preservation英 [prezven] 美 [prezrven] n.保护;维护;保存;保留;维持;保持;保存的状况;保养的程度复数 preservations
例句The speediest succour might avail to the preservation of his life.
赶紧抢救也许能保住他的生命。
The central issue in the strike was the preservation of jobs.
罢工的核心问题是工作职位的保留。
水利万物而不争,
而万物莫能与之争。