爱华网conserve, preserve, reserve 这是一组形近易混词，且都有"保存"的意思。
1 conserve v.保存，保藏，保护(强调节约)。
In winter, some people conserve energy by lowing the heat atnight.冬天，为节约能源有些人在夜里把暖气调小。
"People have to learn to conserve water anytime, especiallyduring the drought."
"大家必须学会节约用水,特别是在干旱期间。"
2 preserve v.保护；维持；保养；防止(食物)腐败(强调使不受破坏)。
The government preserves the rights of the individualperson.政府保护个人的权利不受侵犯。
The Town Council spent a lot of money to preserve the old castleand other places of historic interest.
市政委员会花了不少钱来维修那座古城堡和其它古迹。
保存；保藏
You can preserve meat or fish in salt.
你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。
保持；维持
preserve peace
维持和平
It is one of the duties of the police to preserve publicorder.
警察的职责之一是维持公共秩序。
防腐
Salt preserves food from decay.
盐能防止食物腐烂。
保护（珍奇动植物）；禁猎；把…圈为禁地
腌制（肉等）；把…做成蜜饯
3 reserve v.保留，储备(强调为某一特殊目的)；订(座位)，预定。
We are reserving these seats for my parents.我们把这些座位留给我的父母。
