1. vt.拯救，挽救　 make or keep (safe from danger, loss, injury, etc.)
2. vt. & vi.储蓄，贮存　 keep and not spend or use (as for later use)
3. vt. & vi.节省　 relieve sb from the need of using

　～ a child　救小孩
　～ a mile　少走一英里路
　～ appearance　保全体面
　～ dangerous situation　挽回危局
　～ honour　保全荣誉
　～ money　存钱
　～ one's breath　保持沉默
　～ one's face　保全面子
　～ one's neck　明哲保身
　～ one's pains　不浪费力气
　～ one's skin　免受损伤
　～ sb a lot of time　为某人节省大量时间
　～ sb a place　替某人保留一个座位
　～ the situation　收拾时局，挽救难关
　～ the tide　把握机会
　～ courageously　勇敢地拯救
　～ heroically　英勇地拯救
　～ judiciously　明智地拯救
　～ phenomenally　非凡地拯救
　～ prudently　小心慎重地节省
　～ rashly　急躁地拯救
　～ scrupulously　一丝不苟地拯救
　～ spectacularly　壮观地拯救
　～ substantially　大量节省
　～ up money　存钱
　～ for　为…节省〔保留〕
　～ these cherries for sb　给某人留了这些樱桃
　～ from　从…中救出
　～ a child from water　从水中救出小孩
　～ the children from the fire　从火中救出孩子们
　～ valuable records from destruction　使珍贵档案免遭毁坏
　～ on coal　节煤
　～ on fuel　节约燃料
　～ on investment　节省投资
　～ on running-costs　节省经营成本

　He has never saved.　他从来不存钱。
　She saves in every way she can.　她尽一切可能节约。
　I am saving to buy the house.　为了买下这房子我在攒钱。
　We must do all we can to save the patient.　我们必须竭尽全力来抢救病人。
　The doctor said that only an immediate operation could save the poor child.　医生说只有立即手术才能挽救那个可怜孩子的生命。
　They could think of no way to save the situation.　他们想不出什么办法来挽救局势。
　I saved part of my salary each month.　我每月把工资储存起一部分。
　We could save some of the meat.　我们可以留点肉。
　Machines save labour.　机器能节省劳力。
　If we go by this road, we can save half a mile.　如果我们走这条路，可以少走半英里地。
　We've saved a lot of expenses by doing the work ourselves.　我们自己做那些工作节省了许多花销。
　Bill would not play the game because he knew he could not do well, and he wanted to save his face.　比尔不愿参加比赛，因为他知道自己水平不高而想保全面子。
　Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off.　省点口舌吧，老板不会给你一天假的。
　I've been saving myself for you.　我一直留在这里等你。
　Although their equipment was lost, the men were saved.　虽然装备丧失了，人却救出来了。
　I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.　我要打个电话就不用写信了。
　He had repaired my kettle, and it saved my buying a new one.　他把我的水壶修好了，免得我再买一只新的。
　My mother saved me some cake.　妈妈给我留下一些蛋糕。
　She saved me some ice-cream.　她给我留了些冰淇淋。
　If I look after the pigs, it will save you the trouble of transferring anyone.　就让我来喂猪吧，省得麻烦你换人了。
　The device will save us much time and effort.　这种装置会使我们节省大量时间和气力。
　Your kind help saved me lots of trouble.　你的好心帮忙，免了我许多麻烦。

 ♣ save for　(v.+prep.)
　为…积蓄〔储存〕…　put (sth such as money or supply) away until (a certain time or occasion) or for (sb or a purpose)
　It is necessary to save for when you are ill or too old to work.　有必要存些钱以备生病或年老不能工作时用。
　Are you saving the best wine for the party?　你把最好的酒储存起来是为了聚会用吗?
　I'm trying to save as much of my income as I can for my old age.　我正竭力从我的收入中挤出更多的钱积蓄起来以备晚年之用。
　The shopkeeper saved a pound of my special cheese for me, as I'm a regular customer.　店主给我留下了我专门要的奶酪，因为我是老主顾了。
　Please save my place for me while I make a telephone call.　我去打个电话，请把我的地方留出来。
 ♣ save from　(v.+prep.)
　从…中救出，使免受　make safe from danger; free a person from the effect of sth bad
　The brave soldier saved a child from a burning house.　那勇敢的战士从着火的房子里救出了一个孩子。
　How can the city save these fine old buildings from destruction?　这个城市怎样才能抢救这些精美的古老建筑使其免遭毁灭呢?
　What can we do to save him from the results of his own foolishness?　我们怎样做才能使他免受因自己愚蠢所致的后果?
　Everybody knew they could not save themselves from defeat there.　谁都知道他们没法摆脱在那里失败的命运。
　Luckily our precious records were saved from the fire.　幸运得很，我们这些珍贵的记录从火灾中抢救了出来。
　A young man saved a little girl from drowning.　一个青年救起了快要淹死的小女孩。
　It will save the student from wasting his time in exercises.　这可使学生不至于把时间浪费在做练习上。
 ♣ save till　(v.+prep.)
　把…保存到…　preserve (sth) until (a point in time)
　Let's save this bottle of wine till Christmas.　我们把这瓶酒留到圣诞节再喝吧。
 ♣ save up　(v.+adv.)
　储存起来　keep for future use
　I am saving up to buy a car.　我在攒钱买车。
　They are saving up to buy a colour TV set.　他们在存钱买彩色电视机。
　They're saving up for their wedding next year.　他们正在存钱准备明年结婚。
　Mary saved up pieces of cloth to make a quilt.　玛丽存了几块布留作棉被用。
　You should save some money up, instead of spending it all.　你应该把钱存一些起来，不要全部花掉。

 ♣ save a day, save the day
　这两个短语的意思不同：save a day的意思是“省了一天的时间”， save the day的意思则是“反败为胜，转危为安”。试比较：
　
 ♣ save, conserve, hoard, maintain, preserve, stockpile, store
　参见store条。
 ♣ save, rescue
　这两个词都有“挽救”的意思。其区别是：
1. save是普通用语，可指从危险、伤害中拯救出来，也可指从不良的精神状态中拯救出来；rescue一般只指从危险和伤害（如水、火灾）中救出来。
2. 与save相比， rescue更强调时间上的紧迫性，即“抢救”。例如：
　All the villagers should be rallied to rescue the crops.　应该把全体村民动员起来抢救庄稼。
　He rescued the drowning child.　他把那个快要淹死的孩子救了起来。
 ♣ save, spare
　参见spare条。
 ♣ 下面几句话意思相同：
　

　这台机器会给你减少很多麻烦。
　［误］ This machine will save a lot of trouble for you.
　［正］ This machine will save you a lot of trouble.
　［析］ save表示“使…省去”时可接双宾语，但间接宾语不能转化成介词for的宾语。

1. 对save作“保留”解时所接sb sth结构，可视sb和sth为两个直接宾语。
2. save还可用作介词或连词，意思是“除…之外”，其用法与except或saving基本相同。例如：
　She answered all questions save one.　除了一个问题之外，她回答了所有的问题。
　I know nothing about him save that he lives next door.　我对他一无所知，只知道他住在隔壁。

　［同义词］ free, liberate, preserve, rescue, keep, reserve, retain
　［反义词］ lose, consume, spend
　［词源］　中古英语saven<古法语sauver<拉丁英语salvare（安全，挽救，节约）