building preservation建筑物维护
wood preservation木材防腐
There is great public concern about some of the chemicals used in food preservation.公众对一些用于食物保藏的化学物表示极为担忧。
The church is in a poor state of preservation (= has not been kept in good condition).这所大教堂保养得很差。
The president has said that the government is committed to the preservation (= protection) of the country's national interests.总统称政府正致力于维护国家的民族利益。
She belongs to the Association for the Preservation of Civil War Sites她是内战旧址保护协会的会员。