conserve

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

con·serve [conserve conserves conserved conserving] verb, noun
verb BrE [kənˈsɜːv] ; NAmE [kənˈsɜːrv]
1. ~ sth to use as little of sth as possible so that it lasts a long time
•Help to conserve energy by insulating your home.
2. ~ sth to protect sth and prevent it from being changed or destroyed
•new laws to conserve wildlife in the area
see also ↑conservation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French conserver (verb), conserve (noun), from Latin conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.
 
noun BrE [ˈkɒnsɜːv] ; NAmE [ˈkɑːnsɜːrv] countable, uncountable
jam containing large or whole pieces of fruit

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French conserver (verb), conserve (noun), from Latin conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’.

Example Bank:
•Renewable energy resources can help conserve fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions.
•You can conserve heat by insulating your home.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  preserve, conserves, preserves, husband, economize, economise, maintain, keep up
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  waste, blow, squander