vt. 節省;保存;儲蓄;解救;
vi. 節省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj. 除…之外;
n. 救援,救援;
?? save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
當時得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局勢。
近義:liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband
反義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
n. 麻煩;煩惱;故障;動亂;
vi. 費心;煩惱;
vt. 麻煩;使煩惱;折磨;
?? turb = stir”表示”攪動”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我們在撬樹根時遇到了很多麻煩.
近義:inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
vt.& vi. 挑選,挑揀;挖,采,摘,剔,扒;挑剔;
n. 選擇;收獲;精華;
?? 愛打扮的豬(pig)八戒, 采摘鮮花頭上戴
"Could you do me a favour and pick up Sam from school today?"
今天你能幫我個忙去學校接薩姆嗎?
近義:select, choose, cull, elect, scavenge, scoop