save有节约的意思。save作为名词、动词、介词和连词，基本含义除了“节约”之外，还有“救助”、“储蓄”、“收藏”、“避免”、“救球”、“保存”、“除…外”、“除了”等意思。

save可作名词、动词、介词和连词，译为救;救助;挽救;拯救;储蓄;攒钱;(守门员的)救球；除了;除…外。例句有：

1、Doctors were unable to save her.

医生未能把她救活。

2、I'm saving for a new bike.

我正攒钱想买辆新自行车。

3、I've been saving theatre programmes for years.

我收藏剧院的节目单已有多年了。

4、He's saving his strength for the last part of the race.

他保存体力，以便在比赛的最后阶段发力。

5、We'll take a cab to save time.

我们坐出租车，好节省时间。

6、The prize money saved her from having to find a job.

她得到的奖金，使她不用非得去找工作。

7、The goalie saved brilliantly from Johnson's long-range shot.

守门员漂亮地扑挡了约翰逊的远射。

8、He made a spectacular save.

他那扑救的动作令人叹为观止。

9、They knew nothing about her save her name.

除名字外，他们对她一无所知。

10、They found out nothing more save that she had borne a child.

他们只查明她生过一个孩子，其他情况一无所获。