| 单词 | save |
| 释义 | save 1. v. & n. --v 1. tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. (saved my life; saved me from drowning). 2. tr. (often foll. by up) keep for future use; reserve; refrain from spending (saved up {pound}150 for a new bike; likes to save plastic bags). 3. tr. (often refl.) a relieve (another person or oneself) from spending (money, time, trouble, etc.); prevent exposure to (annoyance etc.) (saved myself {pound}50; a word processor saves time). b obviate the need or likelihood of (soaking saves scrubbing). 4. tr. preserve from damnation; convert (saved her soul). 5. tr. & refl. husband or preserve (one's strength, health, etc.) (saving himself for the last lap; save your energy). 6. intr. (often foll. by up) save money for future use. 7. tr. a avoid losing (a game, match, etc.). b prevent an opponent from scoring (a goal etc.). c stop (a ball etc.) from entering the goal. --n 1. Football etc. the act of preventing an opponent's scoring etc. 2. Bridge a sacrifice-bid to prevent unnecessary losses. Phrases and idioms save-all 1. a device to prevent waste. 2. hist. a pan with a spike for burning up candle-ends. save appearances present a prosperous, respectable, etc. appearance. save-as-you-earn Brit. a method of saving by regular deduction from earnings at source. save one's breath not waste time speaking to no effect. save a person's face see FACE. save the situation (or day) find or provide a solution to difficulty or disaster. save one's skin (or neck or bacon) avoid loss, injury, or death; escape from danger. save the tide get in or out (of port etc.) while it lasts. save the trouble avoid useless or pointless effort. Derivatives savable adj. (also saveable). Etymology: ME f. AF sa(u)ver, OF salver, sauver f. LL salvare f. L salvus SAFE 2. prep. & conj. archaic or poet. --prep except; but (all save him). --conj (often foll. by for) unless; but; except (happy save for one want; is well save that he has a cold). Etymology: ME f. OF sauf sauve f. L salvo, salva, ablat. sing. of salvus SAFE |
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