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    To conserve something means to protect it and use it carefully so it doesn't get used up or damaged — you conserve energy by turning off lights, or conserve a forest by not cutting it down. It's a word you'll see a lot around the environment and natural resources.

    節約、保存(能源、資源);保育(自然環境)

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組成con- (completely) + serve (from Latin servare, to keep safe).

同家族的字

  • preserveconserve and preserve share the same Latin root, servare, meaning to keep safe
  • reservereserve shares the same Latin root, servare, meaning to keep safe

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

conservenoun/ˈkɒnsɜː(ɹ)v/

  • 1

    Wilderness where human development is prohibited.

  • 2

    A jam or thick syrup made from fruit.

    • I shall […] study broths, plasters, and conserves, till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.
  • 3

    obsoleteA medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar.

  • 4

    obsoleteA conservatory.

    • water[…]alwayes placed in the Conserve

conserveverb/kənˈsɜː(ɹ)v/

  • 1

    To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.

    • to conserve fruits with sugar
    • the amity which […] they meant to conserve and maintain with the emperor
  • 2

    To protect an environment, heritage, etc.

    • Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station building after it had become very decrepit and 'an eyesore' - such that it was nearly pulled down to make way for housing.
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    chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesTo remain unchanged during a process

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。