- [countable]
an amount of something such as time or money that you do not need to use or spend 节省物；节省；节约 - saving of something
Buy three and make a saving of 55p. 买三件就能节省 55 便士。 - saving on something
With the new boiler you can make big savings on fuel bills. 用这种新锅炉，能省一大笔燃料开销。 The company reported cost savings of about $ 29 million during the second quarter. 该公司报告第二季度节省了约2900万美元的成本。 The new building enjoys an energy savings of 25 percent annually. 这座新建筑每年节能25%。 The service has delivered significant cost savings. 这项服务节省了大量成本。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2For a family of four this can mean a saving of around $500. 对一个四口之家来说，这意味着可以节省约 500 美元。 The potential savings are enormous. 潜在的节约量非常大。 This design offers considerable savings in fuel efficiency. 这种设计可在燃料效率方面带来可观的节约。 This represents a saving to British business of about £175 million a year. 这相当于英国商界每年节约1.75 亿英镑。 This was done, with a saving of 40% in staff costs. 这项工作完成的同时节省了 40% 的员工成本。 We need to find savings of around €30 million. 我们需要设法节省约 3,000 万欧元。 We need to see where financial savings can be made. 我们需要弄清在哪些方面可以节省财政开支。 We will pass on this saving to our customers. 我们将会把节余部份回报给顾客。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- considerable
- great
- …
- find
- identify
- mean
- …
- come from something
- result from something
- saving for
- saving from
- saving in
- …
- saving of something
- savings[plural]
money that you have saved, especially in a bank, etc. 储蓄金；存款 He put all his savings into buying a boat. 他用全部积蓄买了一条船。 She spent her entire life savings (= all the money she had saved throughout her life) to furnish and equip the house. 她用一生的积蓄来装修和装备房子。 Tan financed the film himself from his personal savings. 谭用自己的积蓄资助了这部电影。 He's living off his retirement savings. 他靠退休储蓄生活。 Savings rates are at historic lows. 储蓄率处于历史低点。
CollocationsFinance Finance 财务 Income 收入 - earn money/cash/(informal) a fortune/the minimum wage/a living wage
- make money/a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 - acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 - build up funds/savings
积累资金／存款 - get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
得到／（给某人）留下遗产 - live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 - get/receive/draw/collect a pension
领取养老金 - depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出 - spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 - invest/put your savings in…
投资／把储蓄金用于… - throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 - lose your money/inheritance/pension
失去钱财／遗产／养老金 - use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
把储蓄用光 - pay (in) cash
用现金支付 - use/pay by a credit/debit/contactless card
- pay by/make out a/write somebody a/accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 - change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行 - have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 - credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 - deposit money/funds in your account
往账户里存钱／存入资金 - withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 - (formal) make a deposit/withdrawal
存款；取款 - find/go to/use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/dispenser
找到／去／使用自动提款机 - be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支 - use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance 个人理财 - manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 - plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 - offer/extend credit (to somebody)
（给某人）提供贷款 - arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
商定／获得贷款／透支额 - pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
偿还钱／贷款／债务 - pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难 - get into debt/financial difficulties
陷入债务／财务困难 - be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
缺钱 - run out of/owe money
钱用光了；欠钱 - face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 - can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 - fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 - incur/run up/accumulate debts
带来／积欠／累积债务 - tackle/reduce/settle your debts
处理／减少／付清债务
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2I don't have any savings. 我没有任何积蓄。 I was determined to build up some savings. 我决心攒些钱。 My grandfather refused to put his savings in the bank. 我祖父拒绝把积蓄存入银行。 She lost her job and had to live on her savings. 她丢了工作，只好靠积蓄过日子。 The card gives you instant access to your savings. 这个卡让你能快捷地存取积蓄。 The couple lost their entire life savings on the venture. 这对夫妇在那个经营项目上损失了一生的积蓄。 The war had wiped out the family savings. 战争夺走了这家人的全部积蓄。 You get higher interest if you agree to tie up your savings for a long period. 如果你同意长期不动用存款，就会得到更高的利息。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- life
- pension
- retirement
- …
- have
- invest
- put
- …
- grow
- account
- bank
- bond
- …
- access to your savings
- -saving
(in adjectives 构成形容词 that prevents the waste of the thing mentioned or stops it from being necessary 节约的；节省…的 energy-saving modifications 节能改装 labour-saving devices 节省人力的装置 space-saving fitted furniture 节省空间的定做的家具
Word OriginMiddle English: from the verb save.