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Related topics: Banking, Computers, Sport, Christianity
save1 /seɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb
1  from harm/danger 免除傷害/危險 [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.
緊急援助可以拯救數百萬受到饑餓威脅的人。
a new treatment that could save his life
能夠挽救他生命的一種新療法
She was determined to save her marriage.
她決心挽救自己的婚姻。
the campaign to save the rain forests
拯救熱帶雨林的運動
save somebody/something from something
He saved the child from drowning.
他救起了那個溺水兒童。
► see thesaurus at protect, rescue
2  money 錢 [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 儲蓄，存錢
He managed to save enough to buy a small house.
他想辦法攢夠錢買了一幢小房子。
So far, I’ve saved about £500.
到目前爲止，我已存了大約500英鎊。
save for
I’m saving up for a new car.
我正在存錢買新車。
→ saver
3  not waste 不浪費 [transitiveT] (also save on something)WASTE something to use less money, time, energy etc so that you do not waste any 節省，節約 OPP waste
We’ll save a lot of time if we go by car.
我們要是開車去，可以節省很多時間。
Everyone is being encouraged to save energy.
每個人都被鼓勵節約能源。
ways to save money on heating bills
節省取暖費的種種辦法
energy-saving/time-saving etc
money-saving ideas
省錢的點子
4  to use later 以備後用 [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.
我們把剩下的食物留着以後吃。
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，積存〔以備後用〕
I’m saving up vouchers to get a cheap air ticket to the States.
我在積存代金券來換一張去美國的便宜機票。
6  help to avoid 幫助避免 [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.
如果你能借我五英鎊，我就省得去一趟銀行了。
save somebody doing something
I’ll take the shopping home in the car to save you carrying it.
我會把買的東西放在車裏帶回家，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.
我會從火車站乘出租車，省得你費事來接我。
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 〔爲某人〕保留
Will you save me a seat?
給我留個座位好嗎？
save something for somebody
We’ll save some dinner for you if you’re late.
你要是回來晚了，我們會給你留飯的。
8  computer 計算機 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]TD to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it 保存（輸入的資料）
Don’t forget to save before you close the file.
在關閉文件之前，不要忘記保存。
Did you save the changes that you made?
你把你做的改動保存了嗎？
9  sport 體育運動 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DS to stop the other team from scoring in a game such as football 〔足球等〕阻礙對方得分，救（球）
The goalkeeper just managed to save the shot.
守門員剛好擋住了這次射門。
→5 see picture at 見圖 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 你幫了我的大忙
Thanks again for the loan – you really saved my life.
再一次謝謝你借錢給我，你真是救了我啊。
Examples from the Corpus
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 幫助某人逃脫困境[險境]
He lied in court to save his own skin.
他爲了自保在法庭上撒了謊。
12  save the day HELPto stop things from going badly and make a situation end successfully 扭轉局面；挽回敗局
A local businessman saved the day by donating £30,000 to the school.
一位當地的商人向這所學校捐助了三萬英鎊，挽救了局面。
Examples from the Corpus
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.
必須找到折中的辦法，讓糾紛雙方都可以保住面子。
→ face-saving
Examples from the Corpus
save 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 〔彌補不足的〕可取之處
His sense of humour was his only saving grace.
幽默感是他唯一的可取之處。
Examples from the Corpus
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 某人完全不會做某事
He couldn’t draw to save his life!
畫畫他可是一竅不通！
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 用不着白費唇舌，說也沒有用
I tried to explain, but she told me to save my breath.
我想解釋，但她叫我還是省點口水吧。
Examples from the Corpus
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嘗苦果
Examples from the Corpus
save somebody from themselves• There also was a subtle shift in defensive emphasis and a major one on offense that combined to save them from themselves.
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）；使擺脫罪孽
Jesus came to save sinners.
耶稣來是爲拯救罪人而來。
n THESAURUS
save to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bank
She 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 time
You 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 much
My 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 later
I 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 things
Weddings can be expensive, but you can economize by doing some things yourself.
Examples from the Corpus
save• money-saving coupons• It's a low-paid job, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week.• How long did it take you to save all that money?• Estimates of the amount of money saved by the taxpayer over the five-year period vary widely.• The Everqueen is saved by Tyrion.• She planned to work until she had saved enough money to attend nursing school in Nashville.• We can save fifteen minutes by taking the expressway.• They've already started saving for their next vacation.• Michael was saved from choking to death by Susie.• Officer McCarthy had saved her from a savage attack in the park.• The President had been shot from close range. It was only his bullet-proof vest that saved him.• Ben would have died in the blaze if a fireman hadn't saved him.• Did he give it to save his own neck?• I find it very difficult to save - I just spend everything I get.• Don't throw the wrapping paper away - I'm going to save it and use it again.• We're trying to save money to buy a house.• Financial experts are trying to save one of Britain's biggest holiday companies from bankruptcy.• Save the chicken bones to make stock later.• Environmentalists are campaigning to save the white rhinoceros from extinction.• Bob and Martha worked hard to save their marriage, for the sake of the children.• The first order of business is for the guys to save themselves from the elements, starvation, and that darn bear.• My grandmother saved up all her old magazines.• Was this a massive bribe to save Will from a charge of infanticide and possibly the gallows?• Even a few dollars worth of prevention can save you thousands and keep you in business.• Wearing a seat belt can help save your life.• Save your work and close down any applications that are open.
save somebody/something from something• The children campaigned to save the playground from being closed.• Neighbors were able to save both children from the fire.
save for• I'm saving up for a trip to Europe.
save somebody the trouble/bother (of doing something)• Manny says, saving Primo the trouble.• Said he'd save me the trouble.• It saves me the trouble of going after you.• Why not send government poll-takers door to door, saving voters the trouble of having to remember when Election Day falls?• It saved her the trouble of putting gray powder in her hair.• Blyth saved me the trouble of suggesting a game of football by doing it himself.• This time there was plenty of evidence that could have saved him the trouble of the trip.
save something for somebody• Kate asked us to save some dinner for her.
Related topics: Sport
save2 noun [countableC]
DSan action in which a player in a game such as football prevents the other team from scoring 〔足球等守門員的〕救球，阻礙對方得分
Martin made a brilliant save from Nichol’s shot.
馬丁做了個精彩的救球動作，擋住了尼科爾的射門。
Examples from the Corpus
save• Len Barrie had the Panthers' other goal against Martin Brodeur, who had 22 saves.• Pat Gavin had a good scoring chance but Stephen Pears brought off a brilliant save.• A few days before the midair save, another orb had been successfully recovered after a gentle landing in the sea.• San Jose goalie Chris Terreri stopped Perreault with a pad save.• Muir's nimble footwork merited a second Rovers goal at the start of the second half but Heald's save prevented it.• Whitehead's save kept his team in the game.• Pears pulled off the save of the match from a Garry Nelson header in the opening minutes.• If the team is good and I make one or two or three saves, they will all be important.
made ... save• Fred Barber made a good save from Robbie Mustoe when Ripley crossed into the middle.• Forrest made another fine save, tipping Atkinson's 30-yard shot over his bar.• And the goalkeeper made a brilliant save to tip Philliskirk's long-range shot over the bar.• As it turned out, Rhodes had made the save.• Zeus thrust enormous enemies into darkness; he made and saved the classical family of gods.• Sharks goalie Chris Terreri made 39 saves.• It was made to save the Government some embarrassment.
save3 (also save for) prepositionprep formal
EXCEPTexcept 除…（之）外
She answered all the questions save one.
所有問題，除了一個以外，她都回答了。
save that
Little is known about his early life, save that he had a brother.
除了知道他有個弟弟外，他的早期生活幾乎不爲人知。
► see thesaurus at except
Examples from the Corpus
save• The fee covers everything, save one dinner.
save that• However effective interactive video is in training, it is this kind of tenfold cost saving that is its most influential argument.• It expects to save that much each year by operating in Golden.• There is real gratitude in the eyes of the lady whose life has probably been saved that night.• By every index available, save that of men in arms, the United States was the strongest nation in the world.• Whenever there was a ballet advertisement or review, he saved that page for her.• The old live on what they have been forced to save and the additional saving that they have voluntarily done.• A lot of public funds could have been saved that way.• Can't we save that woman?
From Longman Business Dictionary
savesave /seɪv/ verb
1 (also save something → up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE to keep or collect money to use later, especially when you gradually add more money over a period of time
She saves £200 a month from her salary.
We want to increase incentives to work, save, and invest.
save for
I’m saving up for a new car.
save to do something
After three years he had saved up enough to fly to Australia.
2[transitiveT] to use less money, time, energy etc, so that you do not waste any
The Bank expects to save $1.4 million a year with the job cuts.
new energy-saving technology
save somebody something
An experienced tax professional can save you time and trouble.
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMPUTING to make a computer keep the work that you have done in its permanent memory
You transfer information to permanent disk storage by saving your file.
Don’t forget to save every few minutes.
Origin save1
(1200-1300) Old French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus; → SAFE1
 save3
(1200-1300) Old French sauf, from sauf (adjective); → SAFE1

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