After the shipwreck, divers worked tirelessly to salvage valuable artifacts from the ocean floor.
沉船事故后，潜水员不辞辛劳地打捞海底的珍贵文物。
Which choice best defines “salvage”?
D — To rescue or save from loss.. “salvage” means To rescue or save from loss..
Which word means “To rescue or save from loss.”?
C — salvage. “salvage” means To rescue or save from loss..
salvage — To rescue or save from loss.. In Chinese: 抢救;挽救;打捞.
salvage is pronounced //ˈsælvɪdʒ//.
After the shipwreck, divers worked tirelessly to salvage valuable artifacts from the ocean floor. (沉船事故后，潜水员不辞辛劳地打捞海底的珍贵文物。)
rescue, recover, reclaim — all close in meaning to salvage (To rescue or save from loss.).
abandon, discard — each the opposite of salvage (To rescue or save from loss.).
Yes. salvage is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
salv(拯救,save/salvation) → 从损失中救出 → 抢救、挽回。