preserve

keep, retain, reserve, preserve, conserve, withhold

maintain, conserve, preserve, save, store

名词 preserve:

1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
2. a reservation where animals are protected
3. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
   同义词：conserve, conserves, preserves

动词 preserve:

1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
   同义词：continue, uphold, carry on, bear on
2. keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
   同义词：conserve, maintain, keep up
3. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
   同义词：save
4. prevent (food) from rotting
   同义词：keep
5. maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
   同义词：keep
6. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

1. In the summer, large crops of fruit may be preserved by freezing or bottling.
   夏天收获的大量水果可冷藏或装瓶装罐加以保存。
2. Salt and spices help to preserve meat.
   盐和调味品有助於保藏肉类。
3. I tried to preserve my independence.
   我试图保持自己的独立性。
4. It's the duty of the police to preserve the public order.
   维护公共秩序是警察的职责。
5. I think these interesting old customs should be preserved.
   我认为这些有趣的旧习俗应该保存下去。

pre.serve

v.（动词）
pre.served,pre.serv.ing,pre.serves
v.tr.（及物动词）
To maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
保护：使免于损害，危险或伤害而处于安全中；保护
To keep in perfect or unaltered condition; maintain unchanged.
保存：保持处于完善或不变的状况中；维持不变
To keep or maintain intact:
保持：保持，维持完好无缺的：
例句：
tried to preserve family harmony.See Synonyms at defend
努力维持家庭和睦参见 defend

To prepare (food) for future use, as by canning or salting.
腌制食物：准备（食品）以备将来使用，如用罐装或腌制的方法
To prevent (organic bodies) from decaying or spoiling.
防腐处理：使（生物体）免遭腐败或腐坏
To keep or protect (game or fish) for one`s private hunting or fishing.
禁猎：保持或保护（猎物或鱼）以防止私人捕猎或捕钓
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To treat fruit or other foods so as to prevent decay.
保存食物：加工水果或食品以防腐坏
To maintain a private area stocked with game or fish.
禁猎：维持某一充满猎物或鱼的私有区域
n.（名词）
Something that acts to preserve; a preservative.
防腐剂：用于保存的物质；防腐剂
Often preserves Fruit cooked with sugar to protect against decay or fermentation.
常作 preserves 蜜饯：为保护免遭腐坏或发酵而用糖煮的水果
An area maintained for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.
野生动物保护区：为保护野生动物或自然资源而保存的地区
Something considered as being the exclusive province of certain persons:
专门领域：被认为是某些人独占领域的东西：
例句：
Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.
古希腊文是学者的独占领域

来源：
Middle English preserven
中古英语 preserven
from Old French preserver
源自 古法语 preserver
from Medieval Latin praeserv3re
源自 中世纪拉丁语 praeserv3re
from Late Latin [to observe beforehand]
源自 后期拉丁语 [预先发现]
Latin prae- [pre-]
拉丁语 prae- [前缀，表.在…之前.]
Latin serv3re [to guard, preserve] * see ser-
拉丁语 serv3re [保卫，保存] *参见 ser-

【引伸】
preserv.abil.ity
n.（名词）
preserv.able
adj.（形容词）
pres.erva.tion
preserv.er
n.（名词）