The spelling Conservative is also used for meaning 1. 义项1亦可拼作 Conservative。
- ADJ (英国)保守党的,支持保守党的
A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- 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。 - ...disenchanted Conservative voters.
不再抱任何幻想的保守党选民 - Conservative is also a noun.
- In 1951 the Conservatives were returned to power.
1951年保守党重新执政。
- ADJ-GRADED 持右翼观点的
Someone who is conservative has right-wing views.
- ...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 - Conservative is also a noun.
- The new judge is 50-year-old David Suitor who's regarded as a conservative.
新法官是50岁的戴维·休特,他被视为右翼人士。
- ADJ-GRADED 保守的;因循守旧的
Someone who is conservative or has conservative ideas is unwilling to accept changes and new ideas.
- 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。
- ADJ-GRADED (衣着)传统的,保守的
If someone dresses in a conservative way, their clothes are conventional in style.
- 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。
- ADJ-GRADED (估计或猜测)保守的,稳妥的
A conservative 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.
- A conservative 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。 - This guess is probably on the conservative side.
这个猜测可能偏于保守。