preservation 英 [prezə'veɪʃ(ə)n]   美 [,prɛzɚ'veʃən]

preservation

preservation  英 [prezə'veɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,prɛzɚ'veʃən]

n. 保存,保留 

名词复数:preservations 

building preservation, food preservation 建筑物的保养;食物的保存
The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs. 罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。

  • Use the noun preservation to refer to the protection of something — especially from loss, injury, or danger. You might fight for the preservation of the woodlands near your house because of all the animals that live there.
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  • n. 保存,保留
  • 1. building preservation, food preservation

    建筑物的保养;食物的保存

  • 2. The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.

    罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。

  • 3. The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation.

    这些绘画保存得非常好。

  • preservation (n.) early 15c., preservacioun "protection from disease," from Old French preservacion (13c.), from Medieval Latin preservationem (nominative preservatio), noun of action from past participle stem of preservare (see preserve (v.)).
pre·ser·va·tion / ˌprezəˈveɪʃn ; NAmE ˌprezərˈveɪʃn / noun [uncountable ] 1 the act of keeping sth in its original state or in good condition 保护;维护;保存 building/environmental/food preservation 建筑物的保养;环境保护;食物的保存 a preservation group/society 环保团体╱组织 2 the act of making sure that sth is kept 保留;维持;保持 The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs. 罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。 3 the degree to which sth has not been changed or damaged by age, weather, etc. 保存的状况;保养的程度 The paintings were in an excellent state of preservation. 这些绘画保存得非常好。 see also self-preservation pre·ser·va·tion / ˌprezəˈveɪʃn ; NAmE ˌprezərˈveɪʃn /
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