preserver
🇬🇧 UK/prɪ'zɝvɚ/🇺🇸 US/pri'z\\\\:vә(r)/
C2
Definitions
n.
A person or thing that protects from harm or keeps something from decay; a life preserver.
保护者;防腐剂;救生圈
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.life preserver救生圈/救生衣
- 2.natural preserver天然防腐剂
- 3.[preserver of tradition]传统的守护者
- 4.game preserver猎场看守人
Example Sentences
- 1.
Salt has long been used as a natural preserver of meat and fish.
- 2.
The lifeguard grabbed a life preserver and threw it to the struggling swimmer.