The spelling Conservative is also used for meaning 1. 义项1亦可拼作 Conservative。
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[ADJ 形容词](英国)保守党的,支持保守党的 A
Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
Most Conservative MPs appear happy with the government's reassurances.
大多数保守党下议院议员似乎都对政府的再三保证感到满意。
...disenchanted Conservative voters.
不再抱任何幻想的保守党选民
- Conservative is also a noun.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]持右翼观点的 Someone who is
conservative has right-wing views.
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]保守的;因循守旧的 Someone who is
conservative or has
conservative ideas is unwilling to accept changes and new ideas.
People tend to be more aggressive when they're young and more conservative as they get older...
人们年轻的时候往往较为激进,而随着年龄的增长会变得保守起来。
It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.
这实质上是一种狭隘的、因循守旧的照顾孩子的方法。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](衣着)传统的,保守的 If someone dresses in a
conservative way, their clothes are conventional in style.
The girl was well dressed, as usual, though in a more conservative style.
这个女孩穿得一如往日那样讲究,只是风格比平日更为传统。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](估计或猜测)保守的,稳妥的 A
conservative estimate or guess is one in which you are cautious and estimate or guess a low amount which is probably less that the real amount.
A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about £22,000...
到目前为止,这笔账单保守估计为大约2.2万英镑。
This guess is probably on the conservative side.
这个猜测可能偏于保守。