1、preserve
保持,维持(原状)
We will do everything to preserve peace.
我们会尽全力维持和平
。an effort to fit in more students while preserving standards.
在保持原有教学水平的同时招收更多学生的努力
保护;保存;维护
We need to preserve the forest.
我们需要保护森林
。Conservation is an issue which gets a lot of attention these days whether it means preserving old buildings, or protecting the environment.
资源保护是目前备受关注的问题——不管它指的是对古建筑的保护,还是对环境的保护
。保存,腌制(食物)
I like to make puree, using only enough sugar to preserve the plums.
我喜欢做果泥,只需要用一点糖把李子腌一下
。preserved ginger in syrup.
用糖浆腌制的姜
2、conservation
(对环境的)保护
a four-nation regional meeting on elephant conservation.
四国保护大象的地区性会议
tree-planting and other conservation projects.
植树以及其他环保计划
节约;防止浪费
projects aimed at promoting energy conservation.
旨在促进节约能源的计划
rules concerning the conservation of fishery resources.
有关保护渔业资源的规定
(对文物或艺术品的) 保护
Then he began his most famous work, the conservation and rebinding of the Book of Kells.
之后他就开始了他最为出名的工作,即保护并重新装订《凯尔斯书》
。