reservation
n
1 [C] reserved seat or accommodation, etc; record of this 保留的座位、 住處等; (座位、 住處等的)預訂
a coach, hotel reservation 預訂的客車座位、 旅館房間
make, hold reservations (in the name of T Hill) (以T?希爾的名字)預訂. Cf 參看 booking (book2).
2 [U, C esp pl 作不可數名詞或可數名詞, 後者尤作復數]
spoken or unspoken limitation which prevents one's agreement with a plan, acceptance of an idea, etc 保留意見; 保留態度
I support this measure without reservation, ie completely, wholeheartedly. 我毫無保留地支持這一措施.
express certain (mental) reservations about an offer 對某項提議表示(有)一定的保留意見
I have my reservations (ie doubts) about his ability to do the job. 我對於他做該項工作的能力持保留看法(懷疑他能否勝任).
3 [C] (Brit) strip of land between the two carriageways of a road 道路中央雙向交通的分隔帶
the central reservation 路中雙向交通分隔帶.
4 [C] area of land reserved in the US for occupation by an Indian tribe (美國印第安部落的)居留地.