名詞 reservoir:

1. a large or extra supply of something
2. lake used to store water for community use
   同義詞：artificial lake
3. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
4. anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
   同義詞：source

1. Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.
   在水庫(kù)被污染之后，清水便因稀而貴了
2. They open the sluice gates of reservoir.
   他們打開水庫(kù)的閘門。
3. This reservoir is used to store water for our town.
   這個(gè)水庫(kù)是用來為我們小鎮(zhèn)存儲(chǔ)水的。
4. The show is a veritable reservoir of new talent.
   這個(gè)演出真是新秀集萃。

res.er.voir

n.Abbr. res.（名詞）縮寫 res.
A natural or artificial pond or lake used for the storage and regulation of water.
蓄水池：用于貯存和控制水量的天然或人工池塘或湖泊
A receptacle or chamber for storing a fluid.
貯液器：貯存液體用的容器或閘室
An underground accumulation of petroleum or natural gas.
積蓄：石油或天然氣在地底下的積聚
Anatomy See cisterna
【解剖學(xué)】 參見 cisterna
A large or extra supply; a reserve:
儲(chǔ)藏：大量的或額外的貯備；儲(chǔ)藏所：
例句：
a reservoir of gratitude.
感激不盡

Medicine An organism or a population that directly or indirectly transmits a pathogen while being virtually immune to its effects.
【醫(yī)學(xué)】 儲(chǔ)存宿主：直接或間接地傳遞病原體而同時(shí)實(shí)際上又對(duì)其具有免疫力的生物或生物群

來源：
French réservoir
法語(yǔ) réservoir
from réserver [to reserve]
源自 réserver [保留]
from Old French reserver * see reserve
源自 古法語(yǔ) reserver *參見 reserve