salvage

• 名词，指从损坏或毁灭中抢救出来的财产或货物，也指抢救这些物品或抢救遇难船只、其船员或货物的行为。

A noun referring to property or goods saved from damage or destruction, or the act of saving such items or rescuing a ship, its crew, or cargo from a shipwreck or fire.

不可数

1. Saved property or goodsB2formal

   Items or property that have been rescued from destruction, damage, or loss.

   获救财产

   • The firemen managed to recover some salvage from the burning building.
   • The ship's cargo was declared salvage after the storm.
   • They sold the salvage from the old factory for scrap metal.

2. Act of saving propertyB2formal

   The action of rescuing goods or property from a situation where they could be damaged or destroyed.

   打捞

   • The salvage of the artwork from the flooded museum took several days.
   • Salvage operations began immediately after the earthquake.
   • The team specialized in the salvage of historical artifacts.

   同义词reclamationrecoveryrescueretrieval

3. Maritime rescueB2formal

   The act of rescuing a ship, its crew, or its cargo from a shipwreck, fire, or other danger at sea.

   海难救助

   • The coast guard performed a difficult salvage of the stranded vessel.
   • Maritime law governs the rights and rewards for salvage at sea.
   • The salvage of the sunken ship took several months.

   同义词reclamationrecoveryrescue

• 动词，指从损失、损坏或毁灭中抢救、保全某物，尤指在沉船或灾难之后。也指回收利用废弃物或残骸中的有用部分。

A verb used to indicate the act of rescuing or saving something from loss, damage, or destruction, especially from a wreck or disaster.

1. Rescue from destructionB2formal

   To save something from being destroyed, ruined, or lost.

   抢救

   • The firefighters managed to salvage some belongings from the burning house.
   • They tried to salvage the ship after it hit the rocks.
   • We need to salvage what we can from the failed project.

   同义词recoverredeemrescueretrievesave

   反义词abandondestroyloseruin

2. Collect discarded materialsB2formal

   To collect and reuse materials that have been thrown away or are no longer wanted.

   回收利用

   • The company salvages scrap metal from old cars.
   • He salvaged wood from the demolition site to build furniture.
   • They salvage plastic bottles for recycling.

   同义词reclaimrecoverrecycleretrievescavenge