reserved

• adj. 保留的，预订的；缄默的，冷淡的；包租的
• v. 保留（reserve的过去分词）

来自 reserve,保留。比喻用法。

reserved (adj.)

"guarded" (in manner), c. 1600, past participle adjective from reserve (v.). Of seats, tables from 1858.

1. Normally, such an outward display of affection is reserved for his mother.

通常，只有在母亲面前他的情感才会如此外露。

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2. British men are often seen as being reserved and unemotional.

英国男人常被认为是矜持而冷漠的。

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3. Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I like meeting people.

我虽然性格极为内敛，但喜欢和人接触。

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4. The ministry said it reserved the right to take whatever action necessary.

该部表示保留采取任何必要行动的权利。

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5. He reserved particular venom for critics of his foreign policy.

他对那些批评他外交政策的人格外心怀怨恨。

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