英语词汇“save”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	save
释义	save I. \ˈsāv\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin salvus safe — more at safe *transitive verb* 1. a. : to deliver from sin : rescue from condemnation and spiritual death and bring into spiritual life < Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners — 1 Tim 1:15 (Revised Standard Version) > b. (1) : to rescue or deliver from danger or harm : make safe < any human life is to be saved if it can be saved — Harvey Flack > < risked his life to save his friend from drowning > < the retailers who were saved by wholesalers during the depression — J.I.Grant > < God save the king > — used formerly in phrases of greeting < God save you > < save you > (2) obsolete : to spare instead of slaying : permit to live c. (1) : to maintain intact : preserve, safeguard < save his honor > < save her reputation > < save his credit > < save appearances > < save face > (2) : to preserve in a specified state or condition — used especially in the phrase save harmless < agreed to indemnify and save harmless the contractor from any and all loss — Federal Supplement > d. : to deliver from an anticipated or likely danger, difficulty, or annoyance < vaccinate children to save them from smallpox > < grasped him by the arm to save him from falling > e. : to rescue or deliver from destruction < saved the Union > < put out the fire and saved the house > f. : to preserve or guard from injury, destruction, or loss < save the paint from cracking > < save the coat from damage by moths > 2. a. : to put by as a store or reserve : accumulate, hoard < saves part of his salary each week > b. (1) : to put aside for a particular purpose or occasion < saves his best suit for special dates > < saves her best dishes for company > (2) : to keep for the use of another < his outgrown clothing was saved for his younger brother > < saved a seat for his wife > (3) : to keep in reserve : hold in abeyance < saving him for another spot in this story — Green Peyton > < saved his most convincing point for the end of his speech > c. (1) : to keep from being spent, wasted, or lost < walks to work to save carfare > < saves several dollars a week by careful shopping > < saves time by taking a shortcut > (2) : to preserve in serviceable condition by careful or sparing use < his youthful hose well saved — Shakespeare > (3) : to use or manage with discretion : conserve, husband < cut down on his reading in order to save his eyes > < his doctor warned him to save his strength > < saving himself to become a great pitcher — John Lardner > 3. a. : to make unnecessary : enable one to avoid : avoid < it saves a 50-mile detour — Ford Times > < saved them the trouble of looking for a parking place > b. (1) : to keep from being lost to an opponent < a fine relief pitcher who has saved many games > (2) : to prevent an opponent from scoring or winning (as a goal, wager, trick, or card) c. chiefly Britain : to avoid missing : be in time for : catch < save the train > < save the mail > 4. archaic : to account for : explain < these were the phenomena which they had to save — Benjamin Farrington > *intransitive verb* 1. : to rescue or deliver someone < bow hither out of heaven and see and save — A.E.Houseman > 2. a. : to accumulate savings : put by money < would rather save than spend > — often used with up < started to save up for a trip abroad > b. : to avoid unnecessary waste or expense : economize < saves on food by using leftovers > c. : to last in good condition : keep < doesn't buy as much bread as she used to, because it doesn't save — F.C.Othman > 3. : to make a save < the visiting goalie went to the ice to save — New York Times > Synonyms: see rescue • - save ground - save one's bacon II. noun (-s) : the act or an instance of saving < the goalie went down on all fours and smothered the shot to make a honey of a save — Cortland Fitzsimmons > < the audience is teased with the hope of a sentimental save — Time > III. preposition Etymology: Middle English save, sauf, saf, from Old French sauf, saf, salf, from sauf, saf, salf, adjective, safe — more at safe 1. : with the exception of : barring < the two poems have nothing in common save the title — T.O.Mabbott > < has a boomtown psychology in every respect save zoning — Hal Burton > 2. : other than : but, except < no question save in the minds of prejudiced people > < without duties save eat and sleep > < entirely dark save for one light > IV. conjunction Etymology: Middle English save, sauf, saf, from Old French sauf, saf, salf, from sauf, saf, salf, adjective, safe 1. : were it not : only — used with that < a similar system is followed in the cheese factories, save that the farmers usually bring in their own milk — McGill News > 2. : but, except — used before a word often taken to be the subject of a clause < no one knows about it save she > < all the conspirators save only he — Shakespeare > 3. : unless < save they could be plucked asunder, all my quest were but in vain — Alfred Tennyson > V. transitive verb : to store (data) in a computer or on a storage device (as a floppy disk)
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