单词 | reservoir |
释义 | reservoir (rezəʳvwɑːʳ ) Word forms: reservoirs 1. countable noun A reservoir is a lake that is used for storing water before it is supplied to people. 2. countable noun [adjective NOUN] A reservoir of something is a large quantity of it that is available for use when needed. ...the huge oil reservoir beneath the Kuwaiti desert. ...the body's short-term reservoir of energy. Synonyms: store, stock, source, supply Collocations: form a reservoir They form a reservoir of forced exports. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two dams form the reservoir. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 20th century the loch was dammed to form a reservoir, raising the water level and submerging the island with the ruins of the castle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The internal walls are then removed thus forming a reservoir. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over time, the oil migrated toward the surface, became trapped beneath an impervious layer of caprock, and formed a reservoir. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Lancashire is home to a potentially huge gas reservoir, worth as much as 136 billion. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Its North Dome field is the largest gas reservoir in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2007) In this paper, we first establish a full-physics model for a shale gas reservoir. 2017, 'Interactions between the Design and Operation of Shale Gas Networks, Including CO2 Sequestration', Engineering The dam's crest elevation will be at an altitude of about 180 m. above mean sea level, with a maximum reservoir level of 178 m. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Normal reservoir level will be above sea level with a minimum of. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once again, the master cylinder reservoir level must be maintained. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reservoir, with a catchment area of 717 sqkm, has a full reservoir level of 1,954 ft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The spillway contains ten-50 x 45 ft. tainter gates that help regulate the reservoir level along with controlling flooding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But many experts are sceptical, believing that even reservoir supplies in the south may not be sufficient and that excessive pollution could make any water arriving from the south unusable. Times, Sunday Times The reservoir supplies annually 50 hm3 drinking water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The reservoir supplies water for agricultural, municipal and industrial use. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Water from the reservoir supplies drinking water and water for recreation and irrigation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each storage reservoir was 4to8 m in diameter and 20 m high. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The project used a system of canals, tunnels, wood box flumes and diversion dams to feed a remote storage reservoir and powerhouse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Furthermore, underground petroleum storage reservoir was constructed, with a pipeline to the port. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Water that had passed over the wheel was pumped back up into a storage reservoir above the wheel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lava accumulates in a shallow magma storage reservoir. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1920s it was used as an underground reservoir by the water authorities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Created over a million years ago, the layered, porous basalt retains rainwater and snow melt, which forms a large underground reservoir. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The technology stores low cost off-peak energy, in the form of compressed air in an underground reservoir. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The moraine serves to recharge streams and rivers in the surrounding region, acting as an underground reservoir. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each strongpoint had an underground reservoir filled with crude oil. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To get at this vast reservoir of natural resources, you have to use a system called fracking. The Sun Over thousands of years that peat builds up into a vast reservoir of carbon. Times, Sunday Times I can't even assume they have a great love for theology or a vast reservoir of biblical knowledge. Christianity Today The vast reservoir of unused tax losses also suggests that its ambition to buy a profitable company will not disappear, because of the benefit to its cash flows. Times, Sunday Times The vast lake retains water like a vast reservoir with evaporations drained back by surrounding mountains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A drinking water reservoir was built here in 1833, with its contents disinfected with chlorine and sodium phosphate gas until 1980. Times, Sunday Times The translucent water reservoir housed at the back slides left or right for easy filling without having to turn the machine around. ST Complete with steam burst function, on-board water reservoir and automatic cut-out for safety, this compact and lightweight steam press brings ironing well and truly into the 21st century. Times, Sunday Times A modern water reservoir has been built inside the top part of the mountain. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lake's primary purposes are flood control and to act as a water reservoir, with a secondary function of providing recreation and natural land area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 水库 Japanese: 貯水池 |
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