Word · Frequency #2163
Fully loadedsaving
节约；节省
A reduction in cost or expenditure; an act of economizing.
- 1.
A reduction in cost or expenditure.
成本或支出的减少
- 2.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
节约行为；成本降低
- 3.
The action of the verb to save.
动词save所指的动作；拯救、保存或节省的行为
- 4.
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
从损失或危险中恢复或保存
- 5.
the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
保护某物免受损失或危险的活动
挽救；拯救；保全；挽救；节省；储蓄；成本或支出的减少；节约行为；成本降低；动词save所指的动作；拯救、保存或节省的行为
In use
Turning off the lights when you leave a room is a great way to make a saving on electricity bills.
She deposited part of her salary into her savings account every month.
After years of careful savings, they were able to afford a down payment on a house.
there was a saving of 50 cents
a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
make savings
指通过减少开支来积攒钱。
We need to make savings in our budget.
我们需要在预算中节省开支。
a saving of [amount]
表示节省的具体数额。
Connections
Collocations
- cost saving
- 成本节约
- The new system resulted in a 20% cost saving.新系统带来了20%的成本节约。
- energy saving
- 节能
- Energy saving measures reduce electricity bills.节能措施减少了电费。
- time saving
- 节省时间
- This shortcut is a real time saving.这条捷径确实节省时间。
- labor saving
- 节省劳力
- The robot is a labor saving device for the factory.这台机器人是工厂的节省劳力设备。
- saving grace
- 可取之处
- His kindness was his saving grace.他的善良是他的可取之处。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将“save”（节省）加上“-ing”得到名词“saving”（存款），记住省钱的动作就是储蓄。
Context & Register
节约
Grammar Note
常以复数形式savings出现，表示存款或储蓄金额
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the /eɪvɪŋ/ ending and rhyme with 'saving'. Beware of lookalikes like 'having' (/hævɪŋ/) and 'giving' (/ɡɪvɪŋ/) which have different vowel sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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