save by the bell

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. In a boxing or wrestling match or similar competition, to ring the bell which concludes the round and thereby to prevent a competitor who has been knocked down from being counted out by the referee. transitive
    — With 35 seconds left in the fight, the Siberian Rocky landed a lethal right hook that staggered Bradley and forced him to take a knee following a few more hard blows, thus saving Bradley by the bell.
  2. To rescue or favorably assist (someone) by means of a timely interruption or the sudden termination of difficult circumstances. broadly,idiomatic,transitive
    — The waitress brought the coffee about this time, saving me by the bell, as it were.

词形变化

saves by the bell present,singular,third-person saving by the bell participle,present saved by the bell participle,past saved by the bell past
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