salvage
['sæl.vɪdʒ] verb transitive
■to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been damaged or a building that has been damaged by fire or a flood （尤指从失事船只、火灾或水灾中）抢救，打捞•gold coins salvaged from a shipwreck从船只残骸中打捞出的金币 •After the fire, there wasn't much furniture left worth salvaging.火灾之后，没有剩下多少值得抢救的家俱。 ■to try to make a bad situation better 挽救，挽回•It was a desperate attempt to salvage the situation.挽回这种局面的希望渺茫。 •After the fraud scandal he had to make great efforts to salvage his reputation.诈骗丑闻传出后，他不得不极力挽回自己的声誉。 |