[] an amount of sth such as time or money that you do not need to use or spend节约；节省◆Buy three and make a saving of €5!买三件可以节省 5 欧元！◆With the new heating system we can make big savings on fuel bills.采用新的供热系统后，我们可以大幅度节省燃料费用。savings [] money that you have saved, especially in a bank, etc.（银行）存款◆He used his savings to start up his own company.他用自己的存款开办了自己的公司。 () [] the situation when income is greater than money spent; the process of spending less than income储蓄◆Consumers have not yet switched from consumption to saving.消费者尚未从净消费转向净储蓄。◆a drop in household saving家庭储蓄的下降-saving (in adjectives 用于形容词) that reduces the amount used of the thing mentioned; preventing waste of the thing mentioned节约的◆energy-saving modifications节能改装◆time-saving devices省时装置cost saving face-saving labour-saving