1. | [t] 救；救助；挽救；拯救to keep sb/sth safe from death, harm, loss, etc. |
to save sb's life 救某人的命 | |
Doctors were unable to save her. 医生未能把她救活。 | |
He's trying to save their marriage. 他试图挽救他们的婚姻。 | |
She needs to win the next two games to save the match. 只有下面的两场获胜，她才能挽回败局。 | |
Thanks for doing that. You saved my life(= helped me a lot) . 谢谢你这么做。你帮了我大忙。 | |
to save a rare species (from extinction) 拯救珍稀物种（免于灭绝） | |
She saved a little girl from falling into the water. 她救下一个眼看要落入水中的小女孩。 |
2. | [i][t] 储蓄；攒钱to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing |
I'm not very good at saving. 我不大攒得住钱。 | |
I'm saving for a new bike. 我正攒钱想买辆新自行车。 | |
We've been saving up to go to Australia. 我们一直在攒钱，打算去澳大利亚。 | |
You should save a little each week. 你应该每星期存一点钱。 | |
I've saved almost £100 so far. 我至今已经攒了差不多 100 英镑了。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 收集；收藏to collect sth because you like it or for a special purpose |
I've been saving theatre programmes for years. 我收藏剧院的节目单已有多年了。 | |
If you save ten tokens you can get a T-shirt. 积十张礼品券便可得到一件 T 恤衫。 |
4. | [t] 保留；保存to keep sth to use or enjoy in the future |
He's saving his strength for the last part of the race. 他保存体力，以便在比赛的最后阶段发力。 | |
We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow. 我们现在吃一些，留一些明天吃。 | |
Save some food for me. 给我留点吃的。 | |
Save me some food. 给我留点吃的。 |
5. | [t][i] 节省；节约to avoid wasting sth or using more than necessary |
We'll take a cab to save time. 我们坐出租车，好节省时间。 | |
Book early and save £50! 及早订票，可省 50 英镑！ | |
We should try to save water. 我们应设法节约用水。 | |
The government is trying to save £1 million on defence. 政府力图在国防开支上节约 100 万英镑。 | |
If we go this way it will save us two hours on the trip. 如果走这条路，可以缩短两小时的行程。 | |
I save on fares by walking to work. 我步行上班，可以省车钱。 |
6. | [t] 避免，免得（出现困难或不愉快的事）to avoid doing sth difficult or unpleasant; to make sb able to avoid doing sth difficult or unpleasant |
The prize money saved her from having to find a job. 她得到的奖金，使她不用非得找工作。 | |
She did it herself to save argument. 她自己去做了，以免发生争论。 | |
Thanks for sending that letter for me─it saved me a trip. 多谢你替我把那封信寄了，省得我跑一趟。 | |
He's grown a beard to save shaving. 他留起了胡子，省得再刮脸。 | |
If you phone for an appointment, it'll save you waiting. 如果电话预约，你就免得等了。 |
7. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 救球（阻碍对方得分）to prevent an opponent's shot from going in the goal |
to save a penalty 扑出一个点球 | |
The goalie saved Johnson's long-range shot. 守门员扑出了约翰逊的远射。 | |
The goalie saved brilliantly from Johnson's long-range shot. 守门员漂亮地扑挡了约翰逊的远射。 |
8. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 保存；存盘to make a computer keep work, for example by putting it on a disk |
Save data frequently. 资料要经常存盘。 |
He can't interview people to save his life. 要他的命，他也采访不了人。 |
He can't interview people to save his life. 要他的命，他也采访不了人。 |
Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool. 杰拉德后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。 |
Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool. 杰拉德后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。 |
She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she'd resigned. 她被解雇了，但她爱面子，逢人便说是她辞职了。 |
She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she'd resigned. 她被解雇了，但她爱面子，逢人便说是她辞职了。 |
Save your breath─you'll never persuade her. 不用白费口舌了，你永远说服不了她。 |
Save your breath─you'll never persuade her. 不用白费口舌了，你永远说服不了她。 |
To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend. 为了自保，他竟然说谎，把事故的责任推到朋友身上。 |
To save his own skin, he lied and blamed the accident on his friend. 为了自保，他竟然说谎，把事故的责任推到朋友身上。 |
