save
verb
uk/seɪv/us/seɪv/saveverb(MAKE SAFE)
B1[T]
tostopsomeone or something from beingkilled,injured, ordestroyed:
挽救，搭救，救助Wearingseatbeltshas saved manylives.使用安全带挽救了许多人的生命。
Hefellin theriverbut hisfriendsaved himfromdrowning.他掉进了河里，不过他的朋友救了他的命。
He had toborrowmoneyto save hisbusiness.他只好借钱挽救自己的企业。
He wasdesperatelytryingto savetheirfailingmarriage.他拼命努力，试图挽救他们濒临破裂的婚姻。
We all need to doourpartto savetheplanet.我们都需要为拯救这个星球尽一份力。
Theformertennischampionwas nowservingto save thematch(= towinthe nextpointso that the otherplayerdid notwinthispartof thecompetition).前网球冠军正在发球争取挽回败局。
savesomeone'slife
B1
tostopsomeone from beingkilled
使（某人）免遭杀害；救（某人）的性命informal
tohelpsomeoneescapefrom adifficultorunpleasantsituation:
帮助（某人）脱离困境（或窘境）Thanks forhelpingme with thatreport- you saved mylife!谢谢你帮助我完成那个报告——你真是帮了我大忙！
- Conservationists arefightingto saveourhedgerows.
- Thedoctorsmade one lastdesperateattemptto save the boy'slife.
- Manybravemenfellin thefightto save thecity.
- Drasticmeasuresmust be taken if we are to save theplanet.
- We did everything we could to save her but shedied.
Preserving and saving
- co-processing
- conserve
- deliverer
- guardian angel
- keepsomeoneup
- knight
- lifeguard
- reclaim
- recycled
- rescue
- rescuer
- reusable
- rewild
- salvage
- sustain
- unappropriated
- unassigned
- upcycle
- upcycling
- vitrification
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Helping and co-operating
saveverb(KEEP)
A2[IorT]
tokeepsomething,especiallymoney, for use in thefuture:
保存，储存；储蓄，攒钱Tom's been saving hispocketmoneyeveryweek.汤姆每周都把自己的零花钱攒起来。
We're saving (up)fora newcar.我们正在攒钱准备买一辆新车。
I save all myoldlettersincaseIwanttoreadthem again.我把过去所有的信件都保存了下来，以便再读。
Save me aplaceatyourtable, OK?你坐的那张桌子给我留个位子好吗？
to keep something
- keepI've kept all my grandmother's jewellery.
- storeI've stored all Helen's books in the attic.
- stashHis money was stashed in a cupboard.
- saveI have some really good chocolates that I've been saving for a special occasion.
- hang ontoYou should hang onto that picture - it might be worth something.
A2[IorT]
to putinformationinto a computer'smemoryor onto acomputerdisk:
将（计算机上的信息）存盘，保存Don'tforgetto saveyourworkregularly.不要忘记经常存盘。
To save,pressControl S.存盘按Control和S键。
- I've never been very good at savingmoney.
- Try to save somemoneyforyourholiday.
- IthoughtI'd save thechampagnefor aspecialoccasion.
- I saved acoupleofchocolatesto give to Ben.
- He'd saved theemailto show me.
Saving money
- bank
- deposit
- deposit account
- depositor
- direct deposit
- ISA
- on depositidiom
- pension plan
- put
- putsomethingaside
- putsomethingby
- redeposit
- retirement plan
- salt
- saltsomethingaway
- squirrel
- squirrelsomethingaway
- TESSA
- undersaver
- war chest
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Operating computers
saveverb(NOT WASTE)
B1[IorT]
topreventtime,money, oreffortbeingwastedorspent:
节约，节省You'll savetimeif you take thecar.开车会省些时间。
[+ two objects]Thanks foryourhelp- it saved me a lot ofwork.谢谢你的帮助——这省了我很多事。
[+ -ing verb]I'lllendyou abagforyourtrip- it'll save youbuyingone.我借给你一个旅行包——省得你专门再买一个。
informalCan you saveit forlater(=tellmeyournewslaterwhen I am lessbusy)?你能等一下（在我不这么忙的时候）再告诉我吗？
- If wecutacrossthefield, it'll savetime.
- We'd savetimeonourjourneyif we went bytrain.
- It would savetimeif we did the twotaskstogether.
- I'llpickupyourbookwhile I'm there and it will save you thebother.
- I couldspeakonyourbehalfand it would save you from going.
Keeping and storing things
- appropriate
- aside
- bank
- bogart
- capacitance
- capture
- cling
- dump
- keep(something/someone)back
- lay
- laysomethingaside
- laysomethingdown
- laysomethingin
- maintain
- stash
- stockpile
- stockpiling
- storage
- store
- trap
saveverb(SPORT)
B2[T]
infootballandsimilargames, tostoptheballfrom going into thegoalwhen aplayeron the otherteamhaskickedorhitit
（足球等球类运动中）救（球），阻止对方得（分）General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- defend
- hat trick
- in boundsidiom
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- loft
- penalty
- smash-mouth
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
Idioms
can't dosomethingto saveyourlife
savesomeone'sbacon/neck
saveyourbreath
saveyourown skin/hide
save the day
saved by the bell
Phrasal verbs
save onsomething
save(something)up
save
noun[C]
uk/seɪv/us/seɪv/infootballorsimilargames, when aplayerstopstheballfrom going into thegoalwhen it ishitorkickedby aplayerfrom the otherteam:
（足球等球类运动中）救（球），阻止对方得（分）Thegoalkeepermadeagreatsave in the lastminuteof thegame.守门员在比赛的最后关头有一次精彩的扑救。
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- defend
- hat trick
- in boundsidiom
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- loft
- penalty
- smash-mouth
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
save
preposition
formalorold-fashioneduk/seɪv/us/seɪv/(alsosave for)but or except for:
除…外Theyfoundall thelostdocumentssave one.除了其中有一份文件没有找到之外，他们找到了所有丢失的文件。
Excluding
- acid-free
- apart
- aside
- bar
- barring
- clannish
- count
- discount
- exclusion
- exclusive
- exclusively
- exclusivity
- freezesomeoneout
- leavesomething/someoneoffsomething
- ostracize
- otherwise
- out of itidiom
- outlier
- overdiscount
- stand-alone