To conserve water in the arid region, farmers adopted drip irrigation systems.
为了在干旱地区节约用水，农民采用了滴灌系统。
Which choice best defines “conserve”?
B — Protect from harm or loss. “conserve” means protect from harm or loss.
Which word means “protect from harm or loss”?
B — conserve. “conserve” means protect from harm or loss.
conserve — protect from harm or loss. In Chinese: 保护，节约.
conserve is pronounced /kənˈsɜːrv/.
To conserve water in the arid region, farmers adopted drip irrigation systems. (为了在干旱地区节约用水，农民采用了滴灌系统。)
preserve, protect, save — all close in meaning to conserve (protect from harm or loss).
waste, squander — each the opposite of conserve (protect from harm or loss).
Yes. conserve is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
conserve(retain)