[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。
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[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
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