reservere•serve /rɪ'zɜːv/

vt

1. 正式 保留，留存

• reserve the right to do sth. 保留对…的权利

• Fortunately I had reserved another two bottles of wine in advance. 幸运的是我事先准备了另外两瓶酒。

2. 推迟作出(判断)

• Mother reserved her complaint about my messy room until all my guests left. 妈妈等我所有的客人都走后才埋怨我把房间搞得一团糟。

3. 预订(座位等)

4. 把…专门用于

• seats reserved for senior citizens 老年人专座