conserving [
kən'sɚv]
[建] 保存
Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conserved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Conserving}.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +
servare to keep, guard. See {Serve}.]
1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to
protect.
The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and
maintain with the emperor. --Strype.
2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.
conserving \conserving\ adj.
protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a
conserving function.
Syn: preserving.
[WordNet 1.5]
conserving \conserving\ n.
the preservation and careful management of the environment
and of natural resources.
Syn: conservation, conservancy.
[WordNet 1.5]
- The move fueled rumors that Ford may be conserving cash for a major acquisition.
- In addition to conserving the tropical forests, the federal government wants more domestic timber processing, which would earn as much money from a lower export volume.
- Critics also argue that the large water diversions at below-cost prices have kept farmers from conserving water when growing urban centers, willing to pay high prices for water, are having trouble arranging future supplies.
- Brazil is discovering more oil and gold, and some voices now are being raised in favor of conserving, rather than destroying, the huge Amazon rain forest.
- This weight reduction should save 750 litres of petrol over the lifetime of the car, which is a significant contribution to conserving resources.
- Part of the urgency in conserving germplasm comes from the escalating destruction of forests and other natural habitats around the world.
- Gore gains credibility while smartly conserving his cash; he plans a Western push to prove he isn't only a Southern candidate.
- Then, at the edge of victory, Hitler ordered his panzers to stop, probably in a bow to the Luftwaffe and Hermann Goering who wanted his Heinkels and Messerschmitts to finish the Allies off. Or perhaps he thought of conserving his army.
- Sources close to Mr. Edelman said he may be conserving cash in light of other pending interests.
- "But, after two years of hunting, we changed to conserving the game," he said.
- In fact, most of the company's efforts these days are aimed at conserving resources while awaiting next year's debut of the LH models and new Jeeps code-named ZJ.
- "The public sometimes doesn't understand the chain reaction _ the interconnectedness of everything," she said. "But they start doing one thing _ like conserving energy by shutting off their lights when they don't need them.
- In a study of 17 categories for conserving electricity, such as commercial lighting and home appliances, the utility-funded Electric Power Research Institute found that improving industrial motor efficiency offers by far the biggest potential savings.
- Whatever the outcome of the current controversy, Mr. Ng of Nathan Ivory says Hong Kong ivory carvers are as committed to conserving the elephant as anyone.
- Mr. Morse credits Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry for much of its success in conserving energy.
- In contrast to the Bank of England and the Swedish Riksbank, the Bank of France could point out that it had been a little more successful in conserving customers' deposits during a stormy half- century.
- But many stalwarts are holding tight to their cash holdings, conserving capital and collecting single-digit yields.
- The law was aimed at conserving oil, although it also was endorsed as a safety measure.
- LOOP depends on strong demand for imported oil, and backers were stunned when Americans responded to the 1970s jump in oil prices by conserving.
- That may not mesh with a transportation strategy in which conserving oil is a national aim.
- "A move like this will focus the attention of Mr. and Mrs. America on the importance of conserving this very important national resource," he said.
- Adrift from central authority, many Soviet farm cooperatives are conserving corn and soybean meal by slaughtering some of their livestock.
- The painstaking task of drawing, photographing, conserving and cataloging each piece is being carried out in full public view as a working exhibition, which includes a video tape of the salvage.