"delivered from damnation," c. 1300, past participle adjective from save (v.). Saved by the bell is from 1914 in reference to prize fighting; 1912 in reference to the classroom; figurative use from 1915, probably at first from the fighting sense.
雙語例句
1. His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof steel screen.
多虧一塊1/4英寸厚的防彈鋼板，他才撿了條命。
來自柯林斯例句
2. More cash will be saved by shutting studios and selling outside-broadcast vehicles.
通過關(guān)閉演播室和出售實(shí)況轉(zhuǎn)播車將節(jié)省更多資金。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He saved one shot when the ball hit him on the head.
球砸中他的腦袋，從而讓他化解了一次射門。
來自柯林斯例句
4. A union bargainer said that those jobs have been saved.
一位工會(huì)的談判人員說那些工作崗位都已經(jīng)保住了。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The money saved could be used for more deserving causes.