SAVEsave money1 to save money2 to have money you have saved3 the money you have savedto save/rescue4 to help someone in danger or a bad situation5 to help someone in a social situation6 to stop something from being damaged or lost7 to help an organization, business, relationship etcto save for later8 to save something to use laterRELATED WORDSoppositeSPEND MONEY OR TIME1 to save money 存钱save /seɪv/ [intransitive/transitive verb]to gradually collect money by not spending all the money you have, especially when you regularly put some of it in a bank 攒钱；储蓄〔尤指定期把钱存进银行〕 I find it very difficult to save - I just spend everything I get. 我发现存钱很难—我是赚多少花多少的。 How long did it take you to save all that money? 这些钱你存了多长时间? It's a low-paid job, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week. 那工作工资低，但她还是想办法每个星期存下几美元。 She planned to work until she had saved enough money to attend nursing school in Nashville. 她打算工作一段时间，等攒下足够的钱再去上纳什维尔的护士学校。save forsave money in order to pay for something 为…攒钱 They've already started saving for their next vacation. 他们已经开始为下一次度假攒钱了。save up /ˌseɪv ˈʌp/ [intransitive/transitive phrasal verb]to save money in order to buy something or to do something 攒钱，积攒 If you want a new bike you'll have to start saving up. 如果你想要一辆新的自行车，你得开始攒钱了。 She's saved up enough money to take a course in computer science. 她已经攒够钱可以去上计算机科学课了。save up to do something Dave's been saving up for months to buy a new camera. 戴夫为了买一架新的相机，已经攒了好几个月的钱了。save up for It took me ages to save up for those trainers. 为了买这双运动鞋，我存了好久的钱。set aside /ˌset əˈsaɪd/ [transitive phrasal verb]to regularly save part of the money you earn, especially over a long period of time 〔定期〕省出；存下〔尤指在一段长时间内〕set aside something We've all been setting aside a little money each month for a trip to Disneyland. 我们大家每个月都存一些钱，准备去迪斯尼乐园。set something aside If you want to build up a good pension fund, you should start setting aside a small part of your earnings now. 如果你想有充裕的养老基金，现在就应该开始积攒一小部分收入了。scrimp and save /ˌskrɪmp ən ˈseɪv/ [verb phrase]to try to save money by spending less on the things you need and by saving what you can, especially when you do not earn very much 省吃俭用〔尤指赚得不多时〕 After years of scrimping and saving, we've finally got enough money to go on a foreign holiday. 经过多少年的省吃俭用，我们终于存够了钱出国度假。scrimp and save to do something My parents had to scrimp and save for years to send me to college. 为了送我上大学，我父母多年来都是省吃俭用。2 to have money you have saved 有积蓄have something saved/have something saved up /hæv something ˈseɪvd, hæv something ˌseɪvd ˈʌp/ [verb phrase] It's a good thing I had some extra money saved - I didn't expect the car repairs to be so expensive. 幸好我另外存了些钱，我没想到修汽车会那么贵。 Fortunately, we had enough saved up for a nice flat. 幸好我们有足够的积蓄租一套不错的公寓。have something put by/put away /hæv something ˌpʊt ˈbaɪ, ˌpʊt əˈweɪ/ [verb phrase]if youhave moneyput by orput away, you have saved it over a long period of time 有积蓄，储存了〔一点钱〕 I think Philip has quite a lot of money put by. 我觉得菲利普存了很多钱。 I knew my aunt had a few thousand put away but I never realized she was practically a millionaire! 我知道姨妈存了几千元钱，但怎么也想不到她差不多是个百万富翁！have something tucked away /hæv something ˌtʌkt əˈweɪ/ [verb phrase]if youhave moneytucked away, you have saved it, especially when other people do not know that you have it or where you keep it 〔尤指悄悄地〕存钱 [verb phrase] It turned out that he had several million tucked away in a secret Swiss bank account. 最后发现他在一个瑞士银行的秘密账户上存了几百万元。 I try to keep a little money tucked away for my retirement. 我想办法私下里存点钱退休以后用。3 the money you have saved 积蓄，存款savings /ˈseɪvɪŋz/ [plural noun] The old woman kept her savings in a big jar under her bed. 这位老妇人把她的积蓄放在床底下的一个大罐子里。 I'm paying for the course out of my own savings. 我是用自己的积蓄上这门课的。savings of Do you have savings of £3000 or more? 你有3,000英镑或更多的存款吗？ You may qualify for state benefit if you have less than £8000 in savings. 如果你存款不足8,000英镑，可以领取政府救济金。somebody's life savingsall the money you have saved in your life 某人一生的积蓄 My parents spent their life savings on a retirement home in Florida. 我父母把他们毕生的积蓄都花在佛罗里达的一家养老院里。nest egg /ˈnest eg/ [countable noun usually singular]an amount of money that you have saved for the time when you stop working, get married etc 储备金，储蓄，积蓄〔指为不工作或结婚时等备用〕 This investment will be a nice little nest egg for you when you get married. 这项投资在你结婚的时候会是一笔很可观的收入。 A long period of high inflation will eventually reduce the value of your nest egg. 通货膨胀率长期高涨最终会使你的备用储蓄贬值。4 to help someone in danger or a bad situation 帮助处于危险中或陷于困境的人save /seɪv/ [transitive verb]to stop someone from being killed or badly hurt, or help them out of a bad situation 搭救，挽救 Ben would have died in the blaze if a fireman hadn't saved him. 要不是一名消防员救了本，他肯定要葬身火海。 The President had been shot from close range. It was only his bullet-proof vest that saved him. 总统被人近距离射中，是他的防弹背心救了他一命。save somebody from something Officer McCarthy had saved her from a savage attack in the park. 她在公园里遭到野蛮攻击，是麦卡锡警官救了她。 Environmentalists are campaigning to save the white rhinoceros from extinction. 环保主义者正在发起运动，拯救白犀牛免于灭绝。save somebody from doing something Michael was saved from choking to death by Susie. 迈克尔差点儿噎死，苏茜救了他。save somebody's life Wearing a seat belt can help save your life. 系安全带可以救你的性命。rescue /ˈreskjuː/ [transitive verb]to save someone by removing them from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation, especially when this involves taking serious risks 〔尤指冒险地〕营救，救援 Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people who were trapped in the bus. 消防员忙碌地干了两个小时，营救困在公共汽车里的人。rescue somebody from something We were rescued from the sinking ship by a passing fishing boat. 我们被一艘经过的渔船从沉船上救起。 She was rescued from her underpaid factory job by a movie director searching for new talent. 她在工厂里工作，工资极低，后来一位正在寻找新秀的电影导演帮助她改变了状况。come to the rescue /ˌkʌm tə ðə ˈreskjuː/ [verb phrase]to save someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation, when they urgently need help 救助；救急 He attempted to rob another girl, but her friends came to the rescue. 他试图抢劫另一个女孩，但是她的朋友赶来相助。come to somebody's rescue The baby was destined to spend her life in an orphanage until a nurse came to her rescue. 那婴儿注定要去孤儿院生活了，直到一个护士救了她。come to the rescue of Agassi once again came to the rescue of his country in the quarter final of the Davis Cup. 戴维斯杯四分之一决赛中，阿加西再一次挽救了他的国家队。pick up /ˌpɪk ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb]to save someone from a dangerous place by taking them away in a boat or aircraft 〔用船或飞机〕救起，搭救pick up somebody They spent the night near the top of the mountain, before being picked up by a helicopter. 在直升机来搭救前，他们在山顶附近过了一夜。pick somebody up A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast. 一艘救生艇在离海岸两英里的地方救起了他们。5 to help someone in a social situation 在社交场合给某人解围save/rescue /seɪv, ˈreskjuː/ [transitive verb]to do or say something that helps someone who is embarrassed or bored in a conversation or social situation 给…解围 I was stuck talking to Aunt Martha until Mom rescued me. 我被玛莎姑妈拉住说个没完，直到妈妈来给我解了围。 I felt embarrassed, not knowing how to answer his question, but Jane saved me by changing the subject. 我感到很窘，不知该怎么回答他的问题，幸好简换了个话题，替我解了围。save/rescue from Excuse me a moment, I must go and rescue Mary from boring old Mr. Potter. 失陪一会儿，我得把玛丽从乏味的老波特先生那里解救出来。come to the rescue /ˌkʌm tə ðə ˈreskjuː/ [verb phrase]to do or say something that helps someone at exactly the right time when they are bored, embarrassed, or nervous in a conversation or social situation 救急，解围 I was struggling to think of things to say until one of my colleagues came to the rescue. 我拼命地在想该说什么，直到一个同事过来给我解了围。come to somebody's rescue I couldn't remember my doctor's name - fortunately Maria came to my rescue. 我记不起医生的名字，幸好马西娅来帮了我。6 to stop something from being damaged or lost 使某物免遭破坏或损失save/rescue /seɪv, ˈreskjuː/ [transitive verb]to save objects, buildings, places etc that are in danger of being damaged or destroyed 抢救〔有受损或被毁危险之物〕 We could only save some clothes and a few pieces of furniture before the house burned down. 房子烧毁前，我们只来得及抢救出一些衣服和几件家具。 The Landmark Trust is a charity which rescues buildings of architectural interest. “置地信托”是一个慈善机构，它抢救具有建筑学意义的建筑物。save/rescue something from something It is almost too late to save the rainforest from destruction. 现在要拯救雨林免遭到破坏，几乎已经来不及了。 A historic woollen mill has been rescued from the threat of demolition. 一个有历史意义的毛纺厂逃过了被拆除的危险。salvage /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ [transitive verb]to save something, especially something valuable, from a place where other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost 抢救出〔尤指贵重物品〕 Drivers hope to salvage some of the ship's cargo. 潜水员希望能抢救出船上的一些货物。 The fire had destroyed most of the building, but we managed to salvage a few valuable items. 大楼的大部分都被火烧毁了，不过我们设法抢救出了一些贵重的东西。salvage something from something The house was built of timber salvaged from an earlier building. 这房子是用从以前的一个建筑物里抢救出来的木材建成的。7 to help an organization, business, relationship etc 为一个组织、公司、关系等提供帮助save /seɪv/ [transitive verb]to do something to help a business, country, relationship etc that is having serious problems and will soon fail 挽救〔生意、关系〕；拯救〔国家〕 Bob and Martha worked hard to save their marriage, for the sake of the children. 鲍勃和玛莎为了孩子，努力挽救他们的婚姻。save something from something Financial experts are trying to save one of Britain's biggest holiday companies from bankruptcy. 财务专家正在设法挽救一家英国最大的度假公司，使它免于破产。rescue/come to the rescue /ˈreskjuː, ˌkʌm tə ðə ˈreskjuː/ [transitive verb/verb phrase]to help an organization, business, or country that is having serious financial problems, for example by lending money or improving the way it is organized 挽救〔有重大财务问题的组织、公司或国家〕 The World Bank hopes that these emergency measures will rescue the Zambian economy. 世界银行希望这些紧急措施能挽救赞比亚的经济。 The city council had continued to overspend, assuming that the federal government would come to the rescue. 市政会继续超支，以为联邦政府会资助他们。rescue something from something He reorganized the family business, rescuing it from severe debt. 他重新整顿了一下家族企业，把它从沉重的债务中解救出来。rescue [uncountable noun] The rescue plan involves a ten million dollar loan from the EU. 拯救计划包括向欧盟借贷1,000万美元。bail out /ˌbeɪl ˈaʊt/ [transitive phrasal verb]to help a person, business, or organization that is having serious financial problems by lending or giving them money 〔通过借贷或资助〕使摆脱困境bail out somebody The government bailed out the ailing car company in order to protect jobs. 为了保障就业，政府资助这家境况不佳的汽车公司摆脱困境。bail somebody out He owed thousands of dollars, and his mother had to sell land to bail him out. 他欠了许多钱，他母亲只得卖地帮助他摆脱困境。bail somebody out of something You can't expect your father to bail you out of trouble all the time. 你不能一直指望你父亲帮你摆脱困境。salvage /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ [transitive verb]to do something to help a company or relationship when it is having serious problems, so that it does not fail completely 挽救〔公司〕；挽回〔关系〕 The company is busy trying to salvage its core business. 这家公司在忙着挽救它的核心业务。 Retailing and tourism can't salvage an ailing economy. 零售业和旅游业救不了不景气的经济。salvage something from something If you no longer care for your partner, it is time to ask what can be salvaged from your relationship. 如果你不再喜欢你的伴侣，那就该想想，还可以做点什么来挽救你们的关系。throw somebody a lifeline/throw a lifeline to somebody /ˌθrəʊ somebody ə ˈlaɪflaɪn, ˌθrəʊ ə ˈlaɪflaɪn tə somebody/ [verb phrase]to save a person or company that is in serious financial difficulties and is soon going to fail, by giving them enough money to continue 给某人扔救生索；挽救〔面临重大财政困难、即将破产的人或公司〕 Just before my business went bankrupt, my father threw me a lifeline in the form of a $10,000 loan. 就在我公司要破产的时候，我父亲给我抛出救生索，借了我一万美元。 The Administration refuses to throw a lifeline to the troubled automobile industry. 政府拒绝向受困的汽车工业提供帮助。8 to save something to use later 把某物留待以后使用save/keep /seɪv, kiːp/ [transitive verb]to keep something and not use it now, so that you can use it later when you want it or need it 保留，保存〔以后使用〕 Save some of the cheese to sprinkle on top of the sauce. 留点乳酪撒在酱汁上面。 We can use half the wood now but we ought to keep the rest -- we might need it. 我们现在可以用一半的木头，余下的应该留着—也许要用。save/keep something for something He took out his last cigarette, which he'd been saving for just this moment. 他取出最后一根烟，那是他一直留着就等这个时候抽的。save/keep something for somebody We'd have kept some food for you if we'd known you were coming. 早知道你要来的话，我们就给你留点吃的东西。save/keep something for later I'll keep some of these magazines for later, and read them on the plane. 我要把这些杂志留着几本，以后坐飞机的时候看。save something for a rainy daysave something to use at a time when you really need it 把某物留着备用 Would you like some Scotch? I have a bottle somewhere that I've been saving for a rainy day. 来点威士忌吗？我在什么地方放了一瓶，以备不时之需。keep something in reserve /ˌkiːp something ɪn rɪˈzɜːʳv/ [verb phrase]to save part of something, so that if the part that you are using is not good enough, large enough etc, you will have more to use 把某物留以备用 Luckily I had kept some wine in reserve, in case the rest got finished quickly. 幸好我留了一些酒备用，以防其余的酒很快喝完。keep sth in reserve for It's a good idea to keep a little money in reserve for those unexpected emergencies. 存一点钱放着，在突发的紧急情况可以用，这是个很好的办法。keep back /ˌkiːp ˈbæk/ [transitive phrasal verb]to not use or give away all of something, so that you still have some of it left for yourself or for another purpose 留着，扣下〔给自己或作他用〕keep something back Keep a small amount of icing back for the other cake. 留少量糖霜给其他蛋糕用。keep back something Most farmers are able to keep back enough of their crop for their own use. 大多数农民都能留足够的作物给自己用。conserve /kənˈsɜːʳv/ [transitive verb]conserve resources/energy/materials etcto use something very carefully so that you will have enough for the future 节约资源/能源/原料等 Recycling helps conserve natural and often limited resources. 循环使用有助于节约往往是有限的自然资源。 As a way of conserving water, people were not allowed to use hosepipes or wash their cars. 为了节约用水，人们不许使用软管，也不许清洗汽车。