adj.(形容词)

1. 保守的，守旧的
2. 保守党的
3. 谨慎的，稳当的
4. 老式的，传统的，不时新的
5. 有意压低的
6. 留有余地的
7. 防腐的，有保存力的
8. 低于实际数量的

n.(名词)

1. 保守党党员，保守党人
2. 防腐剂
3. 保守的人，守旧的人
4. 保守主义者
5. 守旧派，保守派
6. 保守党支持者
7. 保护物

adj.(形容词)

1. 保守的，守旧的 liking old and established ways;not liking change
2. (式样等)不时兴的，传统的 not very modern in style,taste,manners

n.(名词)

1. [C]保守的人 a conservative person

Noun:

1. a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

2. a member of a conservative Party

Adjective:

1. resistant to change

2. having social or political views favoring conservatism

3. avoiding excess;

   "a conservative estimate"
   

4. unimaginatively conventional;

   "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"
   

5. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class;

   "a bourgeois mentality"
   

The spelling conservative is also used for meaning 1. 义项1亦可拼作 conservative。

1.(英国)保守党的，支持保守党的
Aconservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the conservative Party in Britain.

e.g. Mostconservative MPs appear happy with the government's reassurances.
大多数保守党下议院议员似乎都对政府的再三保证感到满意。
e.g. ...disenchantedconservative voters.
不再抱任何幻想的保守党选民

2.持右翼观点的
Someone who isconservative has right-wing views.

conservative

e.g. ...counties whose citizens invariably support the mostconservative candidate in any election.
其民众在任何选举中均铁定支持观点最右倾的候选人的几个郡

3.保守的;因循守旧的
Someone who isconservative or hasconservative ideas is unwilling to accept changes and new ideas.

e.g. People tend to be more aggressive when they're young and moreconservative as they get older...
人们年轻的时候往往较为激进，而随着年龄的增长会变得保守起来。
e.g. It is essentially a narrow andconservative approach to child care.
这实质上是一种狭隘的、因循守旧的照顾孩子的方法。

4.(衣着)传统的，保守的
If someone dresses in aconservative way, their clothes are conventional in style.

conservative的意思

e.g. The girl was well dressed, as usual, though in a moreconservative style.
这个女孩穿得一如往日那样讲究，只是风格比平日更为传统。

conservatively
She was always very conservatively dressed when we went out.
我们拍拖的时候，她总是穿得非常传统。

5.(估计或猜测)保守的，稳妥的
Aconservative estimate or guess is one in which you are cautious and estimate or guess a low amount which is probably less that the real amount.

e.g. Aconservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about £22,000...
到目前为止，这笔账单保守估计为大约2.2万英镑。
e.g. This guess is probably on theconservative side.
这个猜测可能偏于保守。

conservatively
The bequest is conservatively estimated at £30 million.
保守估计，这笔遗产有3,000万英镑。

1. 保守党：ky News报导,布朗(Gordon Brown)将于周二晚间辞去英国首相职务. 目前,保守党(conservative)和自由民主党(Liberal Democrat)距组建执政联盟更近一步,为卡梅伦(David Cameron)就任首相打下基础.

用作定语～+ n.

1. The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser.
   教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧。
2. They soon recognized the nature of the conservative challenge.
   他们很快就意识到保守党挑战的性质。
3. This year the conservative Party are in.
   今年保守党执政。
4. After the accident, he became a much more conservative driver.
   那次事故后,他开车时变得更加谨慎了。

用作表语S+be+～

1. The young man is very conservative.
   这个年轻人很守旧。

1. Aunt Mary's a real conservative.She's totally opposed to women going out to work.
   玛丽姑妈是一个极守旧的人，她根本就反对女人外出工作。
2. The dilemma is a serious for conservatives in the Western camp.
   西方阵营里的保守分子处境十分为难。

• Jealously conservative of old things, but conservative of them as pillars, not as pinnacles.

  出自：J. Ruskin

He was very conservative in the estimate.

他的这一估计很保守。

Old people are usually more conservative than young people.

老年人通常比年轻人保守。

The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser.

教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧。

The man turned from Radical to conservative.

这人从激进派变成了保守派。

He listed himself as a conservative.

他自称是一个保守主义者。

the conservative views of his parents

他父母的保守观念

Her style of dress was never conservative.

她的服装式样一点儿也不保守。

conservative members'/supporters

保守党的党员 / 支持者

At a conservative estimate , he'll be earning 'u00a350 000.

按照保守的估计，他会赚到5万英镑。

This guess is probably on the conservative side.

这个猜测可能偏于保守。

A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about 'u00a322,000...

到目前为止，这笔账单保守估计为大约2.2万英镑。

...disenchanted conservative voters.

不再抱任何幻想的保守党选民

...counties whose citizens invariably support the most conservative candidate in any election.

其民众在任何选举中均铁定支持观点最右倾的候选人的几个郡

People tend to be more aggressive when they're young and more conservative as they get older...

人们年轻的时候往往较为激进，而随着年龄的增长会变得保守起来。

It is essentially a narrow and conservative approach to child care.

这实质上是一种狭隘的、因循守旧的照顾孩子的方法。

The girl was well dressed, as usual, though in a more conservative style.

这个女孩穿得一如往日那样讲究，只是风格比平日更为传统。

Most conservative MPs appear happy with the government's reassurances.

大多数保守党下议院议员似乎都对政府的再三保证感到满意。

Aunt Mary's a real conservative. She's totally opposed to women going out to work.

玛丽姑妈是一个极守旧的人, 她根本就反对女人外出工作.

The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser.

教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧.

This year the conservative Party is in.

今年保守党执政.

The young people are the most eager to learn and the least conservative in their thinking.

青年人最肯学习,最少保守思想.

The young man is very conservative.

这个年轻人很守旧.

Politically, they belonged to the conservative party and opposed reform.

在政治上, 他们是保守派,反对改革.

disunity within the conservative party

保守党内部的不统一

The central character is a deceptively emollient senior figure in a conservative Government.

核心人物是保守党政府内一个貌似仁和的高层人物。

More than forty conservative MPs rebelled against the government and voted against the bill.

40多个保守党议员反对政府的主张，对法案投了反对票。

The opposition conservative Party put a different interpretation on the figures.

反对党保守党对这些数字提出一番不同的解释。

A conservative estimate of the bill, so far, is about 'u00a322,000.

到目前为止，这笔账单保守估计大约为2.2万英镑。