| 单词 | to save the situation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto save the situation P13. to save the situation: to avert failure or disaster. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > afford deliverance [verb (intransitive)] > by action or intervention to come (also go, etc.) to the (also a person's) rescuec1475 to save the situation1859 1859 N.Y. Times 25 July 1/4 That it is an imprescriptible duty to put in force all means that may save the situation and society. 1907 W. Raleigh Shakespeare v. 135 If Cordelia had been perfectly tender and tactful, there would have been no play. The situation would have been saved. 1955 Times 8 Aug. 3/3 The Navy had saved the situation, and Dunkirk had become ‘D’ Day. 2010 West Australian (Perth) (Nexis) 25 Sept. 24 It is not too late to save the situation but..there is a real risk of the event turning into a national embarrassment. < as lemmas |
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