[countable, usually plural] a supply of sth that is available to be used in the future or when it is needed贮藏（量）；贮备（量）◆large coal/gas/oil reserves大量的煤炭／天然气／石油贮藏量◆The company has substantial reserves of capital.这家公司有大量的资本储备。◆Soon the reserves of coal will be exhausted.煤炭贮量很快将会耗尽。 (Economics 经济学) reserves [plural] the foreign currency, gold, etc. that is held by the central bank of a country储备（一国中央银行持有的外币、黄金等）◆Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves were $84.6 billion.俄罗斯的黄金和外汇储备为 846 亿美元。◆The euro will rival the dollar as the main currency for central bank reserves.欧元将作为中央银行的主要储备货币与美元相抗衡。  ➡  foreign exchange reserves (Accounting 会计) [countable, usually plural] profits that a company has made and keeps as part of its capital and does not pay to shareholders储备金（公司保留且未支付给股东的那部分利润）◆The company has cash reserves of $88 million.公司有 8 800 万元的现金储备。◆Their low reserves and large debts raised questions about their ability to survive.他们的低储备、高债务引发了他们是否能够继续生存的问题。  ➡  capital reserve (Accounting 会计) [countable] (especially NAmE) money that is kept from a company's profits in order to deal with possible problems or expenses in the future预备金；储备金◆The purpose of the reserve was to respond to emergencies.储备金的目的是为了应对紧急情况。◆The business will add $55 million in reserves to cover future lawsuits.这家企业将增加 5 500 万元的储备金以作将来诉讼之用。 SYN provision  ➡  capital reserve (Finance 金融) [countable, usually plural] the amount of money that banks or similar institutions must keep to pay to customers when they ask for it. Most of this money is kept with the central bank.准备金（银行或类似机构必须留存用以应付顾客提款的金额。大部分的准备金由中央银行保管） SYN bank reserves  ➡  legal reserve (Commerce 商业) [countable] (BrE)

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