- [countable]
an amount of something such as time or money that you do not need to use or spend 節省物；節省；節約 - saving of something
Buy three and make a saving of 55p. 買三件就能節省 55 便士。 - saving on something
With the new boiler you can make big savings on fuel bills. 用這種新鍋爐，能省一大筆燃料開銷。 The company reported cost savings of about $ 29 million during the second quarter. 該公司報告第二季度節省了約2900萬美元的成本。 The new building enjoys an energy savings of 25 percent annually. 這座新建築每年節能25%。 The service has delivered significant cost savings. 這項服務節省了大量成本。
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb2For a family of four this can mean a saving of around $500. 對一個四口之家來說，這意味着可以節省約 500 美元。 The potential savings are enormous. 潛在的節約量非常大。 This design offers considerable savings in fuel efficiency. 這種設計可在燃料效率方面帶來可觀的節約。 This represents a saving to British business of about £175 million a year. 這相當於英國商界每年節約1.75 億英鎊。 This was done, with a saving of 40% in staff costs. 這項工作完成的同時節省了 40% 的員工成本。 We need to find savings of around €30 million. 我們需要設法節省約 3,000 萬歐元。 We need to see where financial savings can be made. 我們需要弄清在哪些方面可以節省財政開支。 We will pass on this saving to our customers. 我們將會把節餘部份回報給顧客。
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. 儲蓄金；存款 He put all his savings into buying a boat. 他用全部積蓄買了一條船。 She spent her entire life savings (= all the money she had saved throughout her life) to furnish and equip the house. 她用一生的積蓄來裝修和裝備房子。 Tan financed the film himself from his personal savings. 譚用自己的積蓄資助了這部電影。 He's living off his retirement savings. 他靠退休儲蓄生活。 Savings rates are at historic lows. 儲蓄率處於歷史低點。
CollocationsFinance Finance 財務 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
在股市上賺錢／賺一大筆錢／發大財 - acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune
獲得／繼承／積累財富／一大筆錢 - build up funds/savings
積累資金／存款 - get/receive/leave (somebody) an inheritance/a legacy
得到／（給某人）留下遺産 - live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension
靠低微的工資／固定收入／養老金過活 - get/receive/draw/collect a pension
領取養老金 - depend/be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/social security
靠福利金／社會保障金過活
Expenditure 開支；支出 - spend money/your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
把錢／存款／一大筆錢花在…上 - invest/put your savings in…
投資／把儲蓄金用於… - throw away/waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
把錢浪費／花費巨資在…上 - lose your money/inheritance/pension
失去錢財／遺産／養老金 - use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
把儲蓄用光 - pay (in) cash
用現金支付 - 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；開支票；給某人開支票；接受支票 - change/exchange money/currency
- give/pay/leave (somebody) a deposit
預付（某人）訂金
Banks 銀行 - have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account
持有／開立／注銷／凍結銀行賬戶 - credit/debit/pay something into/take money out of your account
記入賬戶的貸方／借方；把錢存入賬戶／從賬戶中取出 - deposit money/funds in your account
往賬戶裏存錢／存入資金 - withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
從自動提款機等取錢／現金／30 英鎊 - (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／使用自動提款機 - be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn
賬面有錢／虧空；有盈餘；透支 - use a mobile/an online banking app/platform/service
Personal finance 個人理財 - manage/handle/plan/run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
管理／處理／計劃／經營管理／整頓財務問題 - plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget
計劃／管理／制訂／嚴格執行預算 - offer/extend credit (to somebody)
（給某人）提供貸款 - arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft
商定／獲得貸款／透支額 - pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt
償還錢／貸款／債務 - pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
以分期付款方式購買某物
Financial difficulties 財務困難 - get into debt/financial difficulties
陷入債務／財務困難 - be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
缺錢 - run out of/owe money
錢用光了；欠錢 - face/get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
面對／收到一張…英鎊的賬單 - can’t afford the cost of…/payments/rent
承擔不起…的費用／款項／房租 - fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent
拖欠按揭貸款／分期償還款項／房租 - incur/run up/accumulate debts
帶來／積欠／累積債務 - tackle/reduce/settle your debts
處理／減少／付清債務
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2I don't have any savings. 我沒有任何積蓄。 I was determined to build up some savings. 我決心攢些錢。 My grandfather refused to put his savings in the bank. 我祖父拒絕把積蓄存入銀行。 She lost her job and had to live on her savings. 她丢了工作，只好靠積蓄過日子。 The card gives you instant access to your savings. 這個卡讓你能快捷地存取積蓄。 The couple lost their entire life savings on the venture. 這對夫婦在那個經營項目上損失了一生的積蓄。 The war had wiped out the family savings. 戰爭奪走了這家人的全部積蓄。 You get higher interest if you agree to tie up your savings for a long period. 如果你同意長期不動用存款，就會得到更高的利息。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- life
- pension
- retirement
- …
- have
- invest
- put
- …
- grow
- account
- bank
- bond
- …
- access to your savings
- -saving
(in adjectives 構成形容詞 that prevents the waste of the thing mentioned or stops it from being necessary 節約的；節省…的 energy-saving modifications 節能改裝 labour-saving devices 節省人力的裝置 space-saving fitted furniture 節省空間的定做的家具
Word OriginMiddle English: from the verb save.