preservation
US: /ˌpɹɛzɝˈveɪʃən/
UK: /pɹɪsəvˈeɪʃən/
UK: /pɹɪsəvˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
preservation /,prevə:'veiʃn/
- danh từ
- sự giữ, sự gìn giữ, sự bảo quản, sự bảo tồn, sự duy trì
- in an excellent state of preservation; in [a state of] fair preservation: được bảo quản rất tốt
- sự giữ để lâu (thức ăn, quả thịt...) (bằng cách đóng hộp, ướp muối, nấu thành mứt...)
- (hoá học) sự giữ cho khỏi phân hu
- sự giữ, sự gìn giữ, sự bảo quản, sự bảo tồn, sự duy trì
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [U]
1 the act of keeping sth in its original state or in good condition: building / environmental / food preservation + a preservation group / society
2 the act of making sure that sth is kept: The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.
3 the degree to which sth has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc: The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.
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Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 upkeep, maintenance, care, conservation:
The preservation of old paintings has become an art in itself.
2 keeping, retention, retaining, perpetuation, perpetuating, continuation, safe keeping, security, safeguarding, protection, protecting, conservation:
Several charities are dedicated to the preservation of our heritage.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
environmental | building, railway, etc.
PRESERVATION + NOUN
order
The council has placed a preservation order on the building.
PHRASES
a state of preservation
Most of the buildings are in an excellent state of preservation.
Concise English dictionary
preservations‚prezə(r)'veɪʃn
noun
+the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
+the condition of being (well or ill) preserved
+a process that saves organic substances from decay
+an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
