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reservoir
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural reservoirs
plural reservoirs
Learner's definition of RESERVOIR
[count]
1
: a usually artificial lake that is used to store a large supply of water for use in people's homes, in businesses, etc.（通常人工建造的）水库，蓄水池
2
: a place (such as a part of a machine) where a liquid is stored（机器等的）贮液器，贮液槽
- The pen has a large ink reservoir.这支钢笔的贮墨管很大。
- the engine's oil reservoir引擎的油箱
3
: an extra supply of something储藏；积蓄
- Colleges and universities provide reservoirs of talent for job recruiters.高等院校为招聘者提供人才储备。
- She found the reservoirs of energy she needed to finish the job.她找到了完成这份工作所需要的能量。
reservoir
noun
res·er·voir ˈre-zə-ˌvwär 
-zər- -ˌvwȯr
-zər- -ˌvwȯr also -ˌvȯi
1
: a place where something is kept in store: such as
a
: an artificial lake where water is collected and kept in quantity for use
b
: a part of an apparatus in which a liquid is held
3
a
: a host organism in which an infectious agent (such as a bacterium or virus) that is pathogenic for some other species lives and multiplies typically without damaging the host
Note: A reservoir serves as a source from which transmission of infection and outbreaks of disease can occur.
It is the white-footed mouse that serves as a natural reservoir host for the spirochete B. [Borrelia] burgdorferi. These mice carry the spirochete without any apparent harm to themselves, and it is through feeding on infected mice that the immature stages of the tick acquire the spirochete.
Suzanne Clothier et al.
Suzanne Clothier et al. also : a nonliving thing (such as soil or water) in which an infectious agent lives and multiplies and which serves as a source of infection similar to a host organism
b
: a part of the body that harbors an infectious agent and serves as a source of reinfection or infection transmission
… vulvar or rectal reservoirs, which might increase risk for BV [bacterial vaginosis] recurrence. Lisa E. Manhart et al.
compare carrier sense 5a, vector entry 1 sense 2a Lisa E. Manhart et al.
Example Sentences
The pen has a large ink reservoir. Colleges and universities provide reservoirs of talent for job recruiters. She found the reservoirs of energy she needed to finish the job.
Recent Examples on the Web One day after Merda was rescued, Florida Fish and Wildlife told the outlet that a contractor had removed two alligators from the artificial reservoir — a six-foot and a nine-foot alligator. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 The reservoir, the country's largest by volume, sank to record-low elevation levels this summer. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 The levels in the nation’s largest freshwater reservoir, Lake Mead, behind the Hoover Dam and a fulcrum of the Colorado River basin, have dropped to around 25% of capacity. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2022 By mid-August, documents show, water reservoir levels in western Sichuan were less than 4% above the minimum usable level. Brian Spegele, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Alpen glaciers are a crucial reservoir, storing freshwater for drinking and agriculture in Europe, writes CNN’s Rachel Ramirez. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 The province gets some 40% of its electricity needs from hydropower, and with reservoir levels falling, the region is instituting power cuts as Sichuan did in order to conserve energy. Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 There are more than 6,000 homes around the 1,900-acre reservoir, which spans Hamilton, Marion and Hancock counties and provides drinking water for the Indianapolis area. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022 Federal data shows the 270 square-mile reservoir — which straddles the Nevada-Arizona border and provides water to 40 million people — at 27% capacity. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022 See More
Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022 The reservoir, the country's largest by volume, sank to record-low elevation levels this summer. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 The levels in the nation’s largest freshwater reservoir, Lake Mead, behind the Hoover Dam and a fulcrum of the Colorado River basin, have dropped to around 25% of capacity. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2022 By mid-August, documents show, water reservoir levels in western Sichuan were less than 4% above the minimum usable level. Brian Spegele, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Alpen glaciers are a crucial reservoir, storing freshwater for drinking and agriculture in Europe, writes CNN’s Rachel Ramirez. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 The province gets some 40% of its electricity needs from hydropower, and with reservoir levels falling, the region is instituting power cuts as Sichuan did in order to conserve energy. Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 There are more than 6,000 homes around the 1,900-acre reservoir, which spans Hamilton, Marion and Hancock counties and provides drinking water for the Indianapolis area. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022 Federal data shows the 270 square-mile reservoir — which straddles the Nevada-Arizona border and provides water to 40 million people — at 27% capacity. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French réservoir, from Middle French, from reserver
First Known Use
1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of reservoir was in 1690 noun¹
noun²
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