劍橋詞典the act of keeping something the same or of preventing it from being damaged 保護(hù)，維護(hù)；保藏，保養(yǎng) building preservation 建筑物維護(hù) wood preservation 木材防腐 There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food preservation. 公眾對(duì)一些用于食物保藏的化學(xué)物表示極為擔(dān)憂。 The church is in a poor state of preservation (= has not been kept in good condition ). 這所大教堂保養(yǎng)得很差。 The president has said that the government is committed to the preservation (= protection ) of the country's national interests . 總統(tǒng)稱政府正致力于維護(hù)國(guó)家的民族利益。 She belongs to the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites 她是內(nèi)戰(zhàn)舊址保護(hù)協(xié)會(huì)的會(huì)員。 也見 self-preservation 返回 preservation