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(huán)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、measure
衡量;估量;評估;判定
I continued to measure his progress against the charts in the doctor's office.
我繼續(xù)比照醫(yī)生辦公室里的圖表來判斷他病情的發(fā)展
。A grammar school's success was measured in terms of the number of pupils who got into university.
一所文法學校成功與否是以考上大學的學生人數(shù)為衡量依據(jù)的
。測量;度量;計量
Measure the length and width of the gap.
測量一下這條縫隙的長與寬
。He measured the speed at which ultrasonic waves travel along the bone.
他測出了超聲波穿過骨頭的速度
。