preserves

Thân thiện

She carefully sealed a jar of strawberry preserves.

Definition

Noun (plural form of "preserve") 1. Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar: A sweet, thick preparation made by cooking fruit (or sometimes vegetables) with sugar, often until it reaches a gel-like consistency. It is used as a spread or condiment. * This is the primary meaning when used in the plural form "preserves."

Usage

The word "preserves" is used as a countable plural noun to refer to jars or types of this food product. * She made strawberry preserves from the fruit in her garden. * We ate toast with butter and apricot preserves. * The grocery store sells a variety of preserves, including marmalade and fig preserves.

Advanced Usage

• As a mass noun (less common): Sometimes used to refer to the substance in general.
  • There's a lot of preserves left in the jar.

Variants and Related Words

• Preserve (verb): To maintain something in its original or existing state; to prepare food for long-term storage.
  • They work to preserve the historic building.
  • We preserved the peaches by canning them.
• Preserve (noun, singular): Can refer to an area of land for the protection of wildlife, or more generally, something reserved for a particular purpose. It is rarely used in the singular to mean the food item.
  • a wildlife preserve
  • He considered the library his private preserve.
• Jam: A similar product where the fruit is usually crushed or pureed.
• Jelly: A clear, firm preserve made from fruit juice.
• Marmalade: A preserve made from citrus fruit, containing pieces of peel.

Synonyms

• Conserve
• Jam
• Spread

Related Phrases/Idioms

• "To be in a preserve": This idiom is not related to the food meaning. It uses the "protected area" meaning of the singular noun "preserve."
  • The animals are safe in the preserve.

Học thuật

Noun

1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

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