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preservation美 [.prezər'veɪʃ(ə)n] 英 [.prezə(r)'veɪʃ(ə)n] n. protection,conservation,defence,defense,conservancy 1. | 保护；维护；保存the act of keeping sth in its original state or in good condition |
| building/environmental/food preservation 建筑物的维护；环境保护；食物的保存 | | a preservation group/society 环保团体 |
2. | 保留；维持；保持the act of making sure that sth is kept |
| The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs. 罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。 |
3. | 保存的状况；保养的程度the degree to which sth has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc. |
| The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation. 这些绘画保存得非常好。 |
n. | 1. the guarding of something from danger, harm, or injury 2. the maintenance of something, especially something of historic value, in an unchanged condition 3. the keeping of something intangible intact 4. the process of working to protect something valuable so that it is not damaged or destroyed 5. the process of trying to make a situation or state continue without changing 6. the addition of a chemical substance to food or wood in order to prevent it from decaying 7. the degree to which something has not been changed by the effects of time or weather 1. the guarding of something from danger, harm, or injury 2. the maintenance of something, especially something of historic value, in an unchanged condition 3. the keeping of something intangible intact 4. the process of working to protect something valuable so that it is not damaged or destroyed 5. the process of trying to make a situation or state continue without changing 6. the addition of a chemical substance to food or wood in order to prevent it from decaying 7. the degree to which something has not been changed by the effects of time or weather |
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