salvage

salvage — 動詞

IPA/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/
KK[sˈælvədʒ]IPA/ˈsæl.vɪdʒ/
  • salvagepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • salvages3rd person singular
  • salvaging-ing form
  • salvagedpast simple

1. to take goods or property out of a dangerous situation such as a fire, flood, or

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

搶救;打撈

從災難中挽救財物

to take goods or property out of a dangerous situation such as a fire, flood, or shipwreck, so that they are not lost or destroyed

例句

Gabriela's team managed to salvage several paintings from the burning museum.

Gabriela 的團隊成功從燃燒的博物館中搶救出幾幅畫作。

salvage + concrete object + from + disaster location

After the ship hit the rocks, divers were sent to salvage the cargo.

船隻撞上礁石後,潛水員被派去打撈貨物。

常見搭配
  • salvage goods
  • salvage cargo
  • salvage equipment
  • salvage from a fire
  • salvage from a shipwreck
同義詞
  • rescue

    used for living things or people; salvage is mainly for objects

  • recover

    broader in meaning, can apply to getting back anything lost, not just from disaster

  • retrieve

    implies going to get something back; less dramatic than salvage

反義詞
  • abandon

    to leave something behind rather than trying to save it

  • destroy

    salvage prevents destruction

文法句型

salvage + noun phrase (concrete object) + from + noun phrase

用法筆記

The object is nearly always something physical — cargo, furniture, documents, or artworks. Used mainly when referring to disasters like fires, floods, shipwrecks, or earthquakes.

常見錯誤

I salvaged my phone from the table.
I salvaged my phone from the flooded basement.
Salvage implies saving from danger or destruction, not picking something up from an ordinary place.
She salvaged her notes from her bag.
She salvaged her notes from the burning car.
The situation must involve real damage or loss.

2. to act in a way that stops a bad situation from becoming a complete failure or t

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

挽救

讓壞局面不致失敗

to act in a way that stops a bad situation from becoming a complete failure or that makes it less harmful than it could have been

例句

Tariro tried to salvage the evening by telling a funny story after the argument.

Tariro 在爭吵後講了個有趣的故事,試圖挽救這個夜晚。

salvage + social situation (evening, party, meeting)

Walid managed to salvage his reputation by apologising in public for the mistake.

Walid 公開為自己的錯誤道歉,成功挽救了名譽。

常見搭配
  • salvage a situation
  • salvage a relationship
  • salvage one's reputation
  • salvage a career
同義詞
  • rescue

    more general; 'rescue a situation' is also used but more dramatic

  • redeem

    suggests moral recovery or compensation for a poor start

  • save

    the common everyday word; 'salvage' suggests a more difficult or desperate effort

反義詞
  • ruin

    salvage prevents ruin of a situation

  • worsen

    salvage makes a bad situation less bad

文法句型

salvage + abstract noun (reputation, evening, relationship, season)

用法筆記

The object is always an abstract noun referring to a situation, relationship, reputation, event, or career — never a physical object. Distinguish from sense 1 (RESCUE FROM DISASTER), which uses concrete objects.

常見錯誤

She salvaged the broken chair.' (chair is physical — use sense 1)
She salvaged the party by bringing more food.
Sense 2 only works with abstract situations.

salvage — 名詞

IPA/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
KK[sˈælvədʒ]IPA/ˈsælvɪdʒ/

同根字

  • salvageable
    形容詞C1
  • salvor
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • salvage operation
  • salvage team
  • salvage work
  • salvage company

副詞搭配

  • successfully salvage
  • partially salvage
  • barely salvage

常用片語

  • attempt to salvage
  • try to salvage
  • manage to salvage

介系詞搭配

  • salvage from
  • salvage of