preservation

pre·serve

P0539300 (prĭ-zûrv′)v. pre·served, pre·serv·ing, pre·serves v.tr.1. To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect. See Synonyms at defend.2. To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged: fossils preserved in sediments; a film preserved in the archives.3. To keep or maintain intact: tried to preserve family harmony.4. To prepare (food) for storage or future use, as by canning or salting.5. To prevent (organic bodies) from decaying or spoiling: preserved the specimen in a chemical solution.6. a. To protect (wildlife or natural resources) in a designated area, often for regulated hunting or fishing.b. To maintain (an area) for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.v.intr.1. To treat fruit or other foods so as to prevent decay.2. To maintain an area for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.n.1. Something that acts to preserve; a preservative.2. often preserves Fruit cooked with sugar to protect against decay or fermentation.3. An area maintained for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.4. Something considered as being the exclusive province of certain persons: Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.

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[Middle English preserven, from Old French preserver, from Medieval Latin praeservāre, from Late Latin, to observe beforehand : Latin prae-, pre- + Latin servāre, to guard, preserve; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·serv′a·bil′i·ty n.pre·serv′a·ble adj.pres′er·va′tion (prĕz′ər-vā′shən) n.pre·serv′er n.

pres•er•va•tion

(ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃən)
n. 1. the act or process of preserving. 2. the state of being preserved. [1425–75]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	preservation - the activity of protecting something from loss or dangersavingenvironmentalism - the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destructionprotection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection"conservation - the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resourcesself-preservation - preservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendencyreservation - the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasionimmobilisation, immobilization - fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary"
	2.	preservation - the condition of being (well or ill) preservedcondition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
	3.	preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decayfixation, fixing - (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living bodyembalmment - preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicalsbiological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organismsplastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching"infrigidation, refrigeration - the process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes
	4.	preservation - an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other changeconservationbetterment, improvement, advance - a change for the better; progress in development

preservation

noun1. upholding, keeping, support, security, defence, maintenance, perpetuation the preservation of the status quo2. protection, safety, maintenance, conservation, salvation, safeguarding, safekeeping the preservation of buildings of historic interest3. storage, smoking, drying, bottling, freezing, curing, chilling, candying, pickling, conserving, tinning the preparation, cooking and preservation of foodProverbs
"Self-preservation is the first law of nature"

preservation

noun1. The careful guarding of an asset:conservancy, conservation, husbandry, management.2. The act or a means of defending:defense, guard, protection, protector, safeguard, security, shield, ward.

Translations

保存保护

preserve

(priˈzəːv) verb1. to keep safe from harm. (May) Heaven preserve us from danger! 保護 保护2. to keep in existence. They have managed to preserve many old documents. 保存，保藏 保存，保藏 3. to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad. What is the best method of preserving raspberries? 把...製成蜜餞 把...制成蜜饯 noun1. an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part. 只允許某些人參加的活動或工作 只允许某些人参加的活动或工作2. a place where game animals, birds etc are protected. a game preserve. 禁獵地 禁猎地3. jam. blackberry jam and other preserves. 果醬，蜜餞 果酱，蜜饯 ˌpreserˈvation (pre-) noun the action of preserving or the state or process of being preserved. 保護，保存 保护，保存 preˈservative (-vətiv) noun something that preserves, especially that prevents food etc from going bad. a chemical preservative. 防腐劑 防腐剂