reservoir

英 [ˈrezəvwɑː(r)]

美 [ˈrezərvwɑːr]

n.  水库; 蓄水池; (大量的)储备，储藏; 储液器

复数：reservoirs　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSCET4TEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5419 / COCA.5907

牛津词典

noun

• 水库；蓄水池
  a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc.
• （大量的）储备，储藏
  a large amount of sth that is available to be used
• 储液器
  a place in an engine or a machine where a liquid is kept before it is used

柯林斯词典

• 水库;蓄水池
  Areservoiris a lake that is used for storing water before it is supplied to people.
• N-COUNT 储藏;蓄积
  Areservoir ofsomething is a large quantity of it that is available for use when needed.
  1. ...the huge oil reservoir beneath the Kuwaiti desert.
     科威特沙漠下面巨大的石油储藏
  2. ...the body's short-term reservoir of energy.
     身体的短期能量储备

英英释义

noun

• tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
• lake used to store water for community use
  Synonym:artificial lakeman-made lake
• anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
  1. an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival
  Synonym:source
• a large or extra supply of something
  1. a reservoir of talent

双语例句

• The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir.
  雨的缺少使水库的水位降低了。
• How much water can this reservoir hold?
  这个水库能蓄多少水？
• The reservoir is under construction.
  水库正在施工。
• A large quantity of water is stored in the reservoir.
  水库存了大量的水。
• The reservoir has in storage about 30 million cubic metres.
  这座水库贮水约3000万立方米。
• We visited the power station lying south of the reservoir.
  我们访问了水库南边的电站。
• Construction of the reservoir has started.
  水库工程开工了。
• This reservoir was formed by damming the River Blith.
  这个水库是通过在布莱斯河上筑坝形成的。
• The villagers piped in drinking water from the reservoir
  村民用管道从水库引来饮用水。
• Only when a reservoir is built here can we solve our irrigation problem.
  除非在这里修个水库，才能解决灌溉问题。