saving

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #2062

n. 存款, 挽救, 节约 a. 搭救的, 节约的, 保留的, 补偿的 prep. 除...之外

发音

CA /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
UK /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
US /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
AU /ˈsæɪ.vɪŋ/

词形变化

savings 复数 savings more saving 比较级 most saving 最高级

别名

savin'

教材释义与例句

名词

节约；挽救；存款

形容词

节约的；挽救的；补偿的；保留的

介词

考虑到；除...之外

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A reduction in cost or expenditure.

    节约

    可数 不可数

    The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.

  2. 2.

    Something (usually money) that is saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

    储蓄

    可数 不可数

    I invested all my savings in gold.

    The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement.

  3. 3.

    The action of the verb to save.

    不可数 可数
  4. 4.

    Exception; reservation.

    可数 废旧 不可数 法律

    saving and transitional provisions

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of save

adj.
  1. 1.

    That saves someone from damnation; redemptive.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    Preserving; rescuing.

  3. 3.

    Thrifty; frugal.

    1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Hutchins has been a saving man all his life, and he has received good wages. Among his class he is regarded as wealthy. I daresay that he has five hundred pounds in the bank.

  4. 4.

    Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended; incurring no loss, though not gainful.

    a saving bargain

    The ship has made a saving voyage.

  5. 5.

    Making reservation or exception.

    a saving clause

  6. 6.

    Relating to making a saving.

    energy-saving light bulbs

prep.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of save (“except for”)

  2. 2.

    Without disrespect to.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

rescue delivery economy preservation deliverance

上位词 4

action protection recovery retrieval

下位词 10

reservation salvation redemption salvage conservation self-preservation reformation downsizing reclamation lifesaving
形容词

同义词 2

redeeming redemptive

近义相关 2

good thrifty

相关短语

save up 储蓄, 贮存 saving grace n. 可取之处, 长处 saving throw saving throws saving graces saving something for a rainy day saving up saving by the bell saving face saving vs. saving as saving someone's bacon saving your presence 恕我冒昧 saving your reverence

词源

From save + -ing.

来源：wiktionary