reservoir
🇬🇧 UK/'rezəvwɑ: (r)/🇺🇸 US/'rezәvwɑ:/
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Definitions
n.
A large natural or artificial lake used to store water; a large supply or store of something.
水库,蓄水池;大量储备
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.reservoir of talent人才储备
- 2.underground reservoir地下蓄水层
- 3.reservoir levels水库水位
- 4.tap into a reservoir挖掘储备资源
Example Sentences
- 1.
The reservoir supplies drinking water to the entire city.
- 2.
The city's main reservoir supplies drinking water to over two million residents.
- 3.
Years of experience gave her a vast reservoir of knowledge to draw upon.
- 4.
Prolonged drought has reduced the reservoir to dangerously low levels.