reservoir
Chinese meaning
水库；蓄水池
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Example
Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since 1963, when Glen Canyon Dam was built, a new report shows.
鲍威尔湖是美国第二大人工水库,自1963年格伦峡谷大坝建成以来,其潜在蓄水容量已萎缩近7%,一份新报告显示。
Source: CNN · 21 Mar 2022
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自法语 réservoir,来自 réserver(保留、储存)
- reserve(储备、保留) + -oir(法语名词后缀,表'场所')
Collocations
- build a reservoir / reservoir capacity / drought-hit reservoir
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