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conservation n.保存,保持,保护 Conservation is closely related to preservation. Both are positive words that give an impression of care and attention. Your habit of never leaving the couch might sound more impressive if you refer to it as "energy conservation." ★★☆☆☆ 2005.2

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[kɔnsə'veiʃ(ə)n] Conservation is when you keep something from running out — whether it's plants, animals, or resources. Your new conservation project, "Save the Pigeons," might not catch on as quickly as you'd hoped. If the Administration won‘t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对环境的)保护 Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.   [usu with supp]...a four-nation regional meeting on elephant conservation.四国保护大象的地区性会议...tree-planting and other conservation projects.植树以及其他环保计划2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对文物或艺术品的) 保护 Conservation is saving and protecting historical objects or works of art such as paintings, sculptures, or buildings. Then he began his most famous work, the conservation and rebinding of the Book of Kells...之后他就开始了他最为出名的工作，即保护并重新装订《凯尔斯书》。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]节约；防止浪费 The conservation of a supply of something is the careful use of it so that it lasts for a long time.   [usu with supp]...projects aimed at promoting energy conservation.旨在促进节约能源的计划...rules concerning the conservation of fishery resources.有关保护渔业资源的规定

英语单词	conservation
英美音标	[kɔnsə'veiʃ(ə)n]
中文释义	n.保存,保持,保护
vocab简明	Conservation is when you keep something from running out — whether it's plants, animals, or resources. Your new conservation project, "Save the Pigeons," might not catch on as quickly as you'd hoped.
vocab扩展	Conservation is closely related to preservation. Both are positive words that give an impression of care and attention. Your habit of never leaving the couch might sound more impressive if you refer to it as "energy conservation."
真题原句	If the Administration won‘t take the legislative initiative, Congress should help to begin fashioning conservation measures.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对环境的)保护 Conservation is saving and protecting the environment. [usu with supp] ...a four-nation regional meeting on elephant conservation. 四国保护大象的地区性会议 ...tree-planting and other conservation projects. 植树以及其他环保计划 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](对文物或艺术品的) 保护 Conservation is saving and protecting historical objects or works of art such as paintings, sculptures, or buildings. Then he began his most famous work, the conservation and rebinding of the Book of Kells... 之后他就开始了他最为出名的工作，即保护并重新装订《凯尔斯书》。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]节约；防止浪费 The conservation of a supply of something is the careful use of it so that it lasts for a long time. [usu with supp] ...projects aimed at promoting energy conservation. 旨在促进节约能源的计划 ...rules concerning the conservation of fishery resources. 有关保护渔业资源的规定
来源	2005.2

Conservation N Uncount 不可数名词 Resources Saving Protecting [Usu Supp