| 单词 | preservation |
| 释义 | preservation (once / 476 pages) n 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. Preservation is also a process that keeps organic things from decomposing. If the preservation of the flowers in your prom corsage is important to you, you can dry the flowers to keep them from decaying. If you dry them, they'll probably last longer than your relationship with your high school boyfriend! The word preservation is often used when referring to historic preservation, which is the protection of buildings and sites of historic significance. WORD FAMILYpreservation: preservationist, preservations, self-preservation+/preservationist: preservationists/preservative: preservatives/preserve: preservable, preservation, preservative, preserved, preserver, preserves, preserving/preserver: preservers USAGE EXAMPLESThey need it in a new push for virtual preservation that scientists, archaeologists and others, like Mr. Ubelmann, are compiling on a large scale. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) For decades, she tried in vain to enlist others in her preservation efforts. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) “Deli is about brining … patience … preservation, not just of meat but of tradition,” Dell wrote. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1n the activity of protecting something from loss or danger Syn|Hypo|Hyper saving environmentalism the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction conservationthe preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources self-preservationpreservation of yourself from harm; a natural or instinctive tendency reservationthe act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion immobilisation, immobilizationfixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing conservancythe official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc. soil conservationprotection of soil against erosion or deterioration oil conservationthe conservation of petroleum resources water conservationthe conservation of water resources protection the activity of protecting someone or something 2n a process that saves organic substances from decay Hypo|Hyper fixation, fixing (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body embalmmentpreservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals plastinationa process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened infrigidation, refrigerationthe process of cooling or freezing (e.g., food) for preservative purposes mummificationembalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms 3n the condition of being (well or ill) preserved Hyper condition, status a state at a particular time 4n an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change Syn|Hyper conservation advance, betterment, improvement a change for the better; progress in development |
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