单词 | save¹ |
释义 | save¹ /sev; seɪv/v 1. [t] to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction 救,搭救,挽救,拯救:◇the new speed limit should save more lives. 新规定的最高时速应该能保护更多人的生命。◇save sb/sth from only three people were saved from the fire. 这次火灾中只救出三个人。 2. [i,t] also 又作 save up to keep money so that you can use it later 攒钱,储蓄:◇i'm saving up to buy a car. 我在攒钱买车。◇brian's saved $6,000 to put towards a new house. 布赖恩已存了6,000 美元准备买新房子。 3. [t] to use less time, money, energy etc, so that you do not waste any 节省,节约:◇we'll save time if we take a taxi. 我们如果乘计程车就可以节省时间。 4. [t] to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future 保存,保留[以备后用]:◇let's save the rest of the pie for later. 余下的馅饼我们留着以后再吃吧。 5. [t] to help someone by making it unnecessary for them to do something unpleasant or inconvenient 给…免除[不愉快或不方便之事],免去:◇if you could pick up the medicine, it would save me a trip to the pharmacy. 如果你给我取药,那就省得我去药店了。 6. [t] also 又作 save sth ↔ up to keep all the objects of a particular kind that you can find, so that they can be used for a particular purpose [为某一目的而]积存,保留:◇she's saving foreign coins for her son's collection. 她把外国硬币留着给儿子收集。 7. [t] to stop people from using something, so that it is available for someone else 保留[某物供某人使用]:◇we'll save you a seat in the theatre. 我们将在剧院给你留个座位。 8. [i,t] to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it [在电脑上]储存 9. [t] to stop someone getting a goal in games such as football or hockey [足球或曲棍球等运动中阻止对方射门得分的]救[球]→ see also 另见 lose/save face (face¹)save on sthto avoid wasting something by using as little of it as possible 节省,节约,节约使用:◇we turn the heat off at night to save on electricity. 晚上我们把暖气关掉以节约用电。 |
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