英语词汇“to save the day”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

P8. to save the day: (originally Military) to avert defeat in battle, esp. through individual actions (cf. day n. 13); (also in extended use) to avert failure or disaster; cf. to save the situation at Phrases 13.

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1663 J. Heath Brief Chron. Civil-wars sig. Aaa4^v He did not only maintain the Fight till..the..gallantry of the..Redcoats, made the Spaniard..mend his retreating pace, but sustained the impression upon the flight and at least saved the day.

1772 Town & Country Mag. Suppl. 715/1 Nor could Montcalm's try'd valour save the day.

1834 Sporting Mag. Aug. 322/2 The lucky start King had here saved the day.

1891 W. J. Abbot Battle-fields & Victory ii. 35 Though General Taylor did his utmost to save the day, the sun went down leaving the Union army victorious.

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 78/2 When the kitchen faucet..begins to throw an aggravating spray every time the water is turned on, a coat of paraffine over the leak will save the day until the plumber can fix it.

1956 W. McElwee England's Precedence viii. 164 At this critical moment it was the individual gallantry of Sir Thomas Fairfax which probably saved the day.

1989 R. Whiting You gotta have Wa (1990) vi. 138 Diplomatic revisions by interpreters have saved the day on many an occasion.

2007 Independent 31 Jan. (Extra section) 8 (heading) Where governments have failed to tackle global warming, science could yet save the day.

单词	to save the day
释义	> as lemmas to save the day P8. to save the day: (originally Military) to avert defeat in battle, esp. through individual actions (cf. day n. 13); (also in extended use) to avert failure or disaster; cf. to save the situation at Phrases 13. ΚΠ 1663 J. Heath Brief Chron. Civil-wars sig. Aaa4^v He did not only maintain the Fight till..the..gallantry of the..Redcoats, made the Spaniard..mend his retreating pace, but sustained the impression upon the flight and at least saved the day. 1772 Town & Country Mag. Suppl. 715/1 Nor could Montcalm's try'd valour save the day. 1834 Sporting Mag. Aug. 322/2 The lucky start King had here saved the day. 1891 W. J. Abbot Battle-fields & Victory ii. 35 Though General Taylor did his utmost to save the day, the sun went down leaving the Union army victorious. 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 78/2 When the kitchen faucet..begins to throw an aggravating spray every time the water is turned on, a coat of paraffine over the leak will save the day until the plumber can fix it. 1956 W. McElwee England's Precedence viii. 164 At this critical moment it was the individual gallantry of Sir Thomas Fairfax which probably saved the day. 1989 R. Whiting You gotta have Wa (1990) vi. 138 Diplomatic revisions by interpreters have saved the day on many an occasion. 2007 Independent 31 Jan. (Extra section) 8 (heading) Where governments have failed to tackle global warming, science could yet save the day. extracted from savev. < as lemmas
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