building preservation建築物維護
wood preservation木材防腐
There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food preservation.公衆對一些用於食物保藏的化學物表示極爲擔憂。
The church is in a poor state of preservation (= has not been kept in good condition).這所大教堂保養得很差。
The president has said that the government is committed to the preservation (= protection) of the country's national interests.總統稱政府正致力於維護國家的民族利益。
She belongs to the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites她是内戰舊址保護協會的會員。