preserve
US: /pɹəˈzɝv/, /pɹiˈzɝv/, /pɹɪˈzɝv/
UK: /pɹɪsˈɜːv/
UK: /pɹɪsˈɜːv/
English Vietnamese dictionary
preserve /pri'zə:v/
- danh từ
- mứt
- khu vực cấm săn, khu vực cấm câu cá
- (số nhiều) kính phòng bụi, kính bảo hộ lao động
- ngoại động từ
- giữ, giữ gìn, bảo quản, bảo tồn, duy trì
- to preserve someone from the cold: giữ cho ai khỏi lạnh
- to preserve a youthful appearance: giữ được vẻ trẻ trung
- to preserve order: giữ được trật tự
- giữ để lâu (thức ăn, quả, thịt...) (bằng cách đóng hộp, ướp muối, nấu đường...)
- (hoá học) giữ cho khỏi phân huỷ
- giữ, dành riêng (khu săn, khu đánh cá...)
- giữ, giữ gìn, bảo quản, bảo tồn, duy trì
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb
1 [VN] to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that sth is kept: He was anxious to preserve his reputation. + Efforts to preserve the peace have failed. + She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances.
2 [often passive] to keep sth in its original state in good condition: [VN] a perfectly preserved 14th-century house + (humorous) Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved. + [VN-ADJ] This vase has been preserved intact.
3 [VN] to prevent sth, especially food, from decaying by treating it in a particular way: olives preserved in brine + Wax polish preserves wood and leather.
4 [VN] ~ sb/sth (from sth) to keep sb/sth alive, or safe from harm or danger: The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.
Compare: CONSERVE
+ noun
1 [sing.] ~ (of sb) an activity, a job, an interest, etc. that is thought to be suitable for one particular person or group of people: Football is no longer the preserve of men. + in the days when nursing was a female preserve
2 [C, usually pl., U] a type of jam made by boiling fruit with a large amount of sugar
3 [C, usually pl., U] (especially BrE) a type of PICKLE made by cooking vegetables with salt or VINEGAR
4 [C] (AmE) = RESERVE (2)
5 [C] an area of private land or water where animals and fish are kept for people to hunt
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 keep safe, protect, guard, take care of, care for, safeguard, watch over, shield, shelter, defend, spare:
What can we do to preserve ourselves from this terrible pestilence? May God preserve me, I never expected to see you again!
2 keep (up), maintain, conserve, spare, perpetuate; continue, support, sustain, save:
We developed a technique to preserve antique furniture. The sea preserves much of the heat it absorbs in the summer. It is difficult to preserve one's sanity in this madhouse
3 conserve, put up, pickle, cure, smoke, kipper, salt, corn, marinate, can, freeze, freeze-dry, refrigerate, dry, dehydrate, vacuum-pack; embalm, mummify:
The berries were preserved by bottling and freezing. Some of the remains were preserved for hundreds of years.
n.
4 Often, preserves. conserve(s), jam, jelly, confiture, marmalade:
Susan likes thick toast with butter and preserves for tea.
5 (game) reserve, reservation, sanctuary, Brit park:
No hunting is allowed in this preserve.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
carefully, jealously, lovingly, zealously
She carefully preservedall his letters.
VERB + PRESERVE
seek to, try to | be anxious to, want to, wish to
We were anxious to preserve theoriginal character of the house. |
help (to)
taking action to helppreserve fish stocks
| fight to
campaigners fighting to preserve ahistoric railway line
| be designed to
The Act contained provisionsdesigned to preserve the statusquo.
| be important to
PREP.
as
The prison is preserved asa tourist attraction.
| for
Thecollection has been sold to theBritish Museum where it will bepreserved for the nation.
| from
an attempt to preserve the corpsefrom decomposition
PHRASES
an attempt to preserve sth, beautifully/exquisitely/finely/perfectly/superbly/well preserved
They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery.
| be preserved intact
The bones had all been preserved intact.
| be worth preserving
You need to say why the building is worth preserving.
| preserve sth for future generations/posterity
Concise English dictionary
preserves|preserved|preservingprɪ'zɜrv /-'zɜːv
noun
+a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
+a reservation where animals are protected
+fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
verb
+keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
+keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
+to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
+prevent (food) from rotting
+maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
+keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
