reserve/rɪ'zɜːv $ -'zɜːrv/

v.

➊ arrange for a seat on a plane, a room at a hotel, etc. to be kept for you

➋ keep sth for a particular purpose

v. [T]

➊ 预订：reserve a table at a restaurant 预订一张餐馆餐桌

➋ 保留；留出；储备：[reserve sth for sb] We'll reserve the table for you till 6 o'clock. 我们将把桌子为你保留到6点钟。

◇seats reserved for the old and sick 老人和病人专座

构词re- + serve (=keep保留)

同根 observe; preserve

音组-serve/-zɜːv $ -zɜːrv/

deserve; observe; preserve; reserve