saving
美音:
[´seıvıŋ
]英音:
[´seıvıŋ
]n.存款,挽救,救助,节约 adj.搭救的,挽救的,节约的,节俭的,保留的,补偿的 prep.除...之外,考虑到
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saving
adj (idm 习语) a saving `grace thing that makes up for the poor qualities in sb/sth 可弥补某人[某事物]缺点的特质
*He may be stupid and mean, but his one saving grace is his humour. 他虽说又愚蠢又吝啬, 但他有幽默的长处.
/'seɪvɪŋ; `sevɪŋ/
n
1 [C] amount saved 节省或储存的量
*a useful saving of time and money 在时间和金钱方面有价值的节省
* big savings on fuel through greater efficiency 通过提高效率节省大量燃料.
2 savings [pl] money saved up 储蓄金; 存款; 积蓄
*keep one's savings in the bank 把储蓄的钱存在银行里.
saving
nsavings [plural]all the money that you have saved, especially in a bank
Buying a house had taken all their savings.[C]an amount of money that you have not spent, or an amount of something that you have not used
The new engines will lead to savings in fuel.saving of This represents a saving of £60,000 for the company. All small companies will need to make savings if they are going to survive.[U]when you save money rather than spend it
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1. We produce a steady flow of labor-saving devices; we communicate rapidly through faxes, phone calls or emails rather than through personal contacts, 我们发明了一系列节省劳力的装置;我们通过发传真、打电话或发电子邮件与他人迅速地进行交流, 而不是通过直接接触。
2. These precautions can make a great difference in saving lives and preventing the loss of homes. 在挽救生命和防止家庭损失方面,这些预防措施会发挥很大的作用。
3. He turned a little pale, for he had been saving just that sum to buy a gun and treat himself to a little hunting trip the following summer. 他的脸有些发白。这个数目恰好是他积存已久,准备买一支猎枪的钱。有了枪,他就可以在来年的夏天外出打猎,享受一番。
4. Health care is better than ever. Medical research breakthroughs include finding tumors early, and saving lives through CAT scans and surgery. 卫生保健工作不断改善。医学研究领域产生突破,包括利用CAT扫描(即计算机化X射线轴向分层造影扫描)和外科手术来及早发现肿瘤并挽救生命。
5. A miser gives undue importance to making and saving money. 守财奴过度看重赚钱和存钱。
6. Saving the environment is really about saving our environment — making it safe for ourselves, our children and the world as we know it. 拯救环境其实就是拯救我们自己的环境——是为了保障我们自己、我们的子孙以及我们周围世界的安全。
7. Saving the public from cheats and criminals has been an effective excuse for cutting back everyone's personal privacy. 保护公众不受欺骗和侵害一直是降低个人隐私程度的有效借口。
8. — she has been saving every cent to send me to an art school. ——她一直在一分钱一分钱地攒着,要把我送到艺术学校上学。
9. Consequently, we work hard at the task of saving time. 因而我们千方百计地节约时间。
10. It may be a mistake to credit dolphins with any motive of life-saving. 相信它们具有救生的动机可能是错误的.
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