1.reserve的基本意思是“贮存待用”。引申可作“留给”“留作专用”或“预订”解。
2.reserve是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
3.reserve宾语后接介词for表示“为某人保留、预订或留作某事之用”; reserve oneself for是“养精蓄锐以备…”的意思。

reserve for(v.+prep.)
▲reserve sth/oneself for sb/sth
1.留作…之用 store; keep back for a latter occasion
You should reserve enough money for your fare.你应该储备足够的钱作你回家的路费。
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
These seats are reserved for old and sick people.这些座位是留给老人和病人的。
The first three rows of the hall are reserved for special guests.礼堂的前三排座留给特别来宾。
2.保留 keep for a special purpose
Reserve yourself strength for the climb.留点力气爬山吧!
We shall reserve three tickets for you, and you can pick them up a few minutes before the show.我们为你们留三张票,你们可以在开演前几分钟取到。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
Great future is reserved for you.光明的前程正等着你。
The question must be reserved for further consideration.这个问题必须留待进一步考虑。
3.预订 book by advance payment
We have reserved a room for you.我们为你预订了一个房间。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
We must reserve some of corn to use as seed.我们必须贮存一些玉米粒作种子用。
I'll reserve my opinion this time.这次我保留个人意见。
I reserve the right to make my own decision.我保留自己作决定的权利。
Seek common ground on major questions while reserving differences on minor ones.求大同存小异。
The judge reserved his judgement.法官延期判决。
They reserved two rooms at a hotel.他们在一家旅社预订了两个房间。
Have you reserved our plane tickets?我们的飞机票你订了吗?
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
All seats are reserved.所有的座位必须预订。
All rights are reserved.版权所有。

reserve, book
参见book条。
reserve, keep, preserve, retain
参见keep条。

Foreign exchange reserves jumped.外汇储备大幅度增长。
We must keep back a reserve of food.我们必须贮存一些食品。
We always keep some money in reserve.我们总存起一些备用的钱。
This area was once a wildlife reserve.该地区曾是一个野生动物保护区。
The man was behaving with typical British reserve.这个男人表现出典型英国人的拘谨。
She told me all about it without reserve.她毫无保留地告诉了我有关此事的一切。