名著用例
She studied her own work again, looking for some way to salvage it, then sighed and put down the needle.
她又瞧了瞧自己的活儿,想找出个补救的法子,最后还是叹了口气,把针线搁到一边去了。
出自美国作家乔治·R·R·马丁所著的史诗奇幻小说系列《冰与火之歌》(A Song of Ice and Fire)。《冰与火之歌》主要描述了在一片虚构的中世纪世界里所发生的一系列宫廷斗争、疆场厮杀、游历冒险和魔法抗衡的故事。2011年,《冰与火之歌》被美国HBO电视网改编成了电视剧《权力的游戏》(Game of Thrones)。
背景图片:《权力的游戏》电影壁纸
基本释义
[verb] rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea
[动词] 抢救(失事或丧失航行能力的船或船上的货物)使其免受海上损失
深入解读
Salvage 一词与 savage (野蛮的、凶残的、猛烈抨击的)十分形似,源自古法语 salver (拯救),17世纪40年代起开始在英语里作名词表示“海上救助费”。从这个概念进一步拓展即表示对船只、货物等的“海上救助、海上打捞”以及在火灾、水灾、船舶失事等时进行的“财产抢救”,比如:
- 我认为我们不应该贸然对失事油轮的打捞作出决定。
I don’t think we should make precipitate decisions on the salvage of the wrecked tanker. - 抢救行动继续进行。但那梯子看来摇摇晃晃的。
The salvage operation went on. But that ladder looked very precarious.
此外,也可以用 salvage 来表示“抢救出的财物、船舶、船员等”,比如:
- 他们带着抢救出来的物品爬上岩石,并在荒野中度过了40天。
They climbed up on the rock with their salvage and abided in the wilderness for forty days.
等到了1889年, salvage 开始从名词衍生出动词含义,即表示“营救、打捞”失事船舶等,或“营救、抢救”失事船舶、损毁大楼等中的财物,比如:
- 我们只从火灾中抢救出一箱微型人像画框。
We only managed to salvage a box of portrait miniature frames from the fire. - 该队的首要任务是决定可以抢救哪些器械。
The team’s first task was to decide what apparatus could be salvaged.
在这个动词概念下,还可以用 salvage 引申表示“挽救、挽回”,多指设法从困境中解救出来或阻止某个糟糕局面陷入彻底的失败,比如:
- 我怎样才能挽回我受损的公众形象呢?
What can I do to salvage my tarnished public image? - 尽管他们的整个婚姻都是在做戏,他们仍然希望从他们破碎的婚姻中挽回点什么。
Even though their whole marriage had been a charade, they still hoped to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage.
另外, salvage 还有一个名词含义表示“废物的收集或利用”,则是源自第一次世界大战的英国,那时人们通过回收利用废旧的或受损的物资来支持前线战争。这个含义也可以用作动词表示“利用(废物、损坏的货物等)”,比如:
- 这栋耸立在山顶附近一尘不染的房子是用回收的废旧材料建成的。
The house in pristine condition standing eminent near the top of the hill was built using salvaged materials.
外刊例句
- Instead of burying TPP, they should try to salvage what they can from the wreckage.
他们非但不该埋葬跨太平洋伙伴关系协定,反而应当从残骸中尽力抢救它。
——《经济学人》 - Mr. Mansour blamed the underlying Israeli occupation, exhorting the Council to intervene and “salvage prospects for peace and security.”
曼苏尔则指责以色列的占领是发生冲突的根本原因,并敦促安理会进行干预,“拯救和平与安全的前景”。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
“salvage” 这个单词的中文解释是 “抢救” 或者 “打捞”。
以下是包含 “salvage” 这个词的50个短语,每个短语都附有中文解释:
- salvage a ship – 打捞一艘船
- salvage a wreck – 抢救残骸
- salvage a disaster – 抢救灾难
- salvage a situation – 抢救局势
- salvage a relationship – 挽救关系
- salvage a friendship – 挽救友谊
- salvage a career – 拯救职业
- salvage a project – 抢救项目
- salvage a mission – 抢救使命
- salvage a plan – 抢救计划
- salvage a business – 抢救业务
- salvage a reputation – 恢复声誉
- salvage a company – 抢救公司
- salvage a brand – 抢救品牌
- salvage a product – 抢救产品
- salvage a venture – 抢救企业风险
- salvage a campaign – 抢救活动
- salvage a team – 挽救团队
- salvage a partnership – 抢救合伙关系
- salvage a negotiation – 抢救谈判
- salvage a contract – 挽救合同
- salvage a deal – 挽救交易
- salvage a friendship – 挽救友情
- salvage a relationship – 恢复关系
- salvage a marriage – 挽救婚姻
- salvage a friendship – 挽救友谊
- salvage a bond – 挽救纽带
- salvage a connection – 恢复联系
- salvage a communication – 恢复沟通
- salvage a trust – 恢复信任
- salvage a misunderstanding – 解开误解
- salvage a conflict – 调解冲突
- salvage a disagreement – 解开分歧
- salvage a broken promise – 恢复破裂的承诺
- salvage a damaged relationship – 恢复受损的关系
- salvage a stalled project – 抢救停滞的项目
- salvage a failing business – 拯救失败的业务
- salvage a struggling company – 挽救困境中的公司
- salvage a sinking ship – 打捞沉船
- salvage a lost opportunity – 挽救失去的机会
- salvage a deteriorating situation – 拯救恶化的局势
- salvage a damaged reputation – 恢复受损的声誉
- salvage a declining market share – 挽救下滑的市场份额
- salvage a problematic project – 拯救问题项目
- salvage a financial crisis – 抢救财务危机
- salvage a failing product – 拯救失败的产品
- salvage a troubled relationship – 挽救陷入困境的关系
- salvage a negative image – 恢复负面形象
- salvage a damaged brand – 恢复受损的品牌
- salvage a missed opportunity – 挽救错失的机会
同近义词
- recover: find or regain possession of (something stolen or lost)
- rescue: keep from being lost or abandoned; retrieve
- retrieve: get or bring (something) back; regain possession of