save
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they save | |
| he / she / it saves | |
| past simple saved | |
| past participle saved | |
| -ing form saving |
- [transitive]
to keep somebody/something safe from death, harm, loss, etc. 救；救助；挽救；拯救 - save somebody/something
to save somebody’s life 救某人的命 Doctors were unable to save her. 医生未能把她救活。 He's trying to save their marriage. 他试图挽救他们的婚姻。 She needs to win the next two games to save the match. 只有下面的两场获胜，她才能挽回败局。 Workers chose longer hours in order to save jobs. 为了保住工作，工人们选择了更长的工作时间。 If you really want to save the planet, sell your car. 如果你真的想拯救地球，卖掉你的车。 - (figurative)
Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot). 谢谢你这么做。你帮了我大忙。 She started a campaign to save her business. 她发起了一场拯救企业的运动。 - save somebody/something from something
to save a rare species from extinction 拯救珍稀物种（免于灭绝） His intrepid act saved five men from death. 他无畏的行为救了五个人于死地。 Money from local businesses helped save the school from closure. 当地企业出资拯救了这所濒临关闭的学校。 This new technology might just have the power to save the world from ecological disaster. 这项新技术可能有能力将世界从生态灾难中拯救出来。 - save somebody/something from doing something
She saved a little girl from falling into the water. 她救下一个眼看要落入水中的小女孩。
Extra ExamplesHe is responsible for saving the lives of the aircrew. 他有责任挽救机组人员的生命。 It's a trick that might just save us from total disaster. 这是一个满可以让我们免遭溃败的招数。 She helped save my career. 她帮我挽回了事业。 The furniture was beyond saving. 家具已经修不好了。 They saved the paintings from destruction. 他们使这些油画免遭损毁。 We managed to save the animals from being put down. 我们设法救下了那些动物，使他们免于人道毁灭。 She tried to get the boy to run away and save himself, not try to help her. 她试图让男孩逃跑并救自己，而不是试图帮助她。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- single-handedly
- possibly
- potentially
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- from
- an attempt to save something
- an effort to save something
- a battle to save something
- …
- save somebody/something
- [intransitive, transitive]
to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing 储蓄；攒钱 I'm not very good at saving. 我不大攒得住钱。 We scrimp and save to send our children to a private school. 我们省吃俭用，为的是送孩子去私立学校上学。 I'm saving up to buy a new car. 我正存钱买新车。 - save for something
I'm saving for a new bike. 我正攒钱想买辆新自行车。 For all younger people in the US saving for retirement will be an absolute necessity. 对美国所有年轻人来说，为退休储蓄将是绝对必要的。 - save up
We've been saving up to go to Australia. 我们一直在攒钱，打算去澳大利亚。 - save up for something
I'm trying to save up for my holiday. 我正努力攒些钱去度假。 - save something
You should save a little each week. 你应该每星期存一点钱。 I've saved almost £100 so far. 我至今已经攒了差不多 100 英镑了。 - save something up
He saved up some money and made plans to travel. 他存了一些钱，并制定了旅行计划。 - save something (up) for something
He's been saving his allowance up for a new bike. 他一直在攒钱买一辆新自行车。
Synonyms savesaveTopics Moneya2- budget
- economize
- tighten your belt
- save to keep money instead of spending it, often in order to buy a particular thing:
I’m saving for a new car. 我正攒钱想买辆新车。
- budget to be careful about the amount of money you spend; to plan to spend an amount of money for a particular purpose:
If we budget carefully we’ll be able to afford the trip. 我们精打细算一点，就能够负担这次旅行。
- economize
to use less money, time, etc. than you normally use 指节省、节约、节俭 - tighten your belt (rather informal
) to spend less money because there is less available: 指勒紧腰带省吃俭用： With the price increases, we are all having to tighten our belts. 由于物价上涨，我们都只好勒紧裤腰带了。
- to save up/budget for something
- to have to save/budget/economize/tighten our belts
- to try to/manage to save/budget/economize
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- up
- look to
- try to
- manage to
- …
- for
- on
- scrimp and save
- thereby saving
- [transitive, intransitive]
to avoid wasting something or using more than necessary 节省；节约 - save something
People are looking for ways to save money. 人们正在寻找省钱的方法。 We'll take a cab to save time. 我们坐出租车，好节省时间。 Recycling waste saves energy. 回收废物节约能源。 Images are captured in black and white to save hard disk space. 图像以黑白方式拍摄，以节省硬盘空间。 Book early and save £50! 及早订票，可省 50 英镑！ We should try to save water. 我们应设法节约用水。 - save something on something
The government is trying to save £1 million on defence. 政府力图在国防开支上节约 100 万英镑。 - save somebody something on something
If we go this way it will save us two hours on the trip. 如果走这条路，可以缩短两小时的行程。 - save somebody something
A professional wedding coordinator can save you time and money. 专业的婚礼协调员可以帮你节省时间和金钱。 - save on something
I save on fares by walking to work. 我步行上班，可以省车钱。
Extra ExamplesFactory and farm managers were told to save electricity during peak hours. 工厂和农场的经营者都被要求在高峰时段节约用电。 We use video conferencing for our meetings, thereby saving thousands in travel expenses. 我们召开视频会议，从而节省了数千元的差旅费。 This new system could save us a lot of money. 这个新系统可为我们节省很多钱。 They're hoping to save on printing costs. 他们希望能节省印刷成本。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- up
- look to
- try to
- manage to
- …
- for
- on
- scrimp and save
- thereby saving
- save something
- [transitive]
to keep something to use or enjoy in the future or for somebody else to use 保留；保存 - save something for something/somebody
He's saving his strength for the last part of the race. 他保存体力，以便在比赛的最后阶段发力。 We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow. 我们现在吃一些，留一些明天吃。 Save some food for me. 给我留点吃的。 - save something
The main event is saved until last. 主事件保存到最后。 - save somebody something
Save me some food. 给我留点吃的。 I won't save you a seat if you're late. 要是你迟到，我不会为你留座位的。
- save something for something/somebody
- [transitive, intransitive]
to make a computer keep data by putting a copy in a location where it will be stored 保存；存盘 We recommend you save regularly by clicking on the update button. 我们建议您点击更新按钮定期保存。 - save something
Save data frequently. 资料要经常存盘。 All your recent searches are automatically saved. 您最近的所有搜索都会自动保存。 - save something to something
The data can be saved to disk. 数据可以保存到磁盘。
- [transitive] save something
to collect something because you like it or for a special purpose 收集；收藏 - [transitive]
to avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant; to make somebody able to avoid doing something difficult or unpleasant 避免，免得（出现困难或不愉快的事） - save somebody from doing something
The prize money saved her from having to find a job. 这笔奖金使她不用非得找工作。 - save something
She did it herself to save argument. 她自己去做了，以免发生争论。 - save somebody something
Thanks for sending that letter for me—it saved me a trip. 多谢你替我把那封信寄了，省得我跑一趟。 The new system will save people the trouble of taking recyclable materials to collection points. 新系统将省去人们将可回收材料带到收集点的麻烦。 - save doing something
He's grown a beard to save shaving. 他留起了胡子，省得再刮脸。 - save somebody doing something
If you phone for an appointment, it'll save you waiting. 如果电话预约，你就免得等了。
- save somebody from doing something
- [transitive, intransitive] save (something)
(in football (soccer), etc. 足球等 to prevent an opponent’s shot from going in the goal 救球（阻碍对方得分） to save a penalty 扑出一个点球 The goalie saved Johnson's long-range shot. 守门员扑出了约翰逊的远射。 - (British English)
The goalie saved brilliantly from Johnson's long-range shot. 守门员漂亮地扑挡了约翰逊的远射。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- brilliantly
- superbly
- bravely
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] save (something)
to prevent a person's soul from going to hell 救球（阻碍对方得分） The missionaries believed they were sent to save souls. 传教士认为他们是被派来拯救灵魂的。 A large poster proclaimed, ‘Jesus saves.’ 一张大大的海报上写着，“耶稣拯救。
keep safe使安全
money钱
not waste不浪费
keep for future/somebody else
computing计算机技术
collect something收集
avoid something bad避免坏事
in sport体育运动
in christian belief
Word Originverb Middle English: from Old French sauver, from late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus ‘safe’. The noun dates from the late 19th cent.
Idioms
not be able to do something to save your life
- (informal)
to be completely unable to do something 完全干不了某事；死也做不了某事
Synonyms savesave
- rescue
- bail out
- redeem
- save to prevent somebody/something from dying, being harmed or destroyed or losing something:
Doctors were unable to save him. 医生未能把他救活。 a campaign to save the panda from extinction 一场拯救大熊猫免于灭绝的运动
- rescue to save somebody/something from a dangerous or harmful situation:
They were rescued by a passing cruise ship. 他们被一艘经过的游轮救起。
- bail somebody out to rescue somebody/something from a difficult situation, especially by providing money:
Don’t expect me to bail you out if it all goes wrong. 如果一切都搞砸了，就别指望我来解救你。
- redeem (formal, religion) to save somebody from the power of evil:
He was a sinner, redeemed by the grace of God. 他是一个罪人，承蒙上主的恩宠才获得救赎。
- to save/rescue/redeem somebody/something from something
- to save/rescue/redeem a situation
- to save/redeem sinners/mankind
- to rescue somebody/bail somebody out financially
save somebody’s bacon/neck
- (informal)
to rescue somebody from a very difficult situation 解救某人摆脱困境 He's out to save his own political neck. 他在试图挽救自己的政治前途。
save your breath
save the day/situation
to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen 挽回败局；扭转局面 Salah's late goal saved the day for Liverpool. 萨拉赫最后的进球为利物浦挽回了局面。
save (somebody’s) face
save your (own) skin/hide/neck