| preserve | b. keep safe for the future, memelihara: efforts have been made to ~ the historical site, segala usaha telah dijalankan utk memelihara kawasan yg bersejarah itu; their aim was to ~ their traditional customs, tujuan mereka adalah utk memelihara adat tradisi mereka; c. keep safe from harm etc, menyelamatkan; (in pleas to God) melindungi: it is the duty of every doctor to ~ life, memang menjadi tugas doktor utk melindungi nyawa; may God ~ us from evil, semoga Tuhan melindungi kami drpd kejahatan; 2. retain (dignity, sense of humour, etc) menjaga, mengawal: I managed to ~ my self-respect by not responding to their sarcastic remarks, saya dapat menjaga maruah saya dgn tdk mempedulikan sindiran mereka; 3. keep (food) from decay, mengawet: they dried the salted strips of meat in the sun and so ~d them, mereka mengeringkan kepingan daging bergaram itu di tengah panas lalu mengawetkannya; she ~s fruits for winter, dia mengawet buah-buahan utk musim sejuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preserve | vt 1. a. maintain in a particular condition, i. (democracy, resources, etc) mengekalkan, memelihara: human rights must be ~d at all costs, hak asasi manusia mestilah dipelihara dgn apa cara pun; it’s the duty of the police to ~ law and order, memang menjadi tugas pihak polis memelihara undang-undang dan ketenteraman awam; ii. (eyesight etc) menjaga: if you want to ~ your eyesight, don’t read in poor light, kalau kamu hendak menjaga mata kamu, janganlah membaca dlm cahaya yg malap; iii. (wood, leather, etc) memelihara: a coat of varnish will help to ~ the wood, lapisan varnis akan dapat membantu memelihara kayu itu; iv. (person) sihat dan kuat: a very well ~d woman of seventy, seorang wanita yg berumur tujuh puluh tahun yg begitu sihat dan kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preserve | n 1. a. (usu in pl) fruit that is preserved, jeruk: plum ~s, jeruk plum; b. jam, jem: pineapple ~, jem nanas; mixed fruit ~, jem aneka buah-buahan; 2. animal reserve, kawasan simpanan haiwan (liar); 3.domain, [various translations]: she accused her husband’s mother of poaching on her ~ and interfering with her household, dia menuduh ibu mentuanya menceroboh dan masuk campur dlm urusan rumah tangganya; she regards the kitchen as her ~, dia menganggap kawasan dapur itu sbg kawasannya sendiri; cricket is still predominantly a male ~, kriket masih lagi menjadi bidang permainan orang lelaki; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| candy | vt preserve by boiling in sugar, membuat halwa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| salt | 3. preserve with salt, menggarami: they cooked some of the meat and ~ed the rest, mereka memasak sebahagian drpd daging itu dan menggarami yg selebihnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jam2 | n preserve of fruit, jem. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perpetuate | vt cause to last, continue, preserve, a. (memory etc) of person, /mengabadikan, memperingati/ /sst, sso/: a scholarship was set up to ~ his memory, satu tabung biasiswa telah ditubuhkan utk memperingatinya; b. (species, tradition, situation, etc) mengekalkan: the social system only ~s these inequalities, sistem masyarakat itu hanya mengekalkan keadaan yg tdk setara ini; ways and means of perpetuating the species, cara-cara mengekalkan spesies itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tin | vt 1. preserve by packing in tins, mengetinkan: this factory ~s thousands of tons of pineapples every year, kilang ini mengetinkan beribu-beribu tan nanas setiap tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| embalm | vt 1. preserve (corpse from decay) mengawet; 2.mengabadikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| status quo | n status quo: to preserve the ~, mengekalkan status quo. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |