单词 | save |
释义 | save [seɪv] verb MAKE SAFE 使安全 ESSENTIAL transitive ■to stop someone or something from being killed, injured or destroyed 挽救,搭救,救助 •Wearing seat belts has saved many lives.系安全带挽救了许多人的生命。 •He fell in the river but his friend saved him from •He had to borrow money to save his business.他只好借钱挽救自己的企业。 •He was desperately trying to save their failing marriage.他拼命努力,试图挽救他们濒临破裂的婚姻。 •We all need to do our bit to save the planet •The former tennis champion was now serving to save the match save sb's life ■to stop someone from being killed 使(某人)免遭杀害;救(某人)的性命 ■informal ■to help someone escape from a difficult or unpleasant situation 帮助(某人)脱离困境(或窘境) •Thanks for helping me with that report - you saved my life!谢谢你帮助我完成那个报告——你真是帮了我大忙! [seɪv] verb KEEP 保存 ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive ■to keep something, especially money, for use in the future 保存,储存;储蓄,存钱 •Tom's been saving his pocket money every week.汤姆每周都把自己的零用钱存起来。 •We're saving (up) for •I save all my old letters in case I want to read them again.我把过去所有的信件都保存下来,以便日后再读。 •Save me a place at your table, will you?你坐的那张桌子帮我留个位子好吗? ESSENTIAL transitive ■to put information on a computer onto a computer disk 将(电脑上的资料)存档,保存 [seɪv] verb NOT WASTE 不浪费 ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive ■to prevent time, money or effort being wasted or spent 节约,节省 •You'll save time if you take the car.开车会省些时间。 •[+ two objects] Thanks for your help - it saved me a lot of work.谢谢你的帮助——这省了我很多事。 •[+ -ing •informal Can you save it for later [seɪv] verb SPORT 体育运动 transitive ■in football and similar games, to stop the ball from going into the goal when a player on the other team has kicked or hit it (足球等球类运动中)救(球),阻止对方得(分) [seɪv] verb can't do sth to save your life informal ■said to mean that you are extremely bad at doing something 完全做不好;怎么也做不了 •I can't draw to save my life.我完全不会画画。 [seɪv] verb save sb's bacon/neck informal ■to help someone avoid getting into trouble 帮助(某人)避开麻烦 [seɪv] verb save your breath informal ■used to say that it is not worth talking to someone because they will not listen to you 不值得浪费唇舌、花费力气;不必对牛弹琴 •I don't know why I bother speaking to him - I might as well save my breath.我不知道为甚么要浪费唇舌和他说话——最好还是不要对牛弹琴。 [seɪv] verb save your own skin/hide informal ■to protect yourself from danger or difficulty, without trying to help other people 只管自己不顾他人 [seɪv] verb save the day ■to do something that prevents a likely defeat or failure 转危为安,扭转颓势 •Newcastle seemed to be heading for disaster until a late goal saved the day.新堡队似乎就要陷入绝境,直到后来凭借一颗进球才扭转颓势。 [seɪv] verb Saved by the bell. ■something that you say when a difficult situation is ended suddenly before you have to do or say something that you do not want to 救命铃(某种困难局面突然结束时所说的话,假使局面持续下去,你就需要做不想做的事或说不想说的话) •Luckily my bus arrived before I had time to reply. Saved by the bell.正当我要回答时,公车就到了,真是万幸。 [seɪv] verb Phrasal Verbs save on sth ■to avoid using something so that you do not have to pay for it 节省,节约 •It was a warm winter, so we saved on electricity.那是一个暖冬,因此我们省了不少电。 [seɪv] verb Phrasal Verbs [M] save (sth) up ■to keep money so that you can buy something with it in the future 储蓄,存(钱) •It took me ages to save up enough money to go travelling.我用了几年的时间存够了钱去旅游。 •She's saving up for [seɪv] noun countable ■in football or similar games, when a player stops the ball from going into the goal when it is hit or kicked by a player from the other team (足球等球类运动中)救(球),阻止对方得(分) •The goalkeeper made [seɪv] preposition (also save for) formal or old-fashioned ■but or except for 除…外 •They found all the lost documents save one.除了其中有一份没有找到之外,他们找到了所有丢失的档。 |
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