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保藏 — meaning in English

bǎo cáng

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English meaning

  • preserve verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
  • save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.

Senses

保藏 is used for these senses in English:

  • preserve To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
  • save (baseball) To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.

preserve — full definition

  1. verb To keep something safe from harm, damage, or decay.
  2. noun A sweet spread made by cooking fruit with sugar.
  3. noun An area set aside to protect wildlife or a particular activity.

save — full definition

  1. verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
  2. verb To set aside money or resources for future use.
  3. verb To store a computer file or data so it isn't lost.
  4. verb In sport, to stop an opponent from scoring, especially in goalkeeping.
  5. noun An act of preventing a goal or a loss, or the stored version of something.

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