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save (obj) NOT WASTEseIvvto prevent (time, money or effort) being wasted or spent节省，省去;避免(损失等)You'll save time if you take the car. [T]如果你坐汽车就可以节省时间。Thanks for your help--it saved me a lot of work/saved a lot of work for me. [+ two objects]谢谢你的帮助----它让我省去许多工作。The tax changes save me ? a week/save ? a week for me. [+ two objects]税收的改变使我每周省下9镑钱。I'll lend you a bag for your trip --it'll save you buying one specially. [+ obj + v-ing] I'll lend you a bag for your trip --it'll save you from buying one specially. [I]你旅行用的包我借给你----省得你特地去买一个了。It was a warm winter, so we saved on electricity. [I]这个冬天很暖和，省去我们不少电费。He's saving him self (= keeping his strength) for the big match. [T]他在为大赛积蓄体力。(humorous) She's saving herself for the right man (= waiting to find the perfect man before having a sexual relationship). [T]她洁身自好，等待着理想中的情人。(infml) Can you save it for later (= tell me your news later when I am less busy)? [T]你能不能把这留在以后(等我空闲的时候)告诉我？(infml) If you save your breath, you do not talk to someone because you know that they will not listen to you省点说话的气力，不白费口舌I don't know why I bother speaking to him --I might as well save my breath.我不知道我为什么要去烦这个心跟他说----我倒不如省点力气。
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