reservation /ˌrezəˈveiʃən/ n. 1.［c］&［u］保留，犹豫: I have some reservations about the truth of his story. 我对他的话的真实性持保留态度。This fact must be taken with some reservation. 对这一事实得有所保留。2.［c］(席位等的)预订: phone a hotel for a reservation 打电话给旅馆预订房间Have you made the reservations for our holiday yet?你为我们度假做好预订安排了吗?［考句］When he tried to make a reservation, he found that the hotel was completely filled because of a convention. 他想预定房间时，发现旅店因一个会议而客满了。
reserve /riˈzə:v/ I. vt. 1. 保留，留存：seats reserved for the old and the sick 给老人和病人留的座位 Reserve your strength for the climb. 留点力气爬山吧。 2.预订；订：reserve rooms at a hotel 在旅馆订房间； reserve a seat on the plane 预订飞机座位 ［考句］We’d like to reserve a table for five for dinner this evening.我们想预定五人的晚餐。‖II. n. ［c］储备物；后备人员： a reserve of food 存粮；the bank’s reserves 银行的储备金 on reserve 保留：have/hold a little money on reserve 留一些钱 without reserve 毫无保留；with reserve 有保留地
