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salvage
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- Conjugation :
past
salvaged
;
ing
salvaging
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Derivatives :
n
salvageability
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n
salvager
;
adj
salvageable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- salvage
['sælvɪʤ]
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1.
noun
[u]
(saving) 抢救
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2.
noun
(things saved) 抢救出的财物
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3.
vt.
(from ship，building) 抢救
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4.
vt.
[+pride]
[ reputation]
挽救
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to salvage sth (from sth)
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（从某事中）挽回某物
Collins English-English Dictionary
- salvage
['sælvɪʤ]
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1.
n
the act, process, or business of rescuing vessels or their cargoes from loss at sea
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2.
n
the act of saving any goods or property in danger of damage or destruction
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3.
n
(as modifier)
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a salvage operation
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4.
n
the goods or property so saved
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5.
n
compensation paid for the salvage of a vessel or its cargo
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6.
n
the proceeds from the sale of salvaged goods or property
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7.
vt.
[tr]
to save or rescue (goods or property) from fire, shipwreck, etc
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8.
vt.
to gain (something beneficial) from a failure
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she salvaged little from the broken marriage
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9.
vt.
[Etymology]
C17: from Old French, from Medieval Latin salvagium, from salvare to save1
Examples
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It was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.
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这是他从这场磨难里能找到的唯一的少许安慰。
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打捞沉船
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salvage a sunken ship
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从三废中回收和提取大量有用物质
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salvage large quantities of useful materials from the three wastes
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轮船已经沉落到海底，恐怕很难打捞了。
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The vessel has sunk to the bottom of the ocean, it will be difficult to salvage.
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他死亡的原因是后心受了重创，抢救无效。
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The reason of his death was that the middle of his back was badly injured, and it was beyond salvage.
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