Word · Frequency #2475
reserving
保留；预留
reserving is the present participle of reserve.
to keep something for later use or for a particular purpose
- 1.
To keep back; to retain.
保留；留存
保留；留存；保留；保存；预订；延期
In use
I would like to reserve a table for two at 7 p.m.
Please reserve some time for the meeting tomorrow.
The hotel reserves the right to cancel bookings without notice.
Verb forms
base reserve · third person reserves · -ing reserving · past reserved · past participle reserved
Connections
Collocations
- reserve the right to do something
- 保留做某事的权利
- The company reserves the right to change the terms at any time.公司保留随时更改条款的权利。
- reserve judgment
- 暂不表态；保留判断
- I will reserve judgment until I hear both sides of the story.在听完双方的说法之前，我会暂不表态。
- reserve one's strength
- 保存体力；养精蓄锐
- She reserved her strength for the final climb.她保存体力，以便最后一段攀登。
- reserve funds for something
- 为某事预留资金
- We need to reserve funds for the new equipment.我们需要为新设备预留资金。
Idioms & figurative uses
- reserve the right
- 保留（做某事的）权利The company reserves the right to change the terms at any time.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
reserve 里有 serve（服务），联想‘服务先留着’——把座位或时间预留起来。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式声明、日常交流 该义项表示“保留/留存”，多用于正式或书面表达，如“reserve the right”（保留权利）；日常口语中更常用 keep 或 save，具体正式程度需视搭配和语境而定。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语；常用介词for引出保留对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 reserve 押韵，重读音节的元音和尾音都是 /ɜːv/：serve /sɜːv/、deserve /dɪˈzɜːv/、observe /əbˈzɜːv/、conserve /kənˈsɜːv/、preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/、nerve /nɜːv/。注意 reverse /rɪˈvɜːs/、inverse /ˌɪnˈvɜːs/ 和 universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːs/ 拼写相似，但结尾是 /s/，并不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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