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　

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

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

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

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。
The reservoir will soon be completed.
水库不久就能完工。
The aircraft crashed after takeoff from Heathrow in a reservoir
飞机从希思罗机场起飞后坠毁在一个水库里。
This paper analyse the geochemical characteristics of unconventional reservoir and cover through three examples of geochemical exploration in drill.
本文运用井中化探的三个实例，对非常规的油气藏盖层和储集层的地化特征进行了分析。
How much water can this reservoir hold?
这个水库能蓄多少水？
The reservoir is just on the side of the hill.
隔开一座山就是一个水库。
We visited the power station lying south of the reservoir.
我们访问了水库南边的电站。
Hydrocarbon reservoir is discovered in the Mesozoic rhyolite by drilling.
经钻探，在该区中生界流纹岩中发现了油气藏。
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。
Various kinds of fish are being bred in the reservoir.
水库里放养了许多种鱼。