英 [prɪˈzɜ:vz] 美 [prɪˈzɜːrv]
vt. 保存;保护;维持;腌;禁猎(preserve 的第三人称单数)
n. 保护区;禁猎地;(某人或群体的)专门活动;果酱;蜜饯;腌菜(preserve 的复数形式)
preserve /prɪˈzɜːv/ CET4 TEM4 [ preserving preserved preserves ]
及物动词 If you preserve a situation or condition, you make sure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end. 维护
We will do everything to preserve peace.
我们将竭尽全力维护和平。
不可数名词 维护
...the preservation of the status quo.
…现状的维护。
及物动词 If you preserve something, you take action to save it or protect it from damage or decay. 保护
We need to preserve the forest.
我们需要保护森林。
不可数名词 保护
...the preservation of buildings of architectural or historic interest.
…对具有建筑学或历史意义的建筑物的保护。
及物动词 If you preserve food, you treat it in order to prevent it from decaying so that you can store it for a long time. 保藏
I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.
我喜欢做果酱,只用足够的糖来保藏李子。
复数型名词 Preserves are foods made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar so that they can be stored for a long time. 果酱
She decided to make peach preserves for Christmas gifts.
她决定做桃子果酱作圣诞礼物。
可数名词 If you say that a job or activity is the preserve of a particular person or group of people, you mean that they are the only ones who take part in it. 独揽之事; 独占的活动
The making and conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president.
外交政策的制定和实施很大程度上是总统的独揽之事。
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... harbor 海港 preserves 果酱 keep up 保持 继续 维持 跟上(...
... anesthetic止痛药 preserves罐装食品 stick木棒 ...
In the fall, they use tomato preserves for a lot of what they cook, and they freeze and can vegetables to use in the winter.
秋天的时候,他们会用番茄蜜饯来做很多食物,还会冷冻蔬菜或放到罐中储存。
Wax polish preserves wood and leather.
上光蜡可保护木材和皮革。
The resort still preserves a feeling of exclusivity.
这个度假胜地仍然保持着极少部分人专享的情调。
But they may be permitted in areas established as national preserves, recreation areas, seashores or lakeshores.
VOA : special.2009.09.28
Today,thousands of people dive at shipwreck preserves all around the Great Lakes.
VOA : special.2009.11.11
However it happens, the mummification process preserves the body's soft tissue long after it would normally have decomposed ...
VOA : standard.2010.05.05
There are wild parks and preserves, and emerald coves to explore by hired boat.
At root, the new bill respects, and so preserves, current American attitudes toward energy use.
Yet the interiors are remarkably different: one is glitzy and modern, the other preserves Victorian touches.
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