vt.

1. 保存，保藏；防腐[（+from）]
   Oil preserves metal from rust.

   油保護金屬，使免於生鏽。

2. 保護；維護；維持
   We have taken effective measures to preserve our natural resources.

   我們已採取有效措施保護自然資源。

3. 醃（肉等）；把……做成蜜餞（或果醬）；把……製成罐頭食品[（+in）]
   We preserve fish in salt.

   我們用鹽醃魚。

4. 禁獵，把……劃為禁獵區

n.

1. 蜜餞；果醬[P1][U]
   Mother used to make peach preserves.

   媽媽過去常常自製桃子果醬。

2. （動植物）保護區；禁獵區[C]
   No hunting is allowed in the preserve.

   保護區內禁止打獵。

3. 包攬的事物[C]
4. 防護用品；護目鏡[P]

v.

1. maintain in its original or existing state.
   ▸keep alive (a memory or quality).
2. keep safe from harm or injury.
3. treat (food) to prevent its decomposition.
   ▸prepare (fruit) for long-term storage by boiling it with sugar.

n.

1. a foodstuff made with fruit preserved in sugar.
2. something regarded as reserved for a particular person or group.
3. chiefly N. Amer. a place where game is protected and kept for private hunting or shooting.