1、preserve
保持,維持(原狀)
We will do everything to preserve peace.
我們會盡全力維持和平。
an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.
在保持原有教學水平的同時招收更多學生的努力
保護;保存;維護
We need to preserve the forest.
我們需要保護森林。
Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days — whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment
資源保護是目前備受關注的問題——不管它指的是對古建筑的保護,還是對環境的保護。
保存,腌制(食物)
I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.
我喜歡做果泥,只需要用一點糖把李子腌一下。
preserved ginger in syrup.
用糖漿腌制的姜
2、private
(產業、服務)私立的,私有的,私營的,民營的
a joint venture with private industry.
與私營企業建立的合資企業
Bupa runs private hospitals in Britain.
保柏在英國開辦私立醫院。
個人的;私人的
the law's insistence that private citizens are not permitted to have weapons.
法律堅持要求公民個人不得持有武器
The King was on a private visit to enable him to pray at the tombs of his ancestors.
國王以私人身份出訪,以便能夠祭拜先祖陵墓。