con·ser·va·tive¹/kən`sɜvətɪv; kənˈsɜːvətɪv/ adj 1 Conservative belonging to or concerned with the Conservative Party in Britain 〔英国〕保守党的: a Conservative MP 保守党议员 2 preferring not to make any changes 保守的,守旧的: a very conservative attitude to education 对教育非常保守的态度 3 a conservative estimate a guess that is deliberately low, and perhaps lower than the real amount 保守的估计