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挽救
wǎn jiù
Meaning
- to save
- to rescue
- to remedy
Definition
从危险或不利情况中拯救出来，使其转危为安。
To rescue or save someone or something from danger or an unfavorable situation, turning it around for the better.
Usage
通常用于生命、关系、局势、经济等面临危机或困境时，通过采取措施使其恢复或好转。常带宾语，如挽救生命、挽救婚姻、挽救颓势。
Used when facing crisis or difficulties in life, relationships, situations, economy, etc., by taking measures to recover or improve. Often takes an object, e.g., save a life, save a marriage, reverse a decline.
Examples
- 1 医生们竭尽全力挽救他的生命。 (The doctors did their utmost to save his life.)
- 2 他们试图通过沟通来挽救这段婚姻。 (They tried to save the marriage through communication.)
- 3 政府出台了一系列经济政策以挽救下滑的经济。 (The government introduced a series of economic policies to save the declining economy.)
- 4 在最后的关头，守门员扑出了点球，挽救了球队的败局。 (At the last moment, the goalkeeper saved the penalty, rescuing the team from defeat.)
- 5 志愿者们努力挽救那些受洪水威胁的动物。 (Volunteers worked hard to rescue animals threatened by the flood.)
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