salvage

salvage
verb
  1. [with obj.]rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo) from loss at sea
    抢救(遇难船只或故障船只或其货物),打捞
    an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the wreck.
    一件镶有绿宝石的金制十字形饰物从船只残骸中抢救出来。
    ■retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances
    挽救;挽回
    it was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal.
    这是他从磨难中能挽回的惟一的一点安慰。
noun
  1. [mass noun]the rescue of a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo from loss at sea
    (对遇难船只或故障船只或其货物的)海上救助;打捞
    [asmodifier]a salvage operation was under way.
    海难救援行动正在进行。
    ■the cargo saved from a wrecked or sunken ship
    从沉船中抢救出的货物,打捞的货物
    salvage taken from a ship that had sunk in the river.
    从河中沉船里抢救出的货物。
    ■the rescue of property or material from potential loss or destruction
    财产抢救;挽救
    ■(Law)payment made or due to a person who has saved a ship or its cargo
    (律)海难救助费,打捞费
派生
salvageable
adjective
salvager
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (as a noun denoting payment for saving a ship or its cargo): from French, from medieval Latin salvagium, from Latin salvare 'to save'. The verb dates from the late 19th cent
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