent sth from being used so that it can be used in the future by a particular person保留;預留◆These seats are reserved for special guests.這些座位是留給貴賓的。◆She got all the media attention usually reserved for celebrities.媒體把通常只給名人的關注全部給了她。◆I am pleased to inform you that a place has been reserved for you in this class.很高興的告訴你,這個班已經給你預留了位置。ⓘ You can also reserve a seat, table, room, etc. for yourself by asking for it to be kept for you. * reserve還可以指預訂座位、餐位、房間等。 see also reserve ⇨ orderverb2■save[transitive] to reserve sth for sb else to use保留;保存◆I've saved some food for you.我爲你留了些吃的。◆I won't save you a seat if you're late.要是你遲到,我不會爲你留座位的。■keep(kept, kept) [transitive] (especially BrE) to save sth for sb(爲某人)保留,留下◆I've kept two seats for us near the front.我已爲我們留了兩個前排座位。◆The man in the shop said he'd keep it for me until Friday.那個店員說他會替我留到周五。NOTE辨析 Reserve, save or keep?Reserve is used especially when sth is officially saved for sb/sth: you might have a place reserved for you in a class, but you would not 'reserve some food for sb'. Save is more often used if sth is reserved for you unofficially, for example by a friend. Keep is similar to save and is used especially in British English. * reserve尤指正式保留,可表示在班上預留學習名額,但不表示爲某人留食物。save常指非正式預留,如朋友代爲預留。keep用法與save類似,尤用於英式英語。■hold(held, held) [transitive] (formal) to keep a seat, place or room reserved for sb保存,保留(預訂)◆We can hold your reservation for three days.您的預訂我們可以保留三天。
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