词组 | save |
释义 | save [saved, saved, saving] save on 1. save on sth to spend less money on something than you did before: ▪ If I cycled to work I could save on petrol. save on bills/costs/rent ▪ We moved to a smaller apartment to save on rent. ▪ The official Energy Efficiency Unit suggests these easy ways of saving on heating costs. ■ SIMILAR TO: economize (on) 2. save on sth especially BrE to reduce the amount of work that you have to do, especially boring work: ▪ Let's use paper plates - it'll save on the washing up. ▪ A computerized system saves on paperwork. save up save up • save up sth • save sth up to keep money so that you can use it in the future, especially when you add more money every week, month etc: ▪ If you want to buy a car, you'll have to start saving up. ▪ We've saved up $2000 so far. +for ▪ I'm saving up for a holiday. |
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