Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense salvages, present participle salvaging, past tense, past participle salvaged
1VERB [usually passive]营救,抢救(失事船舶、损毁大楼等中的财物) 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. 营救,抢救(失事船舶、损毁大楼等中的财物)
The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. [beVERB-ed]
该队的首要任务是决定可以抢救哪些设备。
The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. [VERB-ed]
4VERB 挽救;挽回 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;挽回
Officials tried to salvage the situation. [VERB noun]
官员们试图挽回局面。
Diplomats are still hoping to salvage something from the meeting. [VERB noun from noun]
外交官们仍然希望能通过这次会晤挽回点什么。
5VERB 挽回,保留,维持,找回(尊严、名声等) 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 after losing it. 挽回,保留,维持,找回(尊严、名声等)
We definitely wanted to salvage some pride for British tennis. [VERB noun]
我们当然想为英国网球挽回一些尊严。
Chantal was lucky to be able to salvage her career. [VERB noun]