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pre·serve /prɪˈzɜːv/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 保护，保养；维护；保全
preserve one's eyesight 保护视力
preserve sb. from harm 保护某人不受伤害
preserve the environment from pollution 保护环境不受污染
preserve world peace 维护世界和平
preserve one's reputation 保全名誉
2. 保持；保守；维持
preserve one's calmness 保持镇定
preserve a correspondence 保持通信
preserve secrecy 保守秘密
preserve the present order of society 维持社会现有秩序
3. 保存，保留；使留存
preserve an old house as a museum 保存一幢老房子用作陈列馆
preserve sb.'s right to sth. 保留某人对某事物的权利
preserve a language that only a few people still speak 把一种只有少数人还在讲的语言保留下来
Few of his early poems are preserved. 他早期的诗没有几首留存下来。
4. (用冷冻、加工等方法)保藏(食品等)，防止…腐败；(用腌制、蜜饯、醋渍、装罐等方法)加工(食品等)
Deep freezing is the simplest way of preserving food. 深冻是保藏食品最简便的办法。
preserve fish in (或 with) salt 用盐腌鱼
preserve peaches 加工桃子(制成蜜饯或罐头等)
preserve eggs 制皮蛋
5. 禁止他人捕猎；把…圈为外人禁猎地
The fishing in this stream is strictly preserved. 此河严禁外人捕鱼。
❷ vi.
1. 保鲜；保持原状
2. (用腌制等方法)加工食品(尤指把水果制成蜜饯、果酱、罐头等)；(食品等)(用腌制等方法)被加工
3. 禁止他人捕猎；圈出外人禁猎地
II n.
1. [常作preserves](用腌制等方法)加工成的食品(如蜜饯、果酱、罐头等)
apricot preserves 杏子果酱(或蜜饯等)
2. 禁猎地，动植物保护区
a panda preserve 熊猫保护区
3. 独占的地区(或领域、活动范围等)
a British commercial preserve 英国独占的商业市场
She considers the arranging of flowers in the church to be her own preserve. 她认为教堂的花卉布置是她个人独揽的事。
4. 保护用品，防护用品(如护目镜等)
[OFr < LL praeservāre to keep safe in advance < PRE- + servāre to keep safe] phr. (Heaven) preserve us! [表示沮丧、反对等]我的天啊! poach (或 trespass) on sb.'s preserves 侵犯某人的地盘 (或领域、权益等) |