亚洲网紅露点

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preserve

[ pri-zurv ]

verb (used with object)

preserved, preserving.
  1. to keep alive or in existence; make lasting:

    to preserve our liberties as free citizens.

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  2. to keep safe from harm or injury; protect or spare.

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  3. to keep up; maintain:

    to preserve historical monuments.

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  4. to keep possession of; retain:

    to preserve one's composure.

  5. to prepare (food or any perishable substance) so as to resist decomposition or fermentation.
  6. to prepare (fruit, vegetables, etc.) by cooking with sugar, pickling, canning, or the like.
  7. to maintain and reserve (game, fish, etc.) for continued survival or for private use, as in hunting or fishing.


verb (used without object)

preserved, preserving.
  1. to preserve fruit, vegetables, etc.; make preserves.
  2. to maintain a preserve for game or fish, especially for sport.

noun

  1. something that preserves.
  2. that which is preserved.
  3. Usually preserves. fruit, vegetables, etc., prepared by cooking with sugar.
  4. a place set apart for protection and propagation of game or fish, especially for sport.

preserve

/ 藢pr蓻z蓹藞ve瑟蕛蓹n; pr瑟藞z蓽藧v /

verb

  1. to keep safe from danger or harm; protect
  2. to protect from decay or dissolution; maintain

    to preserve old buildings

  3. to maintain possession of; keep up

    to preserve a fa莽ade of indifference

  4. to prevent from decomposition or chemical change
  5. to prepare (food), as by freezing, drying, or salting, so that it will resist decomposition
  6. to make preserves of (fruit, etc)
  7. to rear and protect (game) in restricted places for hunting or fishing
  8. intr to maintain protection and favourable conditions for game in preserves
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something that preserves or is preserved
  2. a special area or domain

    archaeology is the preserve of specialists

  3. usually plural fruit, etc, prepared by cooking with sugar
  4. areas where game is reared for private hunting or fishing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辫谤别藞蝉别谤惫别谤, noun
  • 辫谤别藞蝉别谤惫补产濒测, adverb
  • 辫谤别藢蝉别谤惫补藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
  • preservation, noun
  • 辫谤别藞蝉别谤惫补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产濒别 adjective
  • 辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产颈濒路颈路迟测 [pri-zur-v, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • 辫谤别蝉路别谤路惫补路迟颈辞苍 [prez-er-, vey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • 辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路别谤 noun
  • non路辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产濒别 adjective
  • un路辫谤别路蝉别谤惫路补路产濒别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of preserve1

First recorded in 1325鈥75; Middle English preserven, from Medieval Latin 辫谤补别蝉别谤惫腻谤别 鈥渢o guard鈥 ( Late Latin: 鈥渢o observe鈥), equivalent to Latin prae- prefix meaning 鈥渂efore, prior to, in advance鈥 ( pre- ) + 蝉别谤惫腻谤别 鈥渢o watch over, keep, preserve, observe鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of preserve1

C14: via Old French, from Late Latin 辫谤补别蝉别谤惫腻谤别 literally: to keep safe in advance, from Latin prae- before + 蝉别谤惫腻谤别 to keep safe
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Example Sentences

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He says his mission is not just to save a tree but to preserve a way of life.

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Europe and other world powers demanding guarantees that minorities鈥 rights would be preserved before far-reaching sanctions on the country can be lifted.

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"The outage only lasted a day and now we have so much food, but most of it isn't going to go bad, as it is easily preserved."

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鈥淲hat we have is what鈥檚 there, and preserving the lineage is important.鈥

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Congressional Republicans want to preserve tax cuts for the rich by cutting Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, green energy and much more.

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