savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/
adj.
1
凶恶的；凶残的；损害严重的
aggressive and violent; causing great harm
同义词： brutal
savage dogs
恶狗
She had been badly hurt in what police described as ‘a savage attack’.
她遭受袭击而身受重伤——警方称这是一次“野蛮的袭击”。
savage public spending cuts
拼命削减公共开支
2
猛烈抨击的
involving very strong criticism
The article was a savage attack on the government's record.
文章对政府的业绩进行了猛烈的抨击。
3
[only before noun] (old-fashioned, taboo) 蒙昧的；未开化的；野蛮的
an offensive way of referring to groups of people or customs that are considered to be simple and not highly developed
同义词： primitive
a savage tribe
野蛮部落
【派生词】savagely adv.
savagely attacked/criticized
受到猛烈的攻击 / 批评
‘No!’ he snarled savagely.
“不！”他恶狠狠地吼道。
noun
1
(old-fashioned, taboo) 野蛮人；未开化的人
an offensive word for sb who belongs to a people that is simple and not developed
the development of the human race from primitive savages
人类走出蒙昧的演进过程
2
凶狠残暴的人
a cruel and violent person
He described the attack as the work of savages.
他把这次袭击称为野蛮行径。
verb
[VN] [usually passive]
1
(of an animal 动物) 凶狠地攻击（或伤害）；残害
to attack sb violently, causing serious injury
She was savaged to death by a bear.
她遭熊袭击而丧命。
2
(formal) 猛烈批评；激烈抨击
to criticize sb/sth severely
Her latest novel has been savaged by the critics.
她最近的一部小说受到评论家的猛烈批评。
salvage /ˈsælvɪdʒ/
noun
[U]
1
（对财物等的）抢救
the act of saving things that have been, or are likely to be, damaged or lost, especially in a disaster or an accident
the salvage of the wrecked tanker
对失事油轮的打捞
a salvage company/operation/team
打捞公司；打捞行动；抢救队
2
抢救出的财物
the things that are saved from a disaster or an accident
an exhibition of the salvage from the wreck
沉船打捞物品展览
verb
[VN]
1
~ sth (from sth)
打捞，营救（失事船舶等）；抢救（失事船舶、火灾等中的财物）
to save a badly damaged ship, etc. from being lost completely; to save parts or property from a damaged ship or from a fire, etc.
The wreck was salvaged by a team from the RAF.
失事船只被英国皇家空军救援小组打捞起来。
We only managed to salvage two paintings from the fire.
我们只从火灾中抢救出两幅画。
The house was built using salvaged materials.
这栋房子是用回收的废旧材料建成的。
2
挽救；挽回
to manage to rescue sth from a difficult situation; to stop a bad situation from being a complete failure
What can I do to salvage my reputation? (= get a good reputation again)
我怎样才能挽回我的名声呢？
He wondered what he could do to salvage the situation.
他不知道怎样才能挽救这个局面。
United lost 5–2, salvaging a little pride with two late goals.
联队以2:5失利，只靠后来两次进球挽回了一点面子。
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