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单词 cherish
释义 cher·ish
\ˈcherish, -ēsh, esp in pres part -əsh\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English cherisshen, from Middle French cheriss-, stem of cherir to cherish, from Old French, from chier dear, from Latin carus — more at charity
1.
 a. : to hold dear : feel or show fond affection for
  < he admired them … cherished and protected them like pets — Edmund Wilson >
 b. : to keep or guard with care and affection
  < a birthright of freedom to be cherished and fought for >
  < to cherish an illusion >
  < to love and to cherish, till death us do part — Book of Com. Prayer >
 c. : to care for, tend, cultivate, or nurture usually with care, affection, or love
  < sought to cherish whatever of these forms could be made to work — John Buchan >
  < cherish the seeds of love >
 d. archaic : pat, fondle
2. obsolete : entertain
3. archaic : warm
4.
 a. : to have a heart : think of fondly or reverentially
  < Socrates would have men cherish preciously this fraction of knowledge — Irving Babbitt >
 b. : to contemplate, imagine, or recall fondly with joy or pleasure
  < she only cherishes her illness as an instrument of power — Scott Fitzgerald >
 c. : to entertain or harbor in one's mind deeply and resolutely, often tacitly and often pleasurably
  < a large school of thought cherishes a curious animus against what it calls intellectualism — W.R.Inge >
  < few of us who do not cherish a feeling of self-complacency — Jane Austen >
Synonyms: see appreciate, nurse
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