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单词 save
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verb | noun | preposition | conjunction
savesave1 /seɪv/ ●●● S1 W1 verb Etymology
ETYMOLOGYsave1
Origin: 1200-1300 Old French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
save
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysave
he, she, itsaves
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysaved
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave saved
he, she, ithas saved
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad saved
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill save
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have saved
Continuous Form
PresentIam saving
he, she, itis saving
you, we, theyare saving
PastI, he, she, itwas saving
you, we, theywere saving
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been saving
he, she, ithas been saving
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been saving
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be saving
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been saving
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Her quick action saved my life (=prevented me from dying).
 Doug was determined to save his marriage (=prevent a divorce).
 I did it myself to save time.
 Just use the canned soup and save yourself the trouble.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSto keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness
to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness:  Are we doing enough to protect the environment? I think his mother is lying to protect him.
to protect someone or something that is in danger of being harmed or destroyed:  The sign said “Save the whales.” Local people are fighting to save the theater from demolition.
to protect someone from something harmful:  Her light summer clothes offered no protection in the bitter cold. The insurance gives farmers some protection against drought.
to do things in order to protect someone or something from attack or change:  If someone tries to hit you, you are allowed to defend yourself. We are fighting to defend our freedom and our way of life.
to keep something from changing too much, especially a way of living or of doing something:  The Navajo Indians want to preserve their traditions.
to protect something important, such as people’s rights, health, or safety:  The Constitution helps to safeguard the rights of all citizens.
to protect a place, person, or object from being attacked or stolen:  The building is guarded by security officers.
to put something in front of something else, in order to protect it from harm or damage:  I held up a hand to shield my eyes from the sun.
to provide a place where someone or something is protected from the weather or from danger:  The tree sheltered us from the rain.
not get rid of something
to continue to have something and not lose it or get rid of it:  We decided to keep our old car. I kept his letters for years.
to put things away and keep them there until you need them:  Canned goods can be stored at room temperature.
to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:  I’m saving this bottle of champagne for a special occasion.
formal retain means the same as save but is used in official or formal language:  Retain a copy of this form for your records.
to keep something separate from similar things so that it can be used for a particular purpose:  These seats are reserved for people with tickets.
to store papers or information in a particular order or a particular place:  All the contracts are filed alphabetically.
to treat or store an object, document, or food in a special way so that it can be kept for a long time without damage or decay:  The old documents have been scanned into a database so that they can be preserved for future generations.
to get and keep objects of the same type because you think they are attractive or interesting:  Kate collects old postcards.
to collect things in large amounts and keep them, especially in a secret place:  People hoarded rice and then sold it on the black market.
1FROM HARM/DANGER [transitive] to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction:  Doctors were unable to save his damaged leg.save somebody/something from something Neighbors managed to save the school from closure. Her quick action saved my life (=prevented me from dying). Doug was determined to save his marriage (=prevent a divorce).► see thesaurus at protect2MONEY [intransitive, transitive] (also save up) to keep money, and often to gradually add more money over a period of time so that you can use it later:  We’ll have to save more money if we want a new car.save for I’m saving up for a trip to Europe.save (up) to do something We’re trying to save money to buy a house. → see also saver3NOT WASTE [transitive] to use less money, time, energy, etc. so that you do not waste any:  We can save 15 minutes by taking the expressway.save somebody something These changes could save the company up to $500,000 a year.save money/time/energy etc. I did it myself to save time.4TO USE LATER [transitive] to keep something so that you can use or enjoy it in the future:  We’ll eat half of it and save the rest for later.save something for something I’m saving the champagne for a special occasion.save something to do something Save the bones to make soup with.► see thesaurus at keep15COLLECT [transitive] (also save up) to keep all the objects of a particular kind that you can find so that they can be used for a special purpose:  My grandmother saved up all her old magazines.6HELP TO AVOID [transitive] to help someone by making it unnecessary for him or her to do something that is inconvenient or that he or she does not want to do: save doing something Speak to her now to save calling her later.save somebody (doing) something If you lend me the money, it will save me a trip to the bank.save somebody the trouble/bother etc. (of doing something) Just use the canned soup and save yourself the trouble.7KEEP FOR somebody [transitive] to stop people from using something so that it is available for someone else:  Will you save my place in line?save something for somebody Kate asked us to save some dinner for her.save somebody something We’ll save you a seat.8COMPUTER [intransitive, transitive] computers to make a computer keep the work that you have done on it:  Have you saved your document?9you saved my life spoken used to thank someone who has gotten you out of a difficult situation or solved a problem for you:  Thanks for the ride – you really saved my life.10save somebody’s skin/bacon/neck/butt informal to make it possible for someone to escape from an extremely difficult or dangerous situation:  The money arrived just in time to save my neck.11can’t do something to save your life spoken to be completely unable to do something:  I can’t read a map to save my life.12somebody’s/something’s saving grace the one good thing that makes someone or something acceptable:  The movie’s only saving grace was its dazzling special effects.13save the day to make a situation end successfully when it seemed likely to end badly:  Andy saved the day by lending me the money.14save somebody from himself/herself to prevent someone from doing something that he or she wants to do but that you think is harmful15SPORTS [transitive] to stop the other team from getting a goal in a sport such as soccer or hockey16RELIGION [intransitive, transitive] in the Christian Church, to free someone from the power of evil and sin[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus] → see also save your breath at breath (4), save face at face1 (9)save on something phrasal verb to avoid wasting something by using as little as possible of it:  To save on expenses, Tracy moved in with her mother.
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savesave2 noun [countable] an action by the goalkeeper in soccer, hockey, etc. that prevents the other team from getting a goal
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savesave3 (also ˈsave for) preposition formal Etymology
ETYMOLOGYsave3
Origin: 1200-1300 Old French sauf, from sauf (adjective); ➔ SAFE1
 except for:  She answered all the questions save one.
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savesave4 (also ˈsave that) conjunction formal used for mentioning the only person or thing about which a statement is not true SYN except that
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