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something that you keep to use later reserves of food

an area of land where the animals and plants are protected by law

a nature reserve

in reserve

that you keep and do not use unless you need to Don't spend all the money — keep some in reserve.

re • served / ri ' zarvd / adjective

If you are reserved , you keep your feelings hidden from other people.

res • er • voir / ' rezarvwar / noun [ count ]

( GEOGRAPHY ) a big lake where a city or town keeps water to use later

res • i • dence aw / ' rezadans /

[count] ( formal )

a large house, usually where an important or famous person lives

a diplomat's residence

[ noncount ] having your home in a particular place The family applied for permanent residence in the United States.

res • i • dent aw / ' rezadant /

[count]

a person who lives in a place

res • i • den • tial aw / |reza 'denjl /

A residential area is one where there are houses rather than offices or factories.

re • sign / ri ' zain / verb ( re . signs, re sign ing, re . signed )

to leave your job

The director resigned last week.

resign yourself to something

to accept something that you do not like but that you cannot change

There were a lot of people in line, so John resigned himself to a long wait.

res • ig • na • tion / |rezig' neifn /

[ count, noncount ]

saying that you want to leave your job

a letter of resignation

to hand in your resignation (= to give your company a letter saying that you want to leave your job )

re • signed / ri ' zaind / adjective

accepting something that is bad, but cannot be changed Ben was resigned to the fact that he would never be a professional athlete.

re • sist / ri ' zist / verb ( re sists , re . sist . ing , re sist . ed )

to try to stop something from happening or to fight against someone or something

The board of directors is resisting pressure to fire the company president.

to stop yourself from doing or having something that you want to do or have

I can't resist chocolate.

re • sis • tance / ri ' zistans / noun [ noncount ]

when people try to stop something from happening;

fighting against someone or something

There was a lot of resistance to the plan to build a new

airport.

res • o • lu • tion AWL / ireza ' lujn / noun

[ count ] something that you decide to do or not to do Julie made a resolution to study harder.

[ count ] ( POLITICS ) a formal decision that is made after a vote by a group of people

a United Nations resolution to send more troops to the region

[ noncount ] a solution to a problem or an argument

re • solveaw / ri ' zalv /

( re solves , re . solv . ing , re solved )

( formal )

to find a solution to a problem

All of the technical problems have been resolved.

to decide to do or not do something He resolved never to do it again.

re • sort / ri 'zort / noun [ count ] a place where a lot of people go on vacation a popular beach resort a last resort

the only person or thing left that can help As a last resort, I asked my parents for money.

re • sourceAWL / ' risors / noun [ count ] something that a person, an organization, or a country has and can use

Oil is one of our most important natural resources.

re . spect 1Ф / n'spekt / noun [ noncount ] 1 feeling that you have a good opinion of someone

have a lot of respect for your father.

being polite to someone or something

You should treat old people with more respect.

re .spect 2® / n'spekt/ verb ( re spects , re . spect ing , re . spect . ed )