conserve1
  
  
	      			KK: [kǝnˈsɝv]
	      			DJ: [kǝnˈsǝːv]
  
    vt.
    
      - 保存;保護;節省
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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
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      - 【物】使守恆
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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’.