salvage

1. V-T If something is salvaged, someone manages to save it, for example, from a ship that has sunk, or from a building that has been damaged. 搶救 (沉船或被毀樓房中的財物)[usu passive]

The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. 該隊(duì)的首要任務(wù)是決定要搶救出什么設(shè)備。

2. N-UNCOUNT Salvage is the act of salvaging things from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building. (對沉船或被毀樓房中財物的) 搶救

The salvage operation went on. 搶救作業(yè)繼續(xù)進(jìn)行。

3. N-UNCOUNT The salvage from somewhere such as a damaged ship or building is the things that are saved from it. (從沉船或被毀樓房中) 搶救出的財物

They climbed up on the rock with their salvage. 他們帶著搶救出來的財物爬到了礁石上。

4. V-T If you manage to salvage a difficult situation, you manage to get something useful from it so that it is not a complete failure. 挽救 (敗局)

Officials tried to salvage the situation. 官員們努力挽救這個局面。

5. V-T If you salvage something such as your pride or your reputation, you manage to keep it even though it seems likely you will lose it, or you get it back it after losing it. 挽回 (自尊、聲譽(yù)等)

We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for American tennis. 我們當(dāng)然想為美國網(wǎng)球挽回些尊嚴(yán)。