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1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (from sth/doing sth) make or keep sb/sth safe (from harm, loss, etc) 救; 拯救; 援救; 保全(以免伤害、 损失等)
save sb's life 救某人的命
save sb from drowning 救溺水的人
save a person from himself, eg from the results of his own foolishness 使某人免於自食恶果
It was too late to save the sick woman, and she died. 病妇未获及时抢救而死亡.
Can the school be saved from closure? 能保全这所学校不致关闭吗?
She saved the set (ie at tennis) by winning the next game. 她因下一局获胜从而赢了这一盘(网球)比赛.
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(a) [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) (for sth); ~ (with sth) keep (money) for future use; not spend 储存(钱); 贮蓄
It's prudent to save. 储蓄是有远见的.
save (up) for a new bike/to buy a new bike 攒钱买新自行车
I save with (ie keep my savings in) the Brighton Building Society. 我把钱存在布赖顿房屋建筑协会里.
save part of one's salary each month 把每月薪水存起一部分来.
(b) [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (for sb/sth) keep sth for future use; not use up sth completely 储存某物; 不将某物用完
Don't eat all the cake now; save some for tomorrow. 现在别把蛋糕都吃了, 留些明天吃.
Save your strength for the hard work you'll have to do later. 留著点儿劲儿, 你一会儿还得干重活儿呢.
save one's eyes, ie protect one's eyesight, eg by not reading too much 保护视力
Don't drink all the wine; save me some/save some for me! 别把酒喝光了, 给我留些!
(c) [Ipr, Tn]
~ (on) sth avoid wasting sth 避免浪费某物; 节省; 节约
save on time and money by shopping at the supermarket 到超级市场购物省时省钱
save fuel by insulating one's house 给房子作隔热处理以节省燃料.
3 [Tn, Tg, Tsg, Dn.n]
make (sth) unnecessary; make it unnecessary for sb to use sth, spend sth, etc 省去(某事物); 使某人不必使用、 花费...
Order the goods by phone and save (yourself) a journey. 打电话购物免得(亲自)跑一趟.
Walking to the office saves (me) spending money on bus fares. 步行上班可省(我)公共汽车费.
The gift of money saved our having to borrow from the bank. 有了这笔赠款我们就不用向银行借钱了.
That will save us a lot of trouble. 那就省了我们很多麻烦.
We've been saved a lot of expense by doing the work ourselves. 我们自己做那工作, 节省了一大笔开销.
4 [I, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (from sth) set sb free (from the power of sin or its bad consequences) 拯救, 挽救某人(摆脱罪愆或罪孽); 赦罪
Jesus saves! 耶稣拯救世人!
Jesus Christ came into the world to save us from our sins. 基督降世拯救我们摆脱罪恶.
5 [Tn] (in football, etc) prevent an opponent from making (a scoring shot, etc) (足球等)阻碍对方得(分等), 救球
The goalie managed to save a shot struck at close range. 守门员救起一个近距离射的球.
6 (idm 习语) pinch and save/scrape => pinch . risk/save one's neck => neck. save sb's `bacon (infml 口) prevent sb from failing, losing, being harmed, etc 使某人免於失败或免受损失、 伤害等
I was nearly bankrupt, but your loan saved my bacon. 我已濒於破产, 是你借给我的钱使我幸免於难. save one's `breath not bother to speak when it is useless 不必白费唇舌
You can save your breath
you'll never persuade her. 别白费唇舌了, 你决说服不了她. save (sb's) `face preserve one's/sb's pride, reputation, etc 保全面子
Though she'd lost her job, she saved face by saying she'd left it willingly. 她失去了工作, 却说是自愿离职以保全面子. save one's (own) `hide/`skin (infml usu derog 口, 通常作贬义) escape ...
🔁 扩展释义
*[seiv]n. 救球vt. 解救, 挽救, 储蓄, 保存, 节省, 保留vi. 挽救, 节省, 救球prep. 除...之外【计】 保存【经】 节省, 节约, 避免相关词组: save one's face save time save on sth save sb from