一词多义 | save 不只是“拯救”

save 不只是“拯救”

save 

/seɪv/

v. 节省

例句

Now, for this group of people, business people, the company will have to show how efficient their phone is, how it can handle all business easily and maybe even save money. (TPO 5) 

如今，针对这群商务人士，手机公司将不得不向其展示他们的手机有多高效，它是如何轻松地处理所有业务，甚至还可能省钱。

v. 保留

例句

What they do is they save their best performances, their most conspicuous and most risky displays for the time just before the baby birds become able to take care of themselves. (TPO 11)

它们所做的就是把最好的表演、最引人注目和最冒险的表演刚好保留到幼鸟能够照顾自己之前。

n. 除了

例句

There is almost no water at all in Mochudi save that brought up from bore holes.

除了从钻孔中抽上来的水外，莫丘迪几乎滴水无存。