conservative
US: /kənˈsɝvətɪv/
UK: /kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv/
UK: /kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
conservative /kən'sə:vətiv/
- tính từ
- để giữ gìn, để duy trì, để bảo tồn, để bảo toàn
- bảo thủ, thủ cựu
- conservative views: quan điểm bảo thủ
- the Conversative party: đảng bảo thủ (Anh)
- thận trọng, dè dặt; vừa phải, phải chăng
- conservative estimate: sự ước lượng dè dặt
- danh từ
- người bảo thủ, người thủ cựu
- đảng viên đảng bảo thủ (Anh)
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun
+ adjective
1 opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values: the conservative views of his parents + music which is accessible to an audience with extremely conservative tastes + Her style of dress was never conservative.
2 (usually Conservative) connected with the British Conservative Party: Conservative members / supporters
3 (of an estimate) lower than what is probably the real amount or number: At a conservative estimate, he'll be earning £40 000.
conservatively adverb
+ noun
1 (usually Conservative) (abbreviation Con) a member or supporter of the British Conservative Party
2 a conservative person
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 reactionary, right, right-wing, rightist, Tory:
In his conservative view, no change is ever for the better.
2 cautious, careful, prudent, moderate, temperate, middle-of-the-road, sober, stable; unprogressive, orthodox, traditional, conformist, hidebound, conventional, standard, fundamentalist, true-blue, dyed in the wool:
The conservative approach would be to study the problem before making a change. The conservative members voted against electing certain members to the club.
n.
3 reactionary, rightist, right-winger, Tory, fundamentalist; moderate, middle-of-the-roader:
He's a conservative and favours a classical education.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
diehard, dyed-in-the-wool, hardline, staunch | right-wing | back-bench
disagreement among back-bench Conservatives
| senior
Senior Conservatives are opposed to the change.
| political
VERBS
be | become | remain
ADV.
deeply, extremely, highly, profoundly, very | increasingly | largely, predominantly | fairly, rather, relatively | basically, essentially
She takes a basically conservative view of society.
| generally | innately, instinctively, naturally
the army's innately conservative values
| notoriously
Banks are notoriously conservative about their dealings with clients.
| traditionally
a traditionally conservative profession
| culturally, morally, politically, socially
the culturally conservative world of commerce and industry
Concise English dictionary
conservatives-tɪv
noun
+a person who has conservative ideas or opinions
adj.
+resistant to change
+opposed to liberal reforms
+avoiding excess
+unimaginatively conventional
+conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class
