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con·serve AHD[kən-sûrvʹ] D.J.[kənˈsɜːv]K.K.[kənˈsɝv]v.(动词)con.served, con.serv.ing, con.serves v.tr.(及物动词)- To protect from loss or harm; preserve:保存:保护从而使其不受损失或伤害;保存:calls to conserve our national heritage in the face of bewildering change.呼吁大家在面临令人手足无措的改变时,要保护我们的民族遗产
- To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste:节约:谨慎或节省地使用,避免浪费:kept the thermostat lower to conserve energy.减少自动调温机的使用以节约能源
- To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.守恒:在物理、化学反应过程中或演化过程中保持(一种数量)恒定不变
- To preserve (fruits) with sugar.用糖来保存(水果)
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To economize:节俭:tried to conserve on fuel during the long winter.设法在漫长的冬天里尽量节省燃料
n.(名词)AHD[kŏnʹsûrv'] - A jam made of fruits stewed in sugar.果酱:一种由用糖炖煨过的水果做成的果酱
- Middle English conserven 中古英语 conserven
- from Old French conserver 源自 古法语 conserver
- from Latin cōnservāre 源自 拉丁语 cōnservāre
- com- [intensive pref.] * see com- com- [前缀,表加强词义] * 参见 com-
- servāre [to preserve] * see ser- 1servāre [保存] * 参见 ser- 1
conservʹable adj.(形容词)conservʹer n.(名词) |