conserve, preserve, reserve 这是一组形近易混词,且都有"保存"的意思。
1 conserve v.保存,保藏,保护(强调节约)。
In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing the heat atnight.冬天,为节约能源有些人在夜里把暖气调小。
"People have to learn to conserve water anytime, especiallyduring the drought."
"大家必须学会节约用水,特别是在干旱期间。"
2 preserve v.保护;维持;保养;防止(食物)腐败(强调使不受破坏)。
The government preserves the rights of the individualperson.政府保护个人的权利不受侵犯。
The Town Council spent a lot of money to preserve the old castleand other places of historic interest.
市政委员会花了不少钱来维修那座古城堡和其它古迹。
保存;保藏
You can preserve meat or fish in salt.
你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。
保持;维持
preserve peace
维持和平
It is one of the duties of the police to preserve publicorder.
警察的职责之一是维持公共秩序。
防腐
Salt preserves food from decay.
盐能防止食物腐烂。
保护(珍奇动植物);禁猎;把…圈为禁地
腌制(肉等);把…做成蜜饯
3 reserve v.保留,储备(强调为某一特殊目的);订(座位),预定。
We are reserving these seats for my parents.我们把这些座位留给我的父母。