to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you珍愛,鐘愛;愛護
Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence.盡管我愛護自己的孩子,但我也的確允許他們獨立。
Her most cherished possession is a 1926 letter from F. Scott Fitzgerald.她最珍愛之物是弗朗西斯•斯科特•菲茨傑拉德在1926年寫給她的一封信。
Freedom of speech is a cherished (= carefully protected) right in this country.在這個國家,言論自由是備受保護的權利。
to keep hopes, memories, or ideas in your mind because they are important to you and bring you pleasure珍藏,懷有(希望、記憶);抱有(想法)
I cherish the memories of the time we spent together.我懷念我們共同度過的時光。