preserve

preserve
verb
  1. [with obj.]maintain (something) in its original or existing state
    保护，保养；维护，保全
    all records of the past were zealously preserved.
    所有的历史记载都受到积极保护。
    [as adj. preserved]a magnificently preserved monastery.
    一处保存极为完好的隐修院。
    ■retain (a condition or state of affairs)
    保持；维护
    a fight to preserve local democracy.
    为维护地方民主的斗争。
    ■maintain or keep alive (a memory or quality)
    维持；保留
    the film has preserved all the qualities of the novel.
    电影保留了小说的所有特点。
    ■keep safe from harm or injury
    使免受伤害；保护
    a place for preserving endangered species.
    保护濒危物种的场所。
    ■treat or refrigerate (food) to prevent its decomposition or fermentation
    处理（或冷藏）以防腐烂（或发酵）
    ■prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar
    （用蜜饯法）加工（水果）
    [as adj. preserved]those sweet preserved fruits associated with Cremona.
    那些让人想起克雷莫纳的蜜饯水果。
    ■keep (game or an area where game is found) undisturbed to allow private hunting or shooting
    禁止他人捕猎；把…圈为外人禁猎地
noun
  1. [mass noun]a foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar, such as jam or marmalade
    蜜饯；果酱
    a jar of cherry preserve.
    一罐樱桃蜜饯。
    [count noun]home-made preserves.
    自制蜜饯。
  2. a sphere of activity regarded as being reserved for a particular person or group
    （个人，群体）专有活动场所
    the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class.
    文职服务成为受过教育的中等阶层专有之地。
  3. a place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting
    动植物保护区；外人禁入的猎地
派生
preservable
adjective
preserver
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'keep safe from harm'): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- 'before, in advance' + servare 'to keep'
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