SAVE


Meaning of SAVE in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

be saved from extinction

There are hopes that the animals have now been saved from extinction.

daylight saving time

save a file

Save the file under a different filename.

save fuel

You can save fuel by not driving too fast.

save money (= use less money )

Companies fired workers to save money.

save sb a seat (= tell other people not to sit there )

I'll save you a seat next to me.

save sb from ruin

He believes the invention saved him from financial ruin.

save sb/sth from oblivion

The charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.

save sb’s life

The money you give will save the life of a child.

save sb’s sight

Surgeons believe they can save her sight.

save the honour of sb/sth (= stop it being lost )

Her father fought with him to save her honour.

save the whales

Greenpeace campaigns to save the whales.

save the world (= help people in the world )

She’s doing her bit to save the world.

save time

I used a ready-made sauce in order to save time.

save up money

She had saved up enough money to buy a car.

save your marriage (= do things to try to stay together as a married couple )

They’re going to counseling to try to save their marriage.

saved...the bother of

I should have phoned the shop first and saved myself the bother of going there.

save...hide (= save himself )

He would say anything in court to try and save his own hide .

scrimped and saved

They scrimped and saved for years to buy their own home.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

attempt

Sadly, drugs used in a desperate attempt to save his life made most of his organs unusable.

Prosecutors say it was around this time that Kim conceived a fraud scheme in a desperate attempt to save his conglomerate.

Horrified by his latest intentions, they were perhaps genuinely considering a last-ditch attempt to save him from himself.

Our attempts to save fresh water by mixing in seawater when cooking rice or noodles had not had much success.

Of course, you told me later that this was all done in an attempt to save my name.

The man will either leap into the river in an attempt to save the child or he will not.

In an attempt to save the wild, more and more has been tamed.

campaign

Read in studio Conservationists have been celebrating the success of a campaign to save a series of weirs on the River Avon.

Yet another child initiated a campaign to save a giant tree from being cut down.

Meanwhile, however, the lack of adequate community care facilities has led to a campaign to save the old mental hospitals.

San Francisco Beautiful was founded 50 years ago in a campaign to save the cable cars.

If they die the whole campaign to save the condor by captive breeding could come under renewed attack.

He is at the forefront of the campaign to save the Elephant from extinction.

Yesterday, the parents renewed their campaign to save the school when they protested outside Strathclyde's headquarters in Glasgow.

At the beginning of the year they began an advertising campaign encouraging people to save rather than spend.

costs

One with a thermostat will cost more, but may save on running costs in warmer weather.

They saved on water costs by no longer needing 1, 4-million gallons per week.

There was a £27 / ha saving in seed costs .

So to save costs -- many millions a year, experts say -- the company stopped doling out awards.

Well, it saves on design costs .

Although it saved them substantial costs , these cases were not exactly searing moral victories for the healthcare plans.

Two-up printing also saves operating costs by squeezing more pages per linear foot of paper running through the printer.

Thus, visitors save on the costs of searching out good information.

day

It's only five minutes long but it saves the day .

He brings her in, he saves the day .

Doctors fought to save him in the days afterward.

The servant: Clumsy, but he saved the day .

The Grand Duke walked impressively in to save the day .

What saves the day , then, is also what ruins the day: difference.

And not even Glen Hoddle's magic touch could save the day .

Then brother John showed up, just in time to save the day .

effort

Yet another effort to save the banks from the destructive effects of this river.

Lucky thing there was Old Chaostretching on like taffy, but in an effort to save her, it seemed.

But Vialli's weak effort was saved by substitute goalkeeper Sebastiano Rossi.

All efforts to save him failed.

But the lure of golf is such that efforts to save the Club were considerable.

Making no conscious effort to save or throw away old tickets, they become collectors.

For that, they can thank modest human efforts to save their habitat, plus months of pouring rain.

These gallant efforts failed to save the light cruisers.

file

It will save you accessing the file manager program as often.

A keyboard combination that saved a file in one program might delete a word in another.

Remember to load and save the file in plain text mode.

There are similar options when you are saving files or running programs.

You can even use a word processor, as long as it will let you save the files as plain text.

You can fill in who saved the file , the title, and so on.

The Whiteboard can then be saved as a file that can be loaded for a particular conference.

Before you continue to create the links, you must save your file into the directory that will be permanently storing it.

job

She did not have much time and believed it would have saved his job .

If the government prevents progress, it does save some jobs in the old-fashioned firm.

They say it's the only way to save nearly forty jobs .

Likewise, preventing trade saves some jobs in the protected company.

I am going to take the matter up with the company to try to save the jobs for Worcester.

But manager Davey Johnson may need both those victories to save his job .

Conservative back-benchers publicly welcomed the fall in inflation, but it is unlikely to be enough to save Mr Lamont's job .

It never saved a single job , I think.

life

Biggs immediately went to the rescue, and pulled both men to the shore, successfully saving their lives .

My work has saved my life .

It took 35 vials of anti-venom to save his life .

Months later, still a drug abuser, he instinctively saves the life of a small-time hood at a nightclub.

In order to save her life the doctors stopped the treatment for the leprosy.

The swallow thanked Thumbelina for saving his life .

I have cut him off, she knew, as a doctor will cut off a much-needed limb to save a life .

Do we save it for life on an Iowa farm?

lot

It would save me a lot of time and effort.

If they had the courage to say that, they would have saved everyone a lot of trouble.

This was going to save us a lot of money and trouble.

Re-Chargeables Re-chargeable ni-cad batteries can obviously save you a lot of money.

With hindsight it would have saved a lot of heartbreak if he had looked the other way.

The mouse allows you to click the notes into position on the stave and saves a lot of keying time.

It must save an awful lot of embarrassment.

money

He remembered Anne laughing about how much fun it was to give away money they'd saved for retirement.

The cost of the compensation was being met out of the money saved by cutting price subsidies.

With the money he saved , he bought a respectable set of secondhand clothes on Chatham Square.

What on earth was the point of collecting money to save the tower of a church that wasn't even beautiful?

By measuring their return on investment, they understand when spending money will save them money.

He figured out how much money would be saved if they reported half of their intake.

operation

Two operations were needed to save his foot, and playing rugby again seemed as unlikely as Newport beating the All Blacks.

Yesterday the youngster, who has not been named, was recovering in hospital from an emergency operation to save his sight.

skin

But the traditional banana-producing countries are banding together to save their skins .

The fishermen were simply making arrangements to save their own skins .

So Cresci saved his skin , and Menotti flew home, blowing on his fingers.

They had two towels they wetted in the by now black water to save the skin of their thighs.

He is intent only on saving his own skin .

It is not the first time he has resigned to save his political skin .

Set against my wits and guile, Manly strength won't save your skin .

time

That saved my butt several times .

This obviously saves time in group sessions, but only if everyone does it.

Every invention during our lifetime has been just to save time .

This New Body Workout integrates both these elements-making it doubly effective, yet saves you time !

Consolidating these facilities will save time and money, Near said.

This saves time and is a lot quicker than walking.

He taught me things that saved my life several times .

trouble

We could dispense some justice and hang him from the bowsprit to save the courts the trouble .

It saved her the trouble of putting gray powder in her hair.

It saves me the trouble of going after you.

Manny says, saving Primo the trouble .

Act now, save trouble later!

Blyth saved me the trouble of suggesting a game of football by doing it himself.

Why not send government poll-takers door to door, saving voters the trouble of having to remember when Election Day falls?

world

If he saves the world too often, he will vanish completely.

It is nothing less than an opportunity to save or change the world .

Certainly she was saving the world , but was that enough?

From this grim situation the party was saved by the First World War.

She was thin, taller than I, full of ideals and plans to save the world .

■ VERB

help

But they say their real reward is knowing they've helped to save lives.

For Hazel Rodgers, a 78-year-old glaucoma sufferer who credits marijuana with helping to save her eyesight.

Soldiers and police tried to help but couldn't save the singers.

Even with the goddess's help he could not save his wife.

But a tracheotomy throat operation which helped to save his life may have changed his distinctive voice for ever.

We need your help to save the past for future generations.

I then had the first of the mad ideas that helped to save our lives.

try

Three police officers who tried to save the children were beaten back by the intense heat and smoke.

Bernie tries to save some dignity.

The President was working grueling eighteen-hour days trying to save the Great Deal.

Who were you in your arrogance to try to save him from his wish?

He had tried to save one of his sheep from drowning in the river, and he drowned himself.

A lot of public money went into trying to save what could be saved, or to help companies redeploy.

Susan is trying to save my life.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a stitch in time (saves nine)

save face

Rather than admit defeat, Franklin compromised in order to save face .

As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face .

Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face .

By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.

Determined to save face , I kept devouring everything set before me.

I had to do this to save face for my father.

The important thing now was to let him save face .

The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.

save sth for a rainy day

Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Save the chicken bones to make stock later.

Save your work and close down any applications that are open.

Ben would have died in the blaze if a fireman hadn't saved him.

Bob and Martha worked hard to save their marriage, for the sake of the children.

Don't throw the wrapping paper away - I'm going to save it and use it again.

Environmentalists are campaigning to save the white rhinoceros from extinction.

Financial experts are trying to save one of Britain's biggest holiday companies from bankruptcy.

How long did it take you to save all that money?

I find it very difficult to save - I just spend everything I get.

It's a low-paid job, but she still manages to save a few dollars each week.

Michael was saved from choking to death by Susie.

money-saving coupons

My grandmother saved up all her old magazines.

Officer McCarthy had saved her from a savage attack in the park.

She planned to work until she had saved enough money to attend nursing school in Nashville.

The President had been shot from close range. It was only his bullet-proof vest that saved him.

They've already started saving for their next vacation.

We're trying to save money to buy a house.

We can save fifteen minutes by taking the expressway.

Wearing a seat belt can help save your life.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Did he give it to save his own neck?

Estimates of the amount of money saved by the taxpayer over the five-year period vary widely.

Even a few dollars worth of prevention can save you thousands and keep you in business.

The Everqueen is saved by Tyrion.

The first order of business is for the guys to save themselves from the elements, starvation, and that darn bear.

Was this a massive bribe to save Will from a charge of infanticide and possibly the gallows?

II. noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

brilliant

And the goalkeeper made a brilliant save to tip Philliskirk's long-range shot over the bar.

Pat Gavin had a good scoring chance but Stephen Pears brought off a brilliant save .

Gee struck the bar for Leicester and Pears brought off a brilliant save from Mills.

Jamie Pollock came close to a late equaliser only to be denied with a brilliant save by James.

He could have had a hat-trick but was denied by Miklosko's brilliant save .

Justice was done when Stephen Pears denied Micky Hazard with a brilliant save .

Glenavon keeper Robbie Beck was a virtual spectator but earned his pay-packet with a brilliant one-handed save from sub Michael Surgeon.

fine

Forrest made another fine save , tipping Atkinson's 30-yard shot over his bar.

One effort hit the bar and the other brought out a fine save from Burridge after deflecting off Payton.

Shortly after the break, McCoist was again frustrated, this time denied by a fine save from Gouteev.

Two minutes later Hooper pulled off another fine save from Andy Sinton's venomous shot.

From the resulting corner Rhodes made another fine save , hurtling to his right to deflect away Dixon's rising shot.

Churt tried hard to come back and Paul Jones in the Haslemere goal had to make one particularly fine diving save .

The Ballynahinch keeper made a fine save from a Nigel Taggart flick on the right.

good

A decent penalty, but a good save and an effective slice of psychology.

Fred Barber made a good save from Robbie Mustoe when Ripley crossed into the middle.

Only several good saves by Nicky Weaver kept the score down as Arsenal flexed their attacking muscles.

Here's his best save or saves coming up.

Full back Jimmy Phillips was denied by the best save of the match.

Leeds brought a good save from the Southampton keeper with an indirect free kick before half-time.

His best save was from substitute Bernie Slaven.

■ VERB

make

Forrest made another fine save , tipping Atkinson's 30-yard shot over his bar.

But Shilton should not have been allowed to make his crucial save .

As it turned out, Rhodes had made the save .

Linfield had the best chance of the half, however, Eachus making a stunning save from a Johnston shot.

Sharks goalie Chris Terreri made 39 saves .

Fred Barber made a good save from Robbie Mustoe when Ripley crossed into the middle.

Flores again made a save but this time Jamelli was in place to put in the rebound.

pull

Paul Reece pulled off the save of the match to make it Wolves 0.

Fortunately, Alan Judge was in fine form, pulling off a great save to keep Hereford in the game.

Two minutes later Hooper pulled off another fine save from Andy Sinton's venomous shot.

Next it was Nixon's turn in the Tranmere goal to pull off a spectacular save from Mitchell.

He pulled off a tremendous save from Sukristovas in the first half and denied the same player in the second.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A few days before the midair save , another orb had been successfully recovered after a gentle landing in the sea.

If the team is good and I make one or two or three saves, they will all be important.

Len Barrie had the Panthers' other goal against Martin Brodeur, who had 22 saves.

Muir's nimble footwork merited a second Rovers goal at the start of the second half but Heald's save prevented it.

Pat Gavin had a good scoring chance but Stephen Pears brought off a brilliant save .

Pears pulled off the save of the match from a Garry Nelson header in the opening minutes.

San Jose goalie Chris Terreri stopped Perreault with a pad save .

Whitehead's save kept his team in the game.

III. preposition

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

The fee covers everything, save one dinner.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.