n. 贮水池, 贮藏处, 贮备, 水库

vt. 储藏

[化] 空气贮罐; 压缩空气贮罐

[医] 贮水池, 贮水箱, 贮器, 储器, 储金窟(牙), 贮主

[经] 储藏

Reservoir \Res"er*voir`\ (r[e^]z"[~e]r*vw[^o]r`; 277), n. [F.
r['e]servoir, fr. LL. reservatorium. See {Reservatory}.]
1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a
place where water is collected and kept for use when
wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by
means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.

2. (Bot.) A small intercellular space, often containing
resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.

3. (Med.) a large quantity of infectious microorganisms
resident in animals other than man, potentially capable of
being transmitted to humans.
[PJC]

3. (Med.) a large quantity of infectious microorganisms or
parasites resident in animals other than man, potentially
capable of being transmitted to humans; especially, such
organisms in animals where they do little or no harm to
the host.
[PJC]

4. a large supply or stock of anything which may be rapidly
put to use; a reserve.
[PJC]

{Receiving reservoir} (Water Works), a principal reservoir
into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and
from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply.

Receptacle \Re*cep"ta*cle\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[.a]*k'l), n. [F.
r['e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr.
recipere to receive. See {Receive}.]
1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and
containing something, as for examople, a {basket}, a
{vase}, a {bag}, a {reservoir}; a {repository}.

O sacred receptacle of my joys! --Shak.

2. (Bot.)
(a) The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of
the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See
Illust. of {Flower}, and {Ovary}.
(b) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common
support to a head of flowers.
(c) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or
other matters.
(d) A special branch which bears the fructification in
many cryptogamous plants.