conserve

英 [kənˈsɜːv , ˈkɒnsɜːv]

美 [kənˈsɜːrv , ˈkɑːnsɜːrv]

v. 节省; 节约; 保护; 保存; 保藏
n. (含有大块或整块水果的)果酱，蜜饯

过去分词：conserved　现在分词：conserving　过去式：conserved　第三人称单数：conserves　

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同义词辨析

maintain conserve preserve【导航词义：维护，保护】

maintainv. 维护，保养

〔辨析〕

指经常维修机器、建筑物等，使其保持良好状态。

〔例证〕

Which company is responsible for maintaining this equipment?
哪家公司负责维护这台设备？
The garden is large and difficult to maintain.
这个花园很大，难以养护。

conservev. 保护，保存

〔辨析〕

较正式用词，通常指保护自然资源使其不发生改变或破坏。

〔例证〕

We must conserve our land/natural resources for future generations.
我们必须为后代子孙保护土地/自然资源。
Some environmentalists urged that the government take effective measures to conserve the wildlife.
一些环保人士呼吁政府采取有效措施保护野生动物。

preservev. 保护，保存

〔辨析〕

指将某物完好地保存，通常用被动语态。

〔例证〕

The city council spent a lot of money to preserve the old castle.
市政委员会花了不少钱来保护那座古城堡。
This bowl has been preserved intact.
这个碗保存得完好无损。
The house from 15th century has been perfectly preserved.
这座建于15世纪的宅第保存完好。

牛津词典

verb

节省；节约
to use as little of sth as possible so that it lasts a long time
1. Help to conserve energy by insulating your home.
  对房屋做隔热处理来帮助节约能源。
保护；保存；保藏
to protect sth and prevent it from being changed or destroyed
1. new laws to conserve wildlife in the area
  保护该地区野生动物的新法令

noun

（含有大块或整块水果的）果酱，蜜饯
jam containing large or whole pieces of fruit

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /kən'sɜːv/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒnsɜːv/. 动词读作 /kən'sɜːv/，名词读作 /'kɒnsɜːv/。

VERB 节约;节省
If youconservea supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.
1. The republic's factories have closed for the weekend to conserve energy.
  为了节约能源，该共和国的工厂周末不开工。
VERB 保护;保存
Toconservesomething means to protect it from harm, loss, or change.
1. ...a big increase in US aid to help developing countries conserve their forests.
  美国为帮助发展中国家保护森林所提供的援助的大幅增长
2. ...the Government-funded body responsible for conserving historic buildings.
  政府资助的历史建筑保护机构
(含有大块或整块水果的)蜜饯，果酱
Conserveis jam containing a large proportion of fruit, usually in whole pieces.

英英释义

noun

fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
Synonym:preserveconservespreserves

verb

preserve with sugar
1. Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard
use cautiously and frugally
1. I try to economize my spare time
2. conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit
Synonym:husbandeconomizeeconomise
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
1. We preserve these archeological findings
2. The old lady could not keep up the building
3. children must be taught to conserve our national heritage
4. The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts
Synonym:preservemaintainkeep up
keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change
1. Energy is conserved in this process

双语例句

Since energy resources are limited and most of them are not renewable, it is necessary to conserve them.
正因为能源资源是有限的，而且很多都是不可再生的，充分地利用它们是有必要的。
We turned the bicycle lights off to conserve the batteries.
我们把自行车的灯关了，以节省电池的用电。
You start to have to conserve states.
你开始保护状态了。
You can cease to be so wasteful and conserve and recycle more.
你们可以停止再如此浪费而保护资源并再生利用。
The republic's factories have closed for the weekend to conserve energy.
为了节约能源，该共和国的工厂周末不开工。
New laws to conserve wild life in the area have been publish.
为保护该地区野生动物而颁布了新法律。
We should conserve oil and gas by making full use of other energy sources
我们应该通过充分利用其他能源来节省石油和天然气。
This will keep you warm and dry and conserve body heat.
这会让你保持温暖、保持干燥、节省体温。
We must conserve water during the drought.
在干旱期间我们必须谨慎用水。
They also conserve the culture and inheritance specific to their country's civilization.
也保护本国文明所特有的文化和遗产。