preserve

[pri'zə:v]

v.保护, 保存, 保持
n.禁猎区, 蜜饯

vt.

1. 保存, 保藏; 防腐[(+from)]

Oil preserves metal from rust.

油保护金属免于生锈。

2. 保护; 维护; 维持

We have taken effective measures to preserve our natural resources.

我们已采取有效措施保护自然资源。

3. 腌(肉等); 把……做成蜜饯(或果酱); 把……制成罐头食品[(+in)]

We preserve fish in salt.

我们用盐腌鱼。

4. 禁猎, 把……划为禁猎区

n.

1. 蜜饯; 果酱[P1][U]

Mother used to make peach preserves.

妈妈过去常常自制桃子果酱。

2. (动植物)保护区; 禁猎区[C]

No hunting is allowed in the preserve.

保护区内禁止打猎。

3. 包揽的事物[C]

4. 防护用品; 护目镜[P]

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

vt.保存; 保护; 维持

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

同义参见:

pickle  reservation  conserve  salt  husband  save  embalm  shepherd  withhold  

反义:

vt.保存; 维护

abandon  

反义参见:

ravage  alter  forsake  

英英释义

名词 preserve:

a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

a reservation where animals are protected

fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

同义词：conserve, conserves, preserves

动词 preserve:

keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

同义词：continue, uphold, carry on, bear on

keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

同义词：conserve, maintain, keep up

to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

同义词：save

prevent (food) from rotting

同义词：keep

maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

同义词：keep

keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

补充

preservepreserve英:[priˈzə:v] 美:[prɪˈzɚv]vt.1.保护We must preserve our natural resources.我们必须保护自然资源。2.维持It is the duty of the police to preserve public order.维护公共秩序是警察的职责。

例句

1. an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards在保持原有教学水准的同时吸纳更多学生的努力 2. We will do everything to preserve peace.我们将竭尽全力维护和平。 3. The company is anxious to preserve its independence.公司急于保持独立。 4. The tribe's customs have been preserved unchanged for centuries.部落的习俗保持了几个世纪没有变化。 5. the role of museums to preserve objects for future generations博物馆为后代保护藏品的作用 6. The association was set up to preserve the character of the village.成立这个协会是为了保留村庄的特色。 7. perfectly preserved medieval houses保护完好的中世纪房屋 8. I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.我喜欢制作果酱, 在做李子酱时我只使用足够的糖。 9. Our most important mission is to preserve the dignity of the deceased.我们最重要的任务是维持死者的尊严。 10. The leaders of the coup tried to preserve the illusion that they would continue Gorbachev's policies.政变领导人试图保持他们将会继续执行戈尔巴乔夫政策的错觉。 11. higher ground, where fossils are not well preserved化石无法完好保存的更高的地方 12. Embalming was not designed to preserve the corpse in perpetuity.防腐处理的目的并不是永久保存尸体。 13. Since the beginning of history, salt has been the only means of preserving meat, fish and vegetables.有史以来, 盐一直是保存肉类、鱼类及蔬菜的唯一方法。 14. Brush top of pudding with apricot preserve or honey.在布丁的顶部涂上杏子酱或蜂蜜。 15. The store cupboard was full of preserves.商店的橱柜里摆满了蜜饯。 16. The making of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president.外交政策的制定主要由总统负责。 17. Until the men went away to war, employment and sport were predominantly male preserves.在男人去战场以前, 就业和体育运动一直由男性主导。 18. Boxing and greyhound racing tend to be seen as working class preserves.拳击和赛狗往往被视为工人阶级的专属领域。 19. The estate has a game preserve.这块地产有一个私人捕猎区。 20. Wax polish preserves wood and leather.上光蜡可以保护木材和皮革。 21. The ancient Egyptians knew ways to preserve dead bodies from decay.古埃及人懂得保存尸体，使之不会腐烂的方法。 22. to preserve world peace维护世界和平 23. Few of her early articles are preserved.她早期的文章没有几篇留存下来。 24. In the summer, large crops of fruit may be preserved by freezing or bottling.夏天大量水果可以通过冷藏或瓶装加以保存。 25. These woods are preserved.此处林场禁止打猎。 26. Duck eggs do not preserve satisfactorily.鸭蛋腌制得令人不满意。 27. all records of the past were zealously preserved.所有的历史记载都受到积极保护。 28. [as adj. preserved]a magnificently preserved monastery.一处保存极为完好的隐修院。 29. a fight to preserve local democracy.为维护地方民主的斗争。 30. the film has preserved all the qualities of the novel.电影保留了小说的所有特点。 31. a place for preserving endangered species.保护濒危物种的场所。 32. [as adj. preserved]those sweet preserved fruits associated with Cremona.那些让人想起克雷莫纳的蜜饯水果。 33. a jar of cherry preserve.一罐樱桃蜜饯。 34. [count noun]home-made preserves.自制蜜饯。 35. the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class.文职服务成为受过教育的中等阶层专有之地。 36. The committee is in charge of preserving [=maintaining] the city's historical buildings.这个委员会负责保护城市的历史建筑。 37. The fossil was well preserved.化石保存完好。 38. These laws are intended to help preserve our natural resources.制定这些法律的目的是有助于保护自然资源。 39. They are fighting to preserve their rights as citizens.他们正奋力维护自己的公民权利。 40. a substance that helps preserve wood有助于保护木材的物质 41. The peaches are preserved in syrup.桃子保存在糖浆中。 42. Salt can be used to preserve meat.盐可用来保存肉类。 43. The police should be preservers of law and order.警察应是法律和秩序的维护者。 44. a jar of strawberry preserves一罐草莓酱 45. a jar of strawberry preserve一罐草莓酱 46. nature/wildlife preserves [=reserves]自然/野生动植物保护区 47. Game preserves allow only carefully controlled hunting and fishing.猎物保护区只允许严格控制的狩猎和捕鱼。 48. The military was once an all-male preserve.军人曾是男人的专利。 49. Raising children used to be the (exclusive) preserve of women. [=used to be thought of as something done only by women]养孩子曾只是女人干的事。