reservoir
noun /ˈrezəvwɑː(r)/
/ˈrezərvwɑːr/
- a natural or artificial lake where water is stored before it is taken by pipes to houses, etc.
水库；蓄水池 - The water content of the country's reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity.
这个国家的水库蓄水量已降至不足其库容量的50%。 - They got up early and went for a swim in the reservoir.
他们一大早就起床到水库游泳去了。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- natural
- artificial
- man-made
- …
- in a/the reservoir
- The water content of the country's reservoirs had fallen to less than 50% of their capacity.
- (formal) a large amount of something that is available to be used
（大量的）储备，储藏 - We can tap into the vast reservoir of information available on the internet
我们可以开发利用因特网上丰富的信息储备。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- huge
- vast
- …
- tap
- tap into
- reservoir of
- We can tap into the vast reservoir of information available on the internet
- (specialist) a place in an engine or a machine where a liquid is kept before it is used
储液槽 - an oil reservoir
油槽
- an oil reservoir
词源mid 17th cent.: from French réservoir, from réserver ‘to reserve, keep’.