conservancy

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con·ser·van·cy /kənˈsɜːvənsi $ -ɜːr-/ noun formal  1  SGE[singular] a group of officials who control and protect an area of land, a river etc 〔土地、河道等的〕管理局，管理机构 the Thames Conservancy 泰晤士河管理局2. SGE[uncountable] the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc 〔动植物、森林等的〕保护 SYN conservation

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conservancy• the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy• There are various power conservancy options like three levels of screen brightness, and variable times for screen and disk power-down.

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conservancy
con‧ser‧van‧cy /kənˈsɜːvənsi $ -ɜːr-/ noun formal
1. [singular] a group of officials who control and protect an area of land, a river etc:
    the Thames Conservancy
2. [uncountable] the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc
   SYN  conservation

con·ser·vancyBrE /kənˈsɜːvənsi/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈsɜːrvənsi/ 🔊 nounConservancy [singular + singular or plural verb] a group of officials who control the use of a port, a river, an area of land, etc. （港口、河流、地区等的）管理机构◆the Thames Conservancy泰晤士河管理委员会◆Texas Nature Conservancy得克萨斯州自然资源管理委员会 [uncountable] (formal) the protection of the natural environment （对自然环境的）保护 SYN conservation ◆nature conservancy自然环境的保护