vt.

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

   油保护金属免于生锈。

2. 保护；维护；维持
   We have taken effective measures to preserve our natural resources.

   我们已采取有效措施保护自然资源。

3. 腌（肉等）；把……做成蜜饯（或果酱）；把……制成罐头食品[（+in）]
   We preserve fish in salt.

   我们用盐腌鱼。

4. 禁猎，把……划为禁猎区

n.

1. 蜜饯；果酱[P1][U]
   Mother used to make peach preserves.

   妈妈过去常常自制桃子果酱。

2. （动植物）保护区；禁猎区[C]
   No hunting is allowed in the preserve.

   保护区内禁止打猎。

3. 包揽的事物[C]
4. 防护用品；护目镜[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.