preserve

verb

1. 保护；维护；保留
   to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that sth is kept
   1. He was anxious to preserve his reputation.
      他急于维护自己的名声。
   2. Efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
      维护和平的努力失败了。
2. 维持…的原状；保存；保养
   to keep sth in its original state in good condition
   1. a perfectly preserved 14th century house
      保存完好的14世纪宅第
   2. Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved .
      他真有60岁了吗？他真会保养啊。
   3. This vase has been preserved intact.
      这个花瓶保存得完好无损。
3. 贮存；保鲜
   to prevent sth, especially food, from decaying by treating it in a particular way
   1. olives preserved in brine
      盐水橄榄
   2. Wax polish preserves wood and leather.
      上光蜡可保护木材和皮革。
4. 使继续存活；保护；保全
   to keep sb/sth alive, or safe from harm or danger
   1. The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.
      成立这个协会是为了保护濒危物种不致灭绝。

noun

1. （某人或群体活动、工作等的）专门领域
   an activity, a job, an interest, etc. that is thought to be suitable for one particular person or group of people
   1. Football is no longer the preserve of men.
      足球再也不是男人的专利了。
   2. in the days when nursing was a female preserve
      在护理工作为女性所专有的时代
2. 果酱
   a type of jam made by boiling fruit with a large amount of sugar
3. 腌菜；泡菜
   a type of pickle made by cooking vegetables with salt or vinegar
4. 腌菜；泡菜
   a type of pickle made by cooking vegetables with salt or vinegar
5. 私人渔猎场（或保留地）
   an area of private land or water where animals and fish are kept for people to hunt

1. VERB 保持，维持（原状）
   If you preserve a situation or condition, you make sure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end.
   1. We will do everything to preserve peace.
      我们会尽全力维持和平。
   2. ...an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.
      在保持原有教学水平的同时招收更多学生的努力
2. VERB 保护；保存；维护
   If you preserve something, you take action to save it or protect it from damage or decay.
   1. We need to preserve the forest...
      我们需要保护森林。
   2. Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days — whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment.
      资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护，还是对环境的保护。
   3. ...perfectly preserved medieval houses.
      保存完好的中世纪房屋
3. VERB 保存，腌制（食物）
   If you preserve food, you treat it in order to prevent it from decaying so that you can store it for a long time.
   1. I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.
      我喜欢做果泥，只需要用一点糖把李子腌一下。
   2. ...preserved ginger in syrup.
      用糖浆腌制的姜
4. 蜜饯；果酱
   Preserves are foods such as jam that are made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar so that they can be stored for a long time.
5. N-COUNT 专属工作；独占的活动领域
   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.
   1. The conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president...
      外交政策事宜主要由总统专门负责。
   2. With the menfolk away at war, women got their first crack at the male preserves of employment and sport.
      由于男人们都去了战场，女人们第一次在男性专属的职业和运动中一展身手。
6. N-COUNT 保护区
   A nature preserve is an area of land or water where animals are protected from hunters.
   1. ...Pantanal, one of the world's great wildlife preserves.
      潘塔纳尔，世界上最大的野生动物保护区之一

1. Bad driving is not just the preserve of boy racers
   不良驾驶不仅仅是飙车小子们才会做的事。
2. After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve
   诺曼征服之后，这片森林成为了皇家狩猎区。
3. The only way to preserve democracy is to raise hell about its shortcomings.
   维护民主的唯一办法是对其缺陷大声提出意见。
4. Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness
   它们的主要功效是保健而非治病。
5. Crabtree& Evelyn has just launched a new jam, Worcesterberry Preserve
   瑰珀翠刚推出一款新果酱——伍斯特浆果果酱。
6. We will do everything to preserve peace.
   我们会尽全力维持和平。
7. We need to preserve the forest
   我们需要保护森林。
8. Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days — whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment.
   资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护，还是对环境的保护。
9. I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.
   我喜欢做果泥，只需要用一点糖把李子腌一下。
10. The conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president
    外交政策事宜主要由总统专门负责。
11. With the menfolk away at war, women got their first crack at the male preserves of employment and sport.
    由于男人们都去了战场，女人们第一次在男性专属的职业和运动中一展身手。
12. He and his wife finally had to move from their apartment just to preserve their sanity.
    为了不致发疯，他和妻子最终只得从公寓中搬出。
13. Ice helps to preserve food.
    冰能帮助保藏食物。
14. The Wanglang Preserve in western Sichuan is the haunt of the giant panda.
    川西的王朗自然保护区是大熊猫出没的地方。
15. Policemen preserve [ maintain] order in the streets.
    警察在街上维持秩序。
16. An emperor cannot keep the empire within the four seas unless he is benevolent; a feudal lord cannot preserve the altars to the gods of earth and grain unless he is benevolent.
    天子不仁，不保四海；诸侯不仁，不保社稷。（《孟子》）
17. The planners decided to preserve their distinct identities.
    设计者们决定保留他们各自的特色。
18. It's not easy to preserve fresh fruits in summer.
    夏天鲜果搁不住。
19. The ruins of the castle are an ancient monument, which the government pays money to preserve.
    这座城堡废墟是古代遗迹，政府花钱予以保护。
20. Electrons or any other "particle" should display wave properties to preserve the complementary wave-particle symmetry of nature.
    电子及其他任何粒子都应该显示波的性质，才能体现自然界波粒互补的对称性。
21. We are Americans, and we will protect and preserve this country we love.
    作为美国人，我们将捍卫和维护我们热爱的这个国家。
22. The function of a policeman is to preserve law and order.
    警察的职责是维护法律和治安。
23. But we managed to preserve all this through the catastrophes.
    但我们成功地在灾难中保全了这一切。
24. Should we preserve "net neutrality" and openness or give network owners greater control?
    我们是应该保留“网络中立”（netneutrality）和开放性，还是应该赋予网络所有者更大控制权？
25. We will preserve our unique ability to project power and preserve peace.
    我们将保留我们独一无二的投射军力和维护和平的能力。
26. The local government has built a preserve to protect this kind of animal.
    为了保护这种动物，当地政府已建立了保护区。
27. Its aim was to preserve, encourage and promote local culinary specialties.
    此举的目的是保留、促进和宣传本地的美食和特产。
28. She's been the instrument to preserve this colony from disaster.
    她成了保护这块殖民地的工具了。
29. We must preserve racial and religious harmony.
    二我们必须维系种族和宗教的和谐。
30. A people self-consciously interested in their own civilization strive to preserve their language and to use it well.
    一个自觉地对自己的文明感兴趣的民族，会为保存他们的语言而斗争并好好地使用它。

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

  maintain v. 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。

  conserve v. 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。

  preserve v. 保护，保存

〔辨析〕指将某物完好地保存，通常用被动语态。

noun

1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

   Synonym:    conserveconservespreserves

2. a reservation where animals are protected

3. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
   1. medicine is no longer a male preserve

verb

1. prevent (food) from rotting
   1. preserved meats
   2. keep potatoes fresh

   Synonym:    keep

2. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
   1. She saved the old family photographs in a drawer

   Synonym:    save

3. 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:    conservemaintainkeep up

4. keep or maintain in unaltered condition
   1. preserve the peace in the family
   2. continue the family tradition
   3. Carry on the old traditions

   Synonym:    continueupholdcarry onbear on

5. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
   1. preserve the forest and the lakes

6. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
   1. May God keep you

   Synonym:    keep