salvage
- v. 抢救, 挽救
- n. 抢救, 打捞
- n. 获救财物
- Definition
- v. to save something from being lost or destroyed
- n. the act of saving goods or a ship from loss
- n. the things saved
- Example
- Workers tried to salvage furniture from the flooded basement.
- 工人们试图从被淹的地下室里抢救家具。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to rescue something from danger or loss (verb).
比较义项：从危险或损坏中救出、避免损失（动词）。
- save
The general, neutral word for keeping a person, animal or thing safe from danger while there is still time to prevent loss; works for people as well as objects.
泛指在危险尚未造成损失之前，及时使人、动物或物品脱离危险；既可用于人也可用于物，是最常用、最中性的说法。
Firefighters managed to save the trapped dog before the roof collapsed.
消防员在屋顶倒塌之前设法救出了被困的狗。
- salvage 本词
More formal and specific; used after damage or disaster has already happened, for recovering objects or value that can still be used, not for rescuing living beings.
较为正式，用于损坏或灾难已经发生之后，从中抢救出还能使用的物品或价值，一般不用于救人或救活的生物。
The insurers could only salvage a few undamaged boxes from the warehouse fire.
保险公司只能从仓库大火中抢救出几箱没有受损的物品。
Save and salvage both mean to protect something from loss or damage. Save is the general, neutral word, used before danger causes real loss, for both people and things. Salvage is more formal, used after damage or disaster has happened, for recovering parts or value.
save和salvage在这个义项上都表示使某物免于损失或毁坏，但save更常用、更中性，强调在危险还未造成损失时及时保护或救出，既可以用于人也可以用于物；salvage较为正式，通常指损坏或灾难已经发生之后，从中抢救出还有用的部分或价值，一般不用于救人。这里不比较save常见的“储蓄、节省”义项，例如save money。