Word · Frequency #2287
preserve
果酱；水果酱
核心释义
A sweet spread made from fruit, such as jam or marmalade.
- 1.
由多种水果制成的甜味涂抹酱。
A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
- 2.
保留区；自然保护区。
A reservation, a nature preserve.
- 3.
专属的活动领域。
An exclusive area of activity.
自然保护区；保护区；专属领域；独占范围；由多种水果制成的甜味涂抹酱。；保留区；自然保护区。；专属的活动领域。
用法In use
The government established a nature preserve to protect the endangered species.
用法提示：本句中preserve作名词，意为“保护区”。
We visited a historical preserve where old buildings are maintained.
用法提示：本句中preserve作名词，意为“保护区”。
This wildlife preserve is home to many rare birds.
用法提示：本句中preserve作名词，意为“保护区”。
[fruit] preserves
表示“果酱”时常用复数形式 preserves，指由水果制成的甜味涂抹酱。
She spread raspberry preserves on her toast.
她把覆盆子果酱涂在吐司上。
a nature preserve
a nature preserve 与 a nature reserve 同义，指受保护的野生区域。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- fruit preserves
- 水果酱；果酱
- She spread some fruit preserves on the toast.她往吐司上抹了些水果酱。
- nature preserve
- 自然保护区
- This area is a nature preserve, so building is not allowed.这个地区是自然保护区，不允许修建建筑。
- game preserve
- 猎物保护区；野生动物保护区
- The duke kept a private game preserve on his estate.公爵在他的庄园里设了一个私人猎物保护区。
- exclusive preserve
- 专属领域；特权范围
- Higher education was once the exclusive preserve of the wealthy.高等教育曾经只是富人的专属领域。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：pre（预先）+serve（服务）——服务前先‘保存’好果酱或自然保护区；preserve 就是‘保存、保护区’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking and grocery shopping、environmental and travel writing、formal written discussion 作为名词时，preserve 的语域随含义变化：指“果酱”时通常出现在饮食语境；指“自然保护区”时多用于环保、旅游等中性或正式语境；指“专属领域”时比较正式或书面。
语法说明Grammar Note
名词，有复数形式preserves。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with preserve (final /əːv/): serve, reserve, deserve, observe, conserve, nerve. Beware of lookalikes that sound different: 'persevere' /ˌpɜːsɪˈvɪə/ shares letters but does not rhyme, and 'preservation' /ˌprezəˈveɪʃən/ shifts the stress and vowel. Note also that the 's' in preserve/reserve/deserve/observe is pronounced /z/, whereas in serve/conserve it is /s/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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