save

verb

使安全 keep safe

1. 救；救助；挽救；拯救
   to keep sb/sth safe from death, harm, loss, etc.
   1. to save sb's life
      救某人的命
   2. to save a rare species (from extinction)
      拯救珍稀物种（免于灭绝）
   3. Doctors were unable to save her.
      医生未能把她救活。
   4. 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。
   5. He's trying to save their marriage.
      他试图挽救他们的婚姻。
   6. 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。
   7. Thanks for doing that. You saved my life (= helped me a lot) .
      谢谢你这么做。你帮了我大忙。

钱 money

2. 储蓄；攒钱
   to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing
   1. I'm not very good at saving.
      我不大攒得住钱。
   2. I'm saving for a new bike.
      我正攒钱想买辆新自行车。
   3. We've been saving up to go to Australia.
      我们一直在攒钱，打算去澳大利亚。
   4. You should save a little each week.
      你应该每星期存一点钱。
   5. I've saved almost £100 so far.
      我至今已经攒了差不多100英镑了。

收集 collect sth

3. 收集；收藏
   to collect sth because you like it or for a special purpose
   1. I've been saving theatre programmes for years.
      我收藏剧院的节目单已有多年了。
   2. 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。

留存 keep for future

4. 保留；保存
   to keep sth to use or enjoy in the future
   1. Save some food for me.
      给我留点吃的。
   2. Save me some food.
      给我留点吃的。
   3. 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。
   4. We'll eat some now and save some for tomorrow.
      我们现在吃一些，留一些明天吃。

不浪费 not waste

5. 节省；节约
   to avoid wasting sth or using more than necessary
   1. We'll take a cab to save time.
      我们坐出租车，好节省时间。
   2. Book early and save £50!
      及早订票，可省50英镑！
   3. We should try to save water.
      我们应设法节约用水。
   4. 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。
   5. 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。
   6. I save on fares by walking to work.
      我步行上班，可以省车钱。

避免坏事 avoid sth bad

6. 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
   1. The prize money saved her from having to find a job.
      她得到的奖金，使她不用非得去找工作。
   2. She did it herself to save argument.
      她自己去做了，以免发生争论。
   3. 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。
   4. He's grown a beard to save shaving.
      他留起了胡子，省得再刮脸。
   5. If you phone for an appointment, it'll save you waiting.
      如果电话预约，你就免得等了。

体育运动 in sport

7. 救球（阻碍对方得分）
   to prevent an opponent's shot from going in the goal
   1. 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。
   2. to save a penalty
      扑出一个点球

计算机技术 computing

8. 保存；存盘
   to make a computer keep work, for example by putting it on a disk
   1. Save data frequently.
      资料要经常存盘。

noun

1. （守门员的）救球
   an action by the goalkeeper that stops a goal being scored
   1. He made a spectacular save.
      他那扑救的动作令人叹为观止。

prep.

1. 除了；除…外
   except sth
   1. They knew nothing about her save her name.
      除名字外，他们对她一无所知。

conj.

1. 除了
   except
   1. They found out nothing more save that she had borne a child.
      他们只查明她生过一个孩子，其他情况一无所获。

1. VERB 拯救;搭救;挽救;救助
   If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
   1. ...a final attempt to save 40,000 jobs in Britain's troubled aero industry...
      为保住陷入困境中的英国航空业的 4 万份工作所作的最后一次努力
   2. One man was still missing last night after the Belgian trawler Lucky capsized off the Dutch coast. Three other men were saved...
      昨晚比利时拖网渔船“幸运号”在荷兰海岸附近沉没后，仍有1人失踪，其余 3 人被救起。
   3. A new machine no bigger than a 10p piece could help save babies from cot death...
      一种体积不超过 10 便士硬币大小的新机器能防止婴儿猝死。
   4. The national health system saved him from becoming a cripple.
      在国民医疗保健系统的救助下，他免于致残。
2. VERB 储蓄;积攒;攒钱
   If you save, you gradually collect money by spending less than you get, usually in order to buy something that you want.
   1. The majority of people intend to save, but find that by the end of the month there is nothing left...
      大多数人都打算存钱，但月末时就会发现已一文不剩。
   2. Tim and Barbara are now saving for a house in the suburbs...
      蒂姆和芭芭拉正在攒钱，准备在郊区买一栋房子。
   3. They could not find any way to save money.
      他们没办法存下钱。
   4. Save up means the same as save.
      save up 同 save
   5. Julie wanted to put some of her money aside for holidays or save up for something special...
      朱莉打算把她的钱拿出一部分用于度假或者存起来作特殊用途。
   6. People often put money aside in order to save up enough to make one major expenditure.
      人们常常为了一笔大的开销而存钱。
3. VERB 节省;节约
   If you save something such as time or money, you prevent the loss or waste of it.
   1. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot within reach...
      把厨房里常用的东西放在触手可及的地方能节省做饭时间。
   2. More cash will be saved by shutting studios and selling outside-broadcast vehicles...
      通过关闭演播室和出售实况转播车将节省更多资金。
   3. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth...
      我会设法替他省下要从珀斯飞来的机票费用。
   4. I got the fishmonger to skin the fish which helped save on the preparation time.
      我让鱼贩把鱼鳞刮了，这样准备烹制时能省点儿事。
4. VERB 保留;留下
   If you save something, you keep it because it will be needed later.
   1. Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup...
      将豆角彻底控干，并把滤出的豆汁留下做汤。
   2. Scraps of material were saved, cut up and pieced together for quilts.
      边角碎料都保留下来，剪好后拼在一起做成被子。
5. VERB 免去;省去;使免受
   If someone or something saves you from an unpleasant action or experience, they change the situation so that you do not have to do it or experience it.
   1. The scanner will save risk and pain for patients...
      扫描仪将使病人免遭风险和痛苦。
   2. She was hoping that something might save her from having to make a decision...
      她希望有什么能使自己不必作决定。
   3. He arranges to collect the payment from the customer, thus saving the client the paperwork.
      他安排直接向顾客收取费用，免去了顾客填写各种文件的麻烦。
6. VERB 保存;存盘
   If you save data in a computer, you give the computer an instruction to store the data on a tape or disk.
   1. Try to get into the habit of saving your work regularly...
      要努力养成经常将工作内容存盘的习惯。
   2. Import your scanned images from the scanner and save as a JPG file.
      从扫描仪导入扫描后的图像，并保存为 JPG 文件。
7. VERB 救(球)
   If a goalkeeper saves, or saves a shot, they succeed in preventing the ball from going into the goal.
   1. He saved one shot when the ball hit him on the head.
      球砸中他的脑袋，从而让他化解了一次射门。
   2. Save is also a noun.
      
   3. Spurs could have had several goals but for some brilliant saves from John Hallworth.
      要不是约翰·霍尔沃思几次精彩的扑救，热刺队原本可以射进好几个球。
8. PREP 除…之外
   You can use save to introduce the only things, people, or ideas that your main statement does not apply to.
   1. There is almost no water at all in Mochudi save that brought up from bore holes.
      除了从钻孔中抽上来的水外，莫丘迪几乎滴水无存。
9. to save someone's bacon → see: bacon

1. I am in a position to save you a good deal of time.
   我能够为你节省许多时间。
2. She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face.
   她宣称他们相恋了，但我感到她这么说只是想挽回面子。
3. I spent the day working out a foolproof plan to save him.
   我花了一天的时间想出了一个营救他的周全方案。
4. They've begun to hoard food and gasoline and save their money
   他们已经存钱并开始贮藏食物和汽油。
5. In his memoirs, De Gaulle wrote that he had come to London determined to save the French nation.
   戴高乐在他的回忆录中写道，他怀着拯救法兰西民族的坚定信念来到了伦敦。
6. She accepted the gift in the name of the Save the Children Fund.
   她代表“拯救儿童基金会”接受了礼物。
7. This should save her from boredom and will also relieve the pressure on you to keep her entertained.
   这能使她不会感到厌倦，而且也会减轻你的压力，不必总想着逗她开心。
8. One man was still missing last night after the Belgian trawler Lucky capsized off the Dutch coast. Three other men were saved
   昨晚比利时拖网渔船“幸运号”在荷兰海岸附近沉没后，仍有1人失踪，其余3人被救起。
9. A new machine no bigger than a 10p piece could help save babies from cot death
   一种体积不超过10便士硬币大小的新机器能防止婴儿猝死。
10. The national health system saved him from becoming a cripple.
    在国民医疗保健系统的救助下，他免于致残。
11. The majority of people intend to save, but find that by the end of the month there is nothing left
    大多数人都打算存钱，但月末时就会发现已一文不剩。
12. Tim and Barbara are now saving for a house in the suburbs
    蒂姆和芭芭拉正在攒钱，准备在郊区买一栋房子。
13. They could not find any way to save money.
    他们没办法存下钱。
14. It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot within reach
    把厨房里常用的东西放在触手可及的地方能节省做饭时间。
15. More cash will be saved by shutting studios and selling outside-broadcast vehicles
    通过关闭演播室和出售实况转播车将节省更多资金。
16. I'll try to save him the expense of a flight from Perth
    我会设法替他省下要从珀斯飞来的机票费用。
17. I got the fishmonger to skin the fish which helped save on the preparation time.
    我让鱼贩把鱼鳞刮了，这样准备烹制时能省点儿事。
18. Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup
    将豆角彻底控干，并把滤出的豆汁留下做汤。
19. Scraps of material were saved, cut up and pieced together for quilts.
    边角碎料都保留下来，剪好后拼在一起做成被子。
20. The scanner will save risk and pain for patients
    扫描仪将使病人免遭风险和痛苦。
21. She was hoping that something might save her from having to make a decision
    她希望有什么能使自己不必作决定。
22. He arranges to collect the payment from the customer, thus saving the client the paperwork.
    他安排直接向顾客收取费用，免去了顾客填写各种文件的麻烦。
23. Try to get into the habit of saving your work regularly
    要努力养成经常将工作内容存盘的习惯。
24. Import your scanned images from the scanner and save as a JPG file.
    从扫描仪导入扫描后的图像，并保存为JPG文件。
25. He saved one shot when the ball hit him on the head.
    球砸中他的脑袋，从而让他化解了一次射门。
26. There is almost no water at all in Mochudi save that brought up from bore holes.
    除了从钻孔中抽上来的水外，莫丘迪几乎滴水无存。
27. The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives
    果断处理这些问题的首要原因是为了挽救孩子们的生命。
28. Is it wrong to try to save the life of someone you love?
    尽力挽救所爱之人的生命难道错了吗？
29. They promised to save a room for him.
    他们答应给他留个房间。
30. This technical innovation will save us much time and labour.
    这项技术革新可以为我们节省大量的时间和劳力。

  except but except for save【导航词义：除…外】

  except prep. 除…之外

〔辨析〕侧重于排除在外，即从整体里除去。

  but prep. 除…之外

〔辨析〕词义同except，可换用，但语气较弱，且常与 nothing, nobody, anywhere, everything 等词连用。

  except for prep. 除了，除…之外

〔辨析〕多用于引出使陈述不能完全成立的事物，有时也强调美中不足之处，通常只可后接名词或代词。

  save prep. 〈正式〉除了，除…之外

〔辨析〕词义同 except，可换用，但略显过时。

  rescue redeem save【导航词义：解救】

  rescue v. 营救，搭救

〔辨析〕多指从危难中救出某人。

  redeem v. 拯救，救赎

〔辨析〕一般用作宗教用语 ，指将某人从罪恶中解救出来。

  save v. 解救，挽救

〔辨析〕普通用词，含义广泛，既可指营救某人使其脱离危险，也可指挽救关系、婚姻等。

v.

not be able to do sth to save your life

• 完全干不了某事；死也做不了某事
  to be completely unable to do sth
  1. He can't interview people to save his life.
     要他的命，他也采访不了人。

save sb's bacon/neck

• 解救某人摆脱困境
  to rescue sb from a very difficult situation

save the day/situation

• 挽回败局；扭转局面
  to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen
  1. Owen's late goal saved the day for Liverpool.
     欧文后来的进球为利物浦队挽回了败局。

save (sb's) face

• （使）保全面子
  to avoid or help sb avoid embarrassment
  1. 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

• 免费口舌
  used to tell sb that it is not worth wasting time and effort saying sth because it will not change anything
  1. 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 (own) skin/hide/neck

• （尤指不惜置他人于困境而）保全自己的性命，使自己免受惩罚
  to try to avoid death, punishment, etc., especially by leaving others in an extremely difficult situation
  1. 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。

noun

1. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
   1. the goalie made a brilliant save
   2. the relief pitcher got credit for a save

verb

1. make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
   1. This will save money
   2. I'll save you the trouble
   3. This will save you a lot of time

   Synonym:    make unnecessary

2. record data on a computer
   1. boot-up instructions are written on the hard disk

   Synonym:    write

3. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
   1. She saved the old family photographs in a drawer

   Synonym:    preserve

4. accumulate money for future use
   1. He saves half his salary

   Synonym:    lay asidesave up

5. spend less

6. retain rights to
   1. keep my job for me while I give birth
   2. keep my seat, please
   3. keep open the possibility of a merger

   Synonym:    keep openhold openkeep

7. spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
   1. This move will save money
   2. The less fortunate will have to economize now

   Synonym:    economizeeconomise

8. refrain from harming

   Synonym:    spare

9. save from ruin, destruction, or harm

   Synonym:    salvagesalverelieve

10. save from sins

    Synonym:    deliverredeem

11. bring into safety
    1. We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack

    Synonym:    carry throughpull throughbring through