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、conservation
(對環境的)保護
a four-nation regional meeting on elephant conservation.
四國保護大象的地區性會議
tree-planting and other conservation projects.
植樹以及其他環保計劃
節約;防止浪費
projects aimed at promoting energy conservation.
旨在促進節約能源的計劃
rules concerning the conservation of fishery resources.
有關保護漁業資源的規定
(對文物或藝術品的) 保護
Then he began his most famous work, the conservation and rebinding of the Book of Kells.
之后他就開始了他最為出名的工作,即保護并重新裝訂《凱爾斯書》
。