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conservative adj.保守的；守旧的n.保守派(党)；保守的人 (1) 他的这一估计很保守。(2) 老年人通常比年轻人保守。(3) 这人从激进派变成了保守派。(4) 他自称是一个保守主义者。 Conservative has the word conserve in it, which means to hold on to, or save. In a drought, you want to be conservative in your water use. If you don’t get paid that much and don’t want to use credit cards, you’d better be conservative with your money. When we talk about environmental conservation, we mean the protection of natural resources.

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英 [kən'sɜːvətɪv] 美 [kən'sɜːrvətɪv] (1) He was very conservative in the estimate.(2) Old people are usually more conservative than young people.(3) The man turned from Radical to Conservative.(4) He listed himself as a conservative. If you are conservative, you aren’t necessarily a card-carrying member of the Republican party (though you might be); it means you resist change. The spelling Conservative is also used for meaning 1. 义项1亦可拼作 Conservative。1[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.In 1951 the Conservatives were returned to power.1951年保守党重新执政。2[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. ...counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidate in any election.其民众在任何选举中均铁定支持观点最右倾的候选人的几个郡Conservative is also a noun.The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative.新法官是50岁的戴维·休特，他被视为右翼人士。3[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。4[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。conservativelyShe was always very conservatively dressed when we went out.我们拍拖的时候，她总是穿得非常传统。5[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.   [usu ADJ n]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。conservativelyThe bequest is conservatively estimated at £30 million.保守估计，这笔遗产有3,000万英镑。

英语单词	conservative
英美音标	英 [kən'sɜːvətɪv] 美 [kən'sɜːrvətɪv]
中文释义	adj.保守的；守旧的 n.保守派(党)；保守的人
英语例句	(1) He was very conservative in the estimate. (2) Old people are usually more conservative than young people. (3) The man turned from Radical to Conservative. (4) He listed himself as a conservative.
中文例句	(1) 他的这一估计很保守。 (2) 老年人通常比年轻人保守。 (3) 这人从激进派变成了保守派。 (4) 他自称是一个保守主义者。
vocabulary简明	If you are conservative, you aren’t necessarily a card-carrying member of the Republican party (though you might be); it means you resist change.
vocabulary扩展	Conservative has the word conserve in it, which means to hold on to, or save. In a drought, you want to be conservative in your water use. If you don’t get paid that much and don’t want to use credit cards, you’d better be conservative with your money. When we talk about environmental conservation, we mean the protection of natural resources.
柯林斯解释	The spelling Conservative is also used for meaning 1. 义项1亦可拼作 Conservative。 1 [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. In 1951 the Conservatives were returned to power. 1951年保守党重新执政。 2 [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. ...counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidate in any election. 其民众在任何选举中均铁定支持观点最右倾的候选人的几个郡 Conservative is also a noun. The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative. 新法官是50岁的戴维·休特，他被视为右翼人士。 3 [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。 4 [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。 conservatively She was always very conservatively dressed when we went out. 我们拍拖的时候，她总是穿得非常传统。 5 [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. [usu ADJ n] 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。 conservatively The bequest is conservatively estimated at £30 million. 保守估计，这笔遗产有3,000万英镑。

Conservative Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Estimate Guess People Young Member