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保护, 保存
the protection of the natural environment and resources from wasteful human activities
- Conservation efforts are crucial to preserving endangered species and their habitats.
- The government implemented strict conservation laws to protect the country’s national parks.
- Water conservation is essential in regions experiencing severe drought.
- The conservation of forests plays a key role in maintaining global biodiversity.
- Many organizations focus on wildlife conservation to prevent species from becoming extinct.
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the act or process of preventing loss, injury, or undesirable change
- The teacher emphasized the conservation of knowledge through documentation.
- The organization works toward the conservation of local traditions.
- Conservation of energy in the system prevented further damage.
- His careful budgeting aided the conservation of funds.
- Conservation of resources is key in business operations.
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the principle that certain quantities remain constant during chemical reactions or physical transformations
- The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- Conservation of mass is fundamental in chemical equations.
- Scientists verified conservation of momentum in the experiment.
- Conservation laws help predict outcomes in physics.
- The principle of conservation applies to isolated systems.
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the protection, maintenance, and restoration of objects, buildings, or works of artistic or historical significance
- Art conservation preserves paintings for future generations.
- The museum undertakes conservation of ancient manuscripts.
- Conservation of the cathedral involved repairing its stonework.
- Experts focus on the conservation of historic monuments.
- Conservation techniques prevent deterioration of sculptures.