savage 和 salvage

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savage 和 salvage，仅仅相差一个字母，两个单词是两个不同的单词，意义差别当然大了。
savage
sav∙age¹ / ˈsævɪdʒ ; ˈsævɪdʒ /
◙adj
1. VIOLENT 残暴的, very violent or cruel
• 凶猛的，残暴的:
»a savage dog
  一条凶猛的狗
»a savage murder
  凶残的谋杀
2. CRITICIZING 批评, criticizing someone or something very severely
• 猛烈的，恶狠狠的:
»a savage attack on the government
  对政府的猛烈抨击
3. SEVERE 严重的, very severe
• 极严重的，大幅度的:
»The government has announced savage cuts in spending.
  政府宣布大幅度削减开支。
»a savage storm
  狂风暴雨
4. PEOPLE 人, [only before noun] [old-fashioned not polite] an offensive word used to describe people who have a simple, traditional way of life
• 未开化的，原始的，野蛮的:
»a savage tribe
野蛮部落
♦savagely adv:
»He was savagely attacked and beaten.
  他遭到了野蛮的袭击和毒打。
♦savageness noun [U]

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savage²
◙noun [C] [old-fashioned not polite]
1. a very offensive word for someone who has a simple, traditional way of life
• 未开化的人，野蛮人

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savage³
◙verb [T]
1. if an animal such as a dog savages someone, it attacks them and injures them badly
• 〔动物〕乱咬，凶猛地攻击
2. to criticize someone or something very severely
• 激烈地批评:
»The Prime Minister was savaged by the press for failing to take action quickly enough.
  首相因未能迅速采取行动而受到新闻界的猛烈抨击。


salvage

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sal∙vage¹ / ˈsælvɪdʒ ; ˈsælvɪdʒ /
◙verb [T]
1. to save something from an accident or bad situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost
• 〔从事故或糟糕的情形中〕抢救出〔某物〕:
»Divers hope to salvage some of the ship's cargo.
  潜水员希望能够抢救出船上的一些货物。
»salvage sth from sth
»They managed to salvage only a few of their belongings from the fire.
  他们从大火中只抢救出少数几样东西。
2. to make sure that you do not lose something completely, or to make sure that something does not fail completely
• 挽救，挽回:
»He fought to salvage the company's reputation .
  他竭力挽回公司的声誉。

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salvage²
◙noun [U]
1. when you save things from a situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost
• 抢救，救援:
»a massive salvage operation
  大规模的抢救行动
2. things that have been saved from an accident, especially when a ship has sunk
• 〔尤指在船沉没时〕抢救出的财物