n.[U]

1. 海难救助；抢救；挽救
2. 救助酬金
3. 被救船舶（货物、人员等）
4. 沉船打捞（作业）
5. 废物利用；可利用的废品

vt.

1. 救助；营救；抢救；挽救[（+from）]
   We were unable to salvage anything when the factory burnt down.

   当工厂烧毁时，我们没有能抢救出任何东西。

2. 打捞
3. 利用（废物等）

v.

1. rescue (a ship or its cargo) from loss at sea.
2. retrieve or preserve from loss or destruction.

n.

1. the process of salvaging.
2. the cargo saved from a wrecked or sunken ship.
   ▸Law  payment made or due to a person who has saved a ship or its cargo.