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单词 cherish
释义
cherish
(erɪʃ )
Word forms: cherishes , cherishing , cherished
1. verb
If you cherish something such as a hope or a pleasant memory, you keep it in your mind for a long period of time.
The president will cherish the memory of this visit to Ohio. [VERB noun]
It was a wonderful occasion which we will cherish for many years to come. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: cling to, prize, treasure, hold dear  
cherished adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
...the cherished dream of a world without wars.
2. verb
If you cherish someone or something, you take good care of them because you love them.
He genuinely loved and cherished her. [VERB noun]
The previous owners had cherished the house. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: care for, love, support, comfort  
cherished adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
He described the picture as his most cherished possession.
3. verb
If you cherish a right, a privilege, or a principle, you regard it as important and try hard to keep it.
These people cherish their independence and sovereignty. [VERB noun]
cherished adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Freud called into question some deeply-cherished beliefs.
Collocations:
cherish a dream
Many people cherish the dream of restoring a dilapidated listed property.
Times, Sunday Times
Or should they continue to cherish the dream of a place of their own, with a tax or home-loan perk?
Times, Sunday Times
Deep down you still cherish a dream of being someone or something different.
The Sun
He emigrated, cherishing a dream of becoming a helicopter pilot.
Times, Sunday Times
From that time he cherished the dream of being a chemist.
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cherish a memory
We would glide pink-cheeked across the ice, and they would cherish the memory in years to come ...
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He cherished the memory of the canard aux oranges for many years.
Times, Sunday Times
Many of us have cherished this memory ever since.
Times, Sunday Times
This will help you cherish the memories of a special time as you prepare for your bundle of joy.
Times, Sunday Times
We will all miss her for ever and cherish the memories of her life.
Times,Sunday Times
cherish an ideal
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities.
Times, Sunday Times
The idea was anathema in a country that cherishes the ideal of a colour-blind republic devoted to secular values.
Times, Sunday Times
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society ...
Times, Sunday Times
After the failure of the revolution, he tried to raise national self-confidence and to cherish the ideals of the revolution.
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cherish freedom
All those who cherish freedom and democracy pray he recovers from his latest illness.
The Sun
They wept for the dead and their families and denounced the cowardly blow at their own cherished freedom of speech.
The Sun
Our most basic and cherished freedoms have nothing to do with parliament, which they pre-date.
Times, Sunday Times
It forms no part of this nation's cherished freedom of speech.
The Sun
A country whose pioneering spirit continues to live on in the hearts and minds of people who cherish freedom; in this land and around the globe.
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cherish life
He often said that his wartime experiences made him all the more determined to cherish life.
Times, Sunday Times
They were solitary, they fought, and they did not cherish life.
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We must because we cherish life.
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Starting life as an upmarket car means most 9-3s have enjoyed a cherished life, and better than average build quality means they handle age well.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 珍藏 希望、记忆等
Japanese: 忘れずにいる
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