save1 /seɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 from harm/danger 免除伤害/危险 [transitiveT]SAVE/RESCUE to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction 救,拯救,挽救 → 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 could save his life 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 rain forests 拯救热带雨林的运动
save somebody/something from something He saved the child from drowning. 他救起了那个溺水儿童。
► see thesaurus at protect, rescue 2 money 钱 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also save up)BFBSAVE MONEY 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 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。
save for I’m saving up for a new car. 我正在存钱买新车。
→ saver 3 not waste 不浪费 [transitiveT] (also save on something)WASTE something to use less money, time, energy etc so that you do not waste any 节省,节约 OPP waste 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 4 to use later 以备后用 [transitiveT]SAVE something TO USE LATER 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 something for something I had a bottle of champagne which I’d been saving for a special occasion. 我有一瓶香槟,是留到特别的日子喝的。
5 collect 收集 [transitiveT] (also save something ↔ up)SAVE something TO USE LATER 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。
6 help to avoid 帮助避免 [transitiveT]AVOID 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 somebody doing something 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 somebody the trouble/bother (of doing something) 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。
7 keep for SB 替某人保留 [transitiveT]KEEP/STORE 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 something for somebody 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。
8 computer 计算机 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TD 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?
9 sport 体育运动 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DS to stop the other team from scoring in a game such as football 〔足球等〕阻碍对方得分,救(球) The goalkeeper just managed to save the shot. 守门员刚好挡住了这次射门。
→5 see picture at 见图 football 10 you saved my life spokenTHANK used 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 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。
you saved my life• Thanks for the ride - you really saved my life. 11 save somebody’s skin/neck/bacon informalSAVE/RESCUE to 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 HELPto 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。
save the day• And not even Glen Hoddle's magic touch could save the day.• He brings her in, he saves the day.• It's only five minutes long but it saves the day.• It was not then too late to save the day...• The Grand Duke walked impressively in to save the day.• The servant: Clumsy, but he saved the day.• Will saved the day by lending me his suit for the interview.• Then Linighan saved the day for Town with a crucial tackle on Banger.• What saves the day, then, is also what ruins the day: difference. 13 save face EMBARRASSED#to do something that will stop you from looking stupid or feeling embarrassed 保全面子 A compromise must be found which will allow both sides in the dispute to save face. 必须找到折中的办法,让纠纷双方都可以保住面子。
→ face-savingsave face• As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.• Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.• The important thing now was to let him save face.• The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.• I had to do this to save face for my father.• Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.• By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.
14 saving grace GOOD POINT OR CHARACTERISTICthe 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。
saving grace• Yet if the current scientific consensus is correct, it has to be, and that may be its saving grace.• I think he was my saving grace.• There was one saving grace about sleeping in: traffic would be pretty light at this hour.• His only saving grace is his undying belief in the melodramatic.• I can't really play baseball. My one saving grace is that I can pitch.• I hate this house. Its only saving grace is that it's near the centre of town.• Their only saving grace is that they probably were an impetus towards social reform.• That was their saving grace, the only good thing about them.• The movie's only saving grace was its dazzling special effects.• The only saving grace was that the number Quinn had dictated down the line to Zack was still on the Kensington exchange.• The only saving grace was that there were no injuries except my pride. 15 somebody can’t do something to save his/her life informalCAN'T to 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!
16 save your breath spokenCHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENT# used 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。
save your breath• She might as well have saved her breath.• He might as well have saved his breath - a sea of green benches confronted the Ulster members.• You can save your breath, Fiver. 17. save somebody from themselves HARM/BE BAD FOR#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 18 religion 宗教 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]RRC 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 Jesus came to save sinners. 耶稣来是为拯救罪人而来。
n THESAURUSsave to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bankShe doesn’t earn much, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week.
We’re saving for a deposit to buy a house.
set/put aside to regularly save part of the money you earn, especially over a long period of timeYou should start setting aside part of your earnings as retirement savings.
scrimp and save to try to save money by spending less on the things you need and by saving what you can, especially when you do not earn very muchMy parents scrimped and saved for years to send me to college.
squirrel something away informal to keep something, especially money, in a safe place to be used laterI wanted to surprise her, so I squirreled away a couple of dollars a week to spend on a present.
economize to spend less money by buying only the things that you really need, or by buying cheaper thingsWeddings can be expensive, but you can economize by doing some things yourself.