1680s, "a place where something tends to collect," originally figurative, from French réservoir "storehouse," from Old French reserver "to reserve" (see reserve (n.)). Specific meaning "artificial basin to collect and store a large body of water" is from 1705.
雙語例句
1. This reservoir was formed by damming the River Blith.
這個水庫是通過在布萊斯河上筑壩形成的。
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2. The villagers piped in drinking water from the reservoir.
村民用管道從水庫引來飲用水。
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3. The aircraft crashed after takeoff from Heathrow in a reservoir.
飛機(jī)從希思羅機(jī)場起飛后墜毀在一個水庫里。
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4. Torrents of water gushed into the reservoir.
急流涌入了水庫。
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5. The day was drawing near when we should have completed the reservoir.