vt. 节省;保存;储蓄;解救;
vi. 节省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj. 除…之外;
n. 救援,救援;
💡 save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
当时得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局势。
近义:liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband
反义:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱;
vi. 费心;烦恼;
vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
vt.& vi. 挑选,挑拣;挖,采,摘,剔,扒;挑剔;
n. 选择;收获;精华;
💡 爱打扮的猪(pig)八戒, 采摘鲜花头上戴
"Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?"
今天你能帮我个忙去学校接萨姆吗?
近义:select, choose, cull, elect, scavenge, scoop