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preserve/priˈzɜ:v/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1a keep safe or free from harm, decay, etc. 保护；保存(以免遭受伤害、腐烂等) b keep alive (a name, memory, etc.) 使(名声、记忆等)流传 2 maintain (a thing) in its existing state 保持(某物) (状况不变) 3 retain (a quality or condition) 保留(质地、状况) 4a treat or refrigerate (food) to prevent decomposition or fermentation (为防止腐烂、发酵)处理；冷冻(食品) b prepare (fruit) by boiling it with sugar, for long-term storage 蜜制(水果) 5 keep (game, a river, etc.) undisturbed for private use 把(猎场、河流等)围成私有的禁猎地 ●n. (in sing. or pl. 用单数或复数) 1 preserved fruit; jam 蜜饯；果酱 2 a place where game or fish etc. are preserved 禁猎地 3 a sphere or area of activity regarded as a person's own 独占的活动范围(地区) □ preservable adj.□ preserver n.[Middle English via Old French preserver from Late Latin praeservare (as PRAE-, servare ‘keep’)] |