cherish [ 'tʃeriʃ ]

vt.
【词形变化】
时态：cherished, cherishing, cherishes
名词：cherisher

基本义：爱护; 珍爱

support the army and cherish the people
拥军爱民

cherish the good name of the collective
爱护集体的荣誉

引申义：1. 珍惜，宠爱，爱惜
Time is like water flowing away quickly, we must cherish it.
时光如流水, 忽忽而过, 所以我们要珍惜时间。
I will cherish you very so much
我会好好爱惜你。
2. 怀有, 抱有(希望等)
I don't cherish much hope for the new plan.
我对新的计划不抱多大希望。
He cherishes a great aspiration.
他胸怀壮志。
3、坚持…的想法，缅怀(喻)
cherish justice
坚持正义
He cherished the memory of his departed youth.
他缅怀他那一去不复返的青春年华。

【短语】
cherish fond dreams of
做...的美梦
cherish a grudge against
对...怀恨
cherished desire
夙愿
cherish a deep love for
热爱...
cherish a snake in one's bosom
在胸口养了一条毒蛇，姑息坏人

cherish the memory of
忆（某人），怀念（某人）
cherish illusions
抱有幻想

【同义词】
adore vt.
爱慕; 敬重; 敬爱
He adores the cinema.
他非常爱看电影。
worship n.
(对某人或某物的)崇拜, 敬仰
nature worship
对自然的崇拜[热爱]

【背句子记单词】
You may not cherish it, but I do.
你不希罕，我还希罕呢。
The long-cherished hope is hard to realize.
夙愿难偿。