conserve1
KK: [kǝnˈsɝv]
DJ: [kǝnˈsǝːv]
vt.
- 保存;保護;節省
Such laws exist only to
conserve the privilege of this selfish minority.
這種法律的存在只會保護這一小部分自私自利者的特權。
We turned the bicycle lights off to
conserve the batteries.
我們把自行車的燈關了,以節省電池的用電。
- 用糖保存,將……做成蜜餞
- 【物】使守恆
辨析
conserve2
KK: [ˈkɑnsɝv]
DJ: [ˈkɒnsǝːv]
/
kənˈsəːv/
v.
- protect from harm or destruction.
▸prevent the wasteful overuse of.
- Physics maintain (a quantity) at a constant overall total.
▸Biochemistry retain (a particular amino acid, nucleotide, or sequence) unchanged in different protein or DNA molecules.
n.
/also
ˈkɒnsəːv/
jam or marmalade.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. conserver (v.), conserve (n.), from L. conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.