keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
prevent (food) from rotting
maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger
keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing
例句
A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.化石埋置并保存于地层中的古生物遗体、遗物和其生活遗址，如骨骸、叶子的印痕等
A card or sheet of microfilm capable of accommodating and preserving a considerable number of pages, as of printed text, in reduced form.缩微平片一个缩微胶卷片，能够以缩微形式容纳并储存相当多数量的页数，如一印刷文本的
Tending to preserve or capable of preserving.有保护能力的倾向于保护或保存的，有保护或保存能力的
