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美音:[prə´zə:v ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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vt.保护,保持,保存,保藏 vi.做蜜饯,禁猎 n.蜜饯,果酱,禁猎地,禁区,防护物

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preserve为短语/超纲词汇   词频:2363

词形变化:

动词过去式:preserved 过去分词:preserved 现在分词:preserving 第三人称单数:preserves 形容词:preservable 名词:preservability

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serv=to serve(服务),to keep(保持)

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conserve  defend  guard  harbor  keep  maintain  protect  reserve  retain  save  screen  shelter  shield  support  sustain  uphold  prove    

preserve


/prɪ'zɜ:v; prɪ`zɝv/
v
1 (a) [Tn] keep or maintain (sth) in an unchanged or perfect condition 保护, 维护(某事物)
*preserve one's eyesight 保护视力
* a very well-preserved man of eighty 一个保养得很好的八十老翁
* Wax polish preserves wood and leather. 上光蜡可以保护木料和皮革.
* Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. 维护和平的努力已经失败了.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (for sth) keep sth safe or alive for the future 保存或保留某事物
*Few of the early manuscripts have been preserved. 早期的手稿保存下来的不多.
* His work must be preserved for posterity. 他的作品当传诸後世.
(c) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from sb/sth) keep sb safe from harm or danger 保护某人
*The calm courage of the pilot preserved the lives of the passengers. 飞行员临危不惧的勇气保住了乘客们的生命.
* God preserve us! 上帝保佑我们吧!
2 [Tn] avoid losing (sth); retain 使(某事物)不受损失; 保持
*She managed despite everything to preserve her sense of humour. 她不管遇到什么情况都竭力保持着幽默感.
* It is difficult to preserve one's self-respect in that job. 做那样的工作很难保持自尊.
3 [Tn] keep (food) from decay (by bottling, drying, freezing, etc) (用装瓶装罐、乾燥、冷冻等法)保存(食物)
*Salt and spices help to preserve meat. 盐和调味品有助于保藏肉类.
* In the summer, large crops of fruit may be preserved by freezing or bottling. 夏天收获的大量水果可冷藏或装瓶装罐加以保存.
4 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] keep (fishing, game, land, part of a river, etc) for private use 禁止外人(捕猎等); 将(土地、河流区段等)保留以供私用
*The fishing in this stretch of the river is strictly preserved. 此段河流严禁外人捕鱼. Cf 参看 conserve.

n
1 (a) [C usu pl 通常作复数] preserved fruit 经加工保存的水果
*apricot preserves 杏脯.
(b) [U] jam 果酱
*strawberry preserve 草莓酱. Cf 参看 conserve n.
2 [C] area where game or fish are preserved (preserve 4) for private hunting or fishing 专供私人行猎或捕鱼的保留区.
3 [sing] activities, interests, etc regarded as belonging to a particular person 被认为某人所专有的活动、爱好等
*She regards negotiating prices with customers as her special preserve. 她把与顾客讨价还价看作自己的专长.
1. We can preserve meat in tins so that it does not go bad.
    我们可以把肉保存在罐头里,这样肉就不会坏。

2. The only way that they can preserve their history is to recount it as sagas----legends handed down from one generation of storytellers to another.
    他们保存历史的唯一办法是将历史当作传说讲述,由讲述人一代接一代地将史实描述为传奇故事口传下来。

3. Actually, recycling is one of the least important things we can do, if our real objective is to preserve natural resources.
    实际上,如果我们的真正目的是保护自然资源,那么回收利用则是我们能做的工作中最不重要的事情之一。

4. Some people like to innovate the old systems and traditions; others like to preserve them.
    有些人喜欢改革旧有的制度及传统,有些人却喜欢保留它们。

5. Only good scouting is likely to preserve the freedoms so dear to the heart of the eternal Boy Scout.
    只有纪律良好的童子军露营活动才能保持那永恒的童子军心目中的如此宝贵的优游自在。

6. Only good scouting is likely to preserve the freedoms so dear to the heart of the eternal Boy Scout.
    只有优良的童子军活动才能保持不朽的童子军所衷心热爱的各项自由。

7. Inevitably they will do everything they can to preserve this false mask, but they will do very little to enhance their inner value and personal growth.
    他们必然会不择手段地去维护自己的这种假面具,他们不太会去努力提高自己的内涵和素质。

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