conserve
v[Tn]
prevent (sth) from being changed, lost or destroyed 使(某事物)不变质、 不受损失或不被损坏; 保护; 保藏; 保存
conserve one's strength, health, resources, etc 保住体力、 健康、 资源等
new laws to conserve wildlife in the area 保护该地区野生动物的新法令. Cf 参看 preserve.
conserve n [C usu pl, U 作可数名词时通常作复数, 亦作不可数名词]
jam, typically with quite large pieces of fruit in it 果酱(尤为带成块水果的); 蜜饯; 果脯. Cf 参看 preserve n.
Who could have imagined, in the mid 1970s, for example, that by the end of the 20th century, computers would be as common in people's homes as TV sets?