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• ① 1(从危险中等)救出,援救,拯救2【神学】(从罪中)救出,超度
  • He saved her life.他救了她一命。
  • save one's country救国
  • He saved her from being hit by a car.他救了她,使她免于被汽车撞到。
  • He tried to save the company from bankruptcy.他设法把公司从破产中挽救过来。
  • Christ came to save us from our sins.基督来把我们从罪恶中拯救出来。

• ② 1免受(名誉等的)损毁[损失];度过(经济)难关2(上帝)保佑(国王等)
  • save one's honor [name]保全名誉[名声]
  • save the situation收拾局面
  • God save the King!神佑国王!国王万岁!(此处的save为假设法的现在式)

• ③ 1贮存,储蓄;保留2节省(劳力等);节约3[save oneself](为…)保存体力
  • He saved money out of his salary.他由薪水中储蓄金钱。
  • A penny saved is a penny gained [earned].【谚】省一分钱就是赚一分钱。
  • He's saving money for his old age.他为自己的老年储蓄金钱。
  • She saved leftovers for supper.她把剩余的食物留作晚餐。
  • Save some candy for your little sister.留一点糖果给你的妹妹。
  • Save me some cake.=Save some cake for me.留点蛋糕给我。
  • Save your strength.节省你的体力吧。
  • You'd better save your fuel.你最好节约燃料。
  • Save yourself for tomorrow's hard work.为明天的辛苦工作养精蓄锐吧。

• ④ 省去(金钱、劳力等);减少(开支)
  • A stitch in time saves nine.【谚】及时缝一针省得将来缝九针;及时的行动可收事半功倍之效。
  • You can save three hours by taking the plane.搭飞机你可以早三小时到。
  • Tell her now; it will save writing [having to write] later.现在告诉她吧;省得以后写信。
  • That will save me a hundred dollars.那可以替我省一百元。
  • The computer saved them a lot of time and work.那一台电脑使他们省掉很多时间和工作。
  • I was saved the trouble of doing it myself.我省了自己做那件事的麻烦。
  • He didn't know how to save himself trouble.他不晓得如何替自己省掉麻烦。
  • If you telephone her, it will save you writing a letter.如果你打电话给她,可以使你省掉写信。
  • A telephone call will save you from having to go there yourself.一通电话使你不用亲自到那里去。

• ⑤ 【运动】防止(对方得分);救(球)