save的详细用法

save

MEANINGS 义项

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FROM HARM/DANGER 免除伤害/危险

[T]to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction

救,拯救,挽救

RELTD RESCUE

THESAURUS

PROTECT

RESCUE

•Emergency aid could save millions threatened with starvation. 紧急援助可以拯救数百万受到饥饿威胁的人.

•a new treatment that couldsavehislife能够挽救他生命的一种新疗法

•She was determined to save her marriage. 她决心挽救自己的婚姻.

•the campaign to save the rainforests 拯救热带雨林的运动

save sb/sth from sth

•He saved the child from drowning. 他救起了那个溺水儿童.

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MONEY 钱

[I,T]to keep money in a bank so that you can use it later, especially when you gradually add more

money over a period of time

储蓄,存钱

→ saver

•He managed to save enough to buy a small house. 他想办法攒够钱买了一幢小房子.

•So far, I’ve saved about £500. 到目前为止,我已存了大约500英镑.

[+ for]

•I’m saving up for a new car. 我正在存钱买新车.

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NOT WASTE 不浪费

[T]to use less money, time, energy etc so that you do not waste any

节省,节约

OPPWASTE

•We’ll save a lot of time if we go by car. 我们要是开车去,可以节省很多时间.

•Everyone is being encouraged to save energy. 每个人都被鼓励节约能源.

•ways to save money on heating bills 节省取暖费的种种办法

energy-saving/time-saving etc

•money-saving ideas 省钱的点子

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TO USE LATER 以备后用

[T]to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future

保留,保存

•We’ll save the rest of the food and have it later. 我们把剩下的食物留着以后吃.

save sth for sth

•I had a bottle of champagne which I’d been saving for a special occasion. 我有一瓶香槟,是留到1 / 4

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COLLECT 收集

[T]to keep all the objects of a particular kind that you can find, so that you can use them

收集,积存〔以备后用〕

•I’m saving up vouchers to get a cheap air ticket to the States. 我在积存代金券来换一张去美国的便宜机票.

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HELP TO AVOID 帮助避免

[T]to help someone by making it unnecessary for them to do something that they do not want to

do

使…免除〔不想做的事情〕

•If you lent me £5, it would save me a trip to the bank. 如果你能借我五英镑,我就省得去一趟银行了.

save sb doing sth

•I’ll take the shopping home in the car to save you carrying it. 我会把买的东西放在车里带回家,免得你用手拎着.

save sb the trouble/bother

•I’ll get a taxi from the station to save you the trouble of coming to collect me. 我会从火车站乘出租车,省得你费事来接我.

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KEEP FOR SB 替某人保留

[T]to stop people from using something so that it is available for someone else

〔为某人〕保留

•Will you save me a seat? 给我留个座位好吗？

save sth for sb

•We’ll save some dinner for you if you’re late. 你要是回来晚了,我们会给你留饭的.

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COMPUTER 计算机

[I,T]to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it

保存〔输入的资料〕

•Don’t forget to save before you close the file. 在关闭文件之前,不要忘记保存.

•Did you save the changes that you made? 你把你做的改动保存了吗？

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SPORT 体育运动

[I,T]to stop the other team from scoring in a game such as football

〔足球等〕阻碍对方得分,救〔球〕

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•The goalkeeper just managed to save the shot. 守门员刚好挡住了这次射门.

10.

you saved my life

spokenused to thank someone who has helped you out of a difficult situation or solved a problem

for you

你帮了我的大忙

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•Thanks again for the loan – you really saved my life. 再一次谢谢你借钱给我,你真是救了我啊.

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save sb’s skin/neck/bacon

informalto help someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situation

帮助某人逃脱困境[险境]

•He lied in court to save his own skin. 他为了自保在法庭上撒了谎.

12.

save the day

to stop things from going badly and make a situation end successfully

扭转局面；挽回败局

•A local businessman saved the day by donating £30,000 to the school. 一位当地的商人向这所学校捐助了三万英镑,挽救了局面.

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save face

to do something that will stop you from looking stupid or feeling embarrassed

保全面子

→ face-saving

•A compromise must be found which will allow both sides in the dispute to save face. 必须到折中的办法,让纠纷双方都可以保住面子.

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saving grace

the one good thing that makes someone or something acceptable

〔弥补不足的〕可取之处

•His sense of humour was his only saving grace. 幽默感是他唯一的可取之处.

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sb can’t do sth to save his/her life

informalto be completely unable to do something

某人完全不会做某事

•He couldn’t draw to save his life! 画画他可是一窍不通！

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save your breath

spokenused to tell someone that it is not worth saying anything, because nothing they say will

make any difference to the situation

用不着白费唇舌,说也没有用

•I tried to explain, but she told me to save my breath. 我想解释,但她叫我还是省点口水吧.

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save sb from themselves

to prevent someone from doing something that they want to do but that you think is harmful

阻止某人做某事以免自尝苦果

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RELIGION ##

[I,T]in the Christian church, to free someone from the power of evil and bring them into the

Christian religion

〔基督教〕拯救〔某人〕；使摆脱罪孽

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•Jesus came to save sinners. 耶稣来是为拯救罪人而来.

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n.[C]

英

MEANINGS 义项

an action in which a player in a game such as football prevents the other team from scoring

〔足球等守门员的〕救球,阻碍对方得分

•Martinmadea brilliantsavefrom Nichol’s shot. 马丁做了个精彩的救球动作,挡住了尼科尔的射门.

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prep.

英

formal

also又作'save for

MEANINGS 义项

except

除…〔之〕外

THESAURUS

EXCEPT

•She answered all the questions save one. 所有问题,除了一个以外,她都回答了.

save that

•Little is known about his early life, save that he had a brother. 除了知道他有个弟弟外,他的早期生活几乎不为人知.

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