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单词 salvageable
释义
salvageable
adjective
uk
/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ.ə.bəl/us
/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ.ə.bəl/
If something is salvageable, it can besaved,especiallyfrom afireorfloodor from ashipthat hassunk:
There is nothing that is salvageable in thebuilding- we havelosteverything.
ableto beimprovedfrom abadsituationand made good again:
Ibelievehercareeris salvageable.
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salvage
More examples
  • Theoriginalshopburneddown andalmostnone of themerchandisewas salvageable.
  • In adisaster, yousavethe most salvageable things.
  • The sevenbuildingsat thecenterof thedisasterare beyondrepair, but theothersmay be salvageable.
  • It was adiresituation. But heobviouslyfeltverystronglythat thesituationwas salvageable and did agreatjob.
  • 80 to 90percentofteenswhobreakthelaware "salvageable," he says, and should beincarceratedonly as a very lastresort.
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Preserving and saving
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  • guardian angel
  • keepsomeoneup
  • knight
  • reclaim
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  • rescue
  • rescuer
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(Definition ofsalvageablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsalvageable

salvageable
What was the youngestsalvageablegestational age?
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Demand forsalvageablematerial has inevitably been affected by the economic recession, but there are now signs of an up-turn.
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It seems to me that the word "salvageable" is suspect.
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The final estimate of the scale of the loss will depend on how much of the stock which survived proves to besalvageable.
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Then, if the feared adverse circumstances arose, and some of the farthings in the penny-farthing relationships got wobbly and might not besalvageable, the orders could be amended.
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If they are "wholly or mainly" concerned with written-off vehicles or are wholly or partly involved in the recovery, re-use or sale ofsalvageableparts, they will need to register.
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It may be more accurate to use the words "salvaged components"because"salvageable" components could cover a whole range of things with no intention, necessarily, to resell them.
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Much of the cargo wassalvageable, but the artwork was completely encrusted by a white layer.
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Only the number four (starboard outer) engine was deemedsalvageable.
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This is incorrect, as all buildings were demolished and allsalvageablematerials primarily fruit trees and vines sold off before the area was flooded.
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Any barrels withsalvageablepaper were not collected by the city.
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It has been stripped of allsalvageablematerials.
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Opponents of demolition argued that the structure, while sadly undermaintained, was stillsalvageablewith the work of ingenious designers and a long-term city plan.
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British military officers soon retrieved the airplane, which wassalvageable.
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The station passed to private ownership and was slowly stripped ofsalvageablematerials.
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