conserve
conserve — 名詞
- conservesingular
- conservesplural
1. a thick, sweet food made by cooking whole fruit or large pieces of fruit with su
糖漬水果
整顆或大塊水果製成的糖漬食品
a thick, sweet food made by cooking whole fruit or large pieces of fruit with sugar, used as a spread for bread or as a dessert topping.
Emre spread the homemade conserve on his toast for breakfast.
Emre 早餐時把自製的糖漬水果抹在吐司上。
collocation: spread conserve on toast
That shop sells several conserves made from local blueberries and raspberries.
那家店賣好幾種用當地藍莓和覆盆子做成的糖漬水果。
countable: a range of conserves
Léa served the walnut conserve alongside cheese at the dinner party.
Léa 在晚宴上把核桃糖漬水果和起司一起端上桌。
Talia picked up a jar of pear and ginger conserve at the farmer's market.
Talia 在農夫市集買了一罐梨子生薑糖漬水果。
用法筆記
Unlike standard jam, a conserve contains whole or large pieces of fruit rather than crushed pulp. This term is more common in British English and on premium product labels.
常見錯誤
conserve — 動詞
- conservepresent simple I / you / we / they
- conserveshe / she / it
- conservedpast simple
- conserving-ing form
1. to handle a limited supply with care so that it is not wasted too quickly; also,
節約；保護
小心使用以避免浪費，或保護免於破壞
to handle a limited supply with care so that it is not wasted too quickly; also, to keep a treasured thing or place safe from harm — for example, switching off appliances to conserve energy, or working to conserve an old forest.
The Watanabe family installed solar panels to conserve energy and lower their electricity bills.
渡邊家安裝了太陽能板來節約能源並降低電費。
collocation: conserve energy
Adaeze always turns off the tap while brushing her teeth to conserve water.
Adaeze 刷牙時總是關掉水龍頭以節約用水。
collocation: conserve water
Local volunteers work hard to conserve the forest and the animals that live in it.
當地志工努力保護這片森林及其中的野生動物。
Nicholas conserved his phone battery by switching to airplane mode during the long hike.
Nicholas 在長途健行時切換到飛航模式以節省手機電量。
The charity raises money to conserve historic buildings in the old town centre.
該慈善機構募款保護舊城區的歷史建築。
文法句型
conserve + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used with natural resources (water, energy, fuel) as the object, but also with environmental and cultural assets (wildlife, forests, historic buildings). The object is always something finite that can be reduced or lost over time.
常見錯誤
2. to prepare fruit by cooking it with sugar so that it can be kept for a long time
糖漬
用糖烹煮以保存水果
to prepare fruit by cooking it with sugar so that it can be kept for a long time without going bad, especially for use during winter or as a preserve.
Every autumn, Hyun's grandmother conserves plums and pears in sugar syrup.
每年秋天，Hyun 的祖母都會用糖水糖漬李子和梨子。
food preservation context
This cookbook shows you how to conserve summer fruits for the winter.
這本食譜書教你如何糖漬夏季水果以備冬天食用。
Abigail conserved a batch of ripe apricots when the price dropped at the market.
Abigail 趁市場杏子便宜又成熟時，糖漬了一批起來。
Dario's grandfather still conserves cherries in brandy syrup every June.
Dario 的祖父每年六月仍會用白蘭地糖漿糖漬櫻桃。
文法句型
conserve + noun phrase
用法筆記
This sense is much less common than verb sense 1. It is mainly used in home cooking and food preservation contexts, where 'conserve' is more specific than the general word 'preserve' because it implies the use of sugar.