preserve

Preserve

形容词

1. 保持的，保护的

Definition: 保持原样或保护不受损害。

2. 蜜饯的，果酱状的

Definition: 使用糖浸泡并煮熟以保存食物。

名词

1. 保护区，禁猎区

Definition: 为了保护野生动植物而设立的地方。

2. 蜜饯，果酱

Definition: 由水果、蔬菜等制成的甜食，通常用于涂抹或作为面包的配料。

词语辨析

preserve, conserve, maintain, protect

这些动词都有“保护、维护”之意，但有细微的区别。

• preserve：着重保持原样，保护不受损害。
• conserve：强调保存、保护某物以防止浪费或消失。
• maintain：指保持某物处于良好状态，维持其功能。
• protect：侧重于采取措施来保护某物或某人不受伤害。

词汇扩充

1. preservation：n. 保护，保存

2. preserved：adj. 保藏的，保存的

3. preservative：n. 防腐剂

近义词

conserve, save, maintain, safeguard, protect

反义词

destroy, waste, neglect

柯林斯词典

preserve

1. If you preserve a situation or condition, you ensure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end.

2. To preserve a building or historic site means to take care of it and make sure that it is not damaged or destroyed.

3. Preserves are fruits that have been boiled with a lot of sugar so that they can be kept for a long time without going bad.

牛津词典

preserve

1. Maintain (something) in its original or existing state.

2. Keep safe or protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction.

3. Fruit preserved with sugar.

用法

例句

1. We must do everything we can to preserve the rainforest. (我们必须尽一切努力保护雨林。)
2. It is important to preserve our cultural heritage. (保持我们的文化遗产很重要。)
3. The government is working to preserve historic buildings. (政府正在努力保护历史建筑。)
4. She made preserves from the surplus fruit in her garden. (她用花园里多余的水果做了果酱。)
5. He loves to have preserved fruits with his breakfast. (他喜欢在早餐时吃蜜饯水果。)
6. The national park is a preserve for endangered species. (这个国家公园是保护濒危物种的禁猎区。)
7. She enjoys spreading preserve on her toast. (她喜欢在面包上涂果酱。)
8. They used a special preservative to keep the food fresh. (他们使用了一种特殊的防腐剂来保持食物新鲜。)