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conservative

adjective
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  1.  
     opposed to great or sudden social change; showing that you prefer traditional styles and values保守的；守旧的
    • the conservative views of his parents他父母的保守观念
    • music which is accessible to an audience with extremely conservative tastes口味极保守的听众可以听的音乐
    • The southern state's inhabitants tend to be socially conservative.南部州的居民倾向于社会保守。
    • Her style of dress was never conservative.她的服装式样一点儿也不保守。🔊🔊
    • conservative in something They were deeply conservative in their outlook.他们的看法非常保守。
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    • Banks are notoriously conservative about their dealings with clients.在与顾客打交道方面，银行的保守是出了名的。
    • Her views are by no means ideologically conservative.她的观点在意识形态上毫不保守。
    • She takes a basically conservative view of society.她对社会的看法基本上是保守的。
    • a fundamentally conservative political outlook根本上保守的政治观点
    • a staunchly conservative nominee坚定的保守派提名人选
    • a traditionally conservative profession传统上保守的职业
    • moderately conservative voters比较保守的选民
    • the army's inherently conservative values军队固有的保守价值观
    • the culturally conservative world of commerce and industry文化上持保守主义态度的工商界
    • Popular taste in art remained conservative.大众的艺术品位仍然保守。
    • She was dressed neatly in conservative black.她穿着保守的黑色整洁的衣服。
    • The peasantry were no longer a conservative force in society.农民不再是社会上的保守力量。
    • With age, enthusiasm for the radical is often replaced with more conservative views of the world.随着年龄的增长，激进分子的热情常常被更保守的世界观所取代。
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  2. (usually Conservative)
     connected with the British Conservative Party（英国）保守党的
    • Conservative members/supporters保守党的党员／支持者
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  3. (of an estimate估计) lower than what is probably the real amount or number低于实际数量的；保守的
    • At a conservative estimate, he'll be earning £50 000.按照保守的估计，他会赚到 5 万英镑。🔊🔊
    • The gloomy forecasts are based on overly conservative projections of growth.这些悲观的预测是基于对经济增长过度保守的估计。
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved’, from the verb conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’. Current senses date from the mid 19th cent.

conservative

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  1.  
     a conservative person保守者；因循守旧者
    • social/religious conservatives社会/宗教保守派
    • The former Texas Supreme Court Justice's moderate record has angered hard-line conservatives for years.前得克萨斯州最高法院大法官的温和记录多年来激怒了强硬派保守派。
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  2. (usually Conservative)
    (abbreviation Con.)
     a member or supporter of the British Conservative Party（英国）保守党党员，保守党支持者
    • Senior Conservatives are opposed to the change.资深的保守党党员反对这项变革。
    • disagreement among back-bench Conservatives后座保守党议员间意见的不一致
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    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘aiming to preserve’): from late Latin conservativus, from conservat- ‘conserved’, from the verb conservare ‘to preserve’, from con- ‘together’ + servare ‘to keep’. Current senses date from the mid 19th cent.