cherish [ 'tʃeriʃ ]

vt.
【詞形變化】
時態：cherished, cherishing, cherishes
名詞：cherisher

基本義：愛護; 珍愛

support the army and cherish the people
擁軍愛民

cherish the good name of the collective
愛護集體的榮譽

引申義：1. 珍惜，寵愛，愛惜
Time is like water flowing away quickly, we must cherish it.
時光如流水, 忽忽而過, 所以我們要珍惜時間。
I will cherish you very so much
我會好好愛惜你。
2. 懷有, 抱有(希望等)
I don't cherish much hope for the new plan.
我對新的計劃不抱多大希望。
He cherishes a great aspiration.
他胸懷壯志。
3、堅持…的想法，緬懷(喻)
cherish justice
堅持正義
He cherished the memory of his departed youth.
他緬懷他那一去不復返的青春年華。

【短語】
cherish fond dreams of
做...的美夢
cherish a grudge against
對...懷恨
cherished desire
夙愿
cherish a deep love for
熱愛...
cherish a snake in one's bosom
在胸口養了一條毒蛇，姑息壞人

cherish the memory of
憶（某人），懷念（某人）
cherish illusions
抱有幻想

【同義詞】
adore vt.
愛慕; 敬重; 敬愛
He adores the cinema.
他非常愛看電影。
worship n.
(對某人或某物的)崇拜, 敬仰
nature worship
對自然的崇拜[熱愛]

【背句子記單詞】
You may not cherish it, but I do.
你不希罕，我還希罕呢。
The long-cherished hope is hard to realize.
夙愿難償。