salvage

salvage — 動詞

1. to take goods or property out of a dangerous situation such as a fire, flood, or

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

搶救；打撈

從災難中挽救財物

to take goods or property out of a dangerous situation such as a fire, flood, or shipwreck, so that they are not lost or destroyed

例句

Gabriela's team managed to salvage several paintings from the burning museum.

Gabriela 的團隊成功從燃燒的博物館中搶救出幾幅畫作。

salvage + concrete object + from + disaster location

After the ship hit the rocks, divers were sent to salvage the cargo.

船隻撞上礁石後，潛水員被派去打撈貨物。

同義詞
  • rescue

    used for living things or people; salvage is mainly for objects

  • recover

    broader in meaning, can apply to getting back anything lost, not just from disaster

  • retrieve

    implies going to get something back; less dramatic than salvage

反義詞
  • abandon

    to leave something behind rather than trying to save it

  • destroy

    salvage prevents destruction

文法句型

salvage + noun phrase (concrete object) + from + noun phrase

用法筆記

The object is nearly always something physical — cargo, furniture, documents, or artworks. Used mainly when referring to disasters like fires, floods, shipwrecks, or earthquakes.

常見錯誤

❌I salvaged my phone from the table.
✅I salvaged my phone from the flooded basement.
💡Salvage implies saving from danger or destruction, not picking something up from an ordinary place.
❌She salvaged her notes from her bag.
✅She salvaged her notes from the burning car.
💡The situation must involve real damage or loss.

2. to act in a way that stops a bad situation from becoming a complete failure or t

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

挽救

讓壞局面不致失敗

to act in a way that stops a bad situation from becoming a complete failure or that makes it less harmful than it could have been

例句

Tariro tried to salvage the evening by telling a funny story after the argument.

Tariro 在爭吵後講了個有趣的故事，試圖挽救這個夜晚。

salvage + social situation (evening, party, meeting)

Walid managed to salvage his reputation by apologising in public for the mistake.

Walid 公開為自己的錯誤道歉，成功挽救了名譽。

同義詞
  • rescue

    more general; 'rescue a situation' is also used but more dramatic

  • redeem

    suggests moral recovery or compensation for a poor start

  • save

    the common everyday word; 'salvage' suggests a more difficult or desperate effort

反義詞
  • ruin

    salvage prevents ruin of a situation

  • worsen

    salvage makes a bad situation less bad

文法句型

salvage + abstract noun (reputation, evening, relationship, season)

用法筆記

The object is always an abstract noun referring to a situation, relationship, reputation, event, or career — never a physical object. Distinguish from sense 1 (RESCUE FROM DISASTER), which uses concrete objects.

常見錯誤

❌She salvaged the broken chair.' (chair is physical — use sense 1)
✅She salvaged the party by bringing more food.
💡Sense 2 only works with abstract situations.

salvage — 名詞