conservation
US: /ˌkɑnsɝˈveɪʃən/
UK: /kˌɒnsəvˈeɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
conservation /,kɔnsə:'veiʃn/- danh từ
- sự giữ gìn, sự duy trì, sự bảo tồn, sự bảo toàn
- conservation of energy: sự bảo toàn năng lượng
- sự giữ gìn, sự duy trì, sự bảo tồn, sự bảo toàn
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [U]1 the protection of the natural environment: to be interested in wildlife conservation + Road development in the area has been severely affected by the conservation programmes of the council.
2 the act of preventing sth from being lost, wasted, damaged or destroyed: to encourage the conservation of water / fuel + energy conservation
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Thesaurus dictionary
n.
preservation, protection, safe keeping, maintenance, upkeep, management, safeguarding; husbandry, economy:
The conservation of natural resources must be a priority.
Collocation
ADJ.
energy, environmental, forest, nature, soil, water, wildlife | bird, elephant, etc. | architectural, building | art, painting/paintings
CONSERVATION + NOUN
body, group, organization | efforts, measure, policy, programme, project, scheme, work | area
No new building is permitted in conservation areas.
Concise dictionary
‚kɒnsə'veɪʃnnoun
+an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change
+the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
+(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
