protect and care for (someone) lovingly
爱护(某人)。
hold (something) dear
珍爱,珍视
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I cherish the letters she wrote .我很珍视她写来的信。
keep in one's mind (a hope or ambition)
抱有,怀有(希望,雄心)
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he had long cherished a secret fantasy about his future .他一直对自己的未来抱有秘不告人的幻想。
"Middle English (in the sense ‘treat with affection’): from Old French