"save the day" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 挽救局面
• 拯救危局

Definition

在最后关头防止计划、活动或局面失败或变成灾难，通常是及时挽救某种情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，积极含义。用于形容某人在最后关头挽救了局面，常见于故事、电影或日常会话。

Examples

The fireman arrived just in time to save the day.

消防员及时赶到，**挽救了局面**。

She brought extra snacks and saved the day at the picnic.

她带了额外的小吃，在野餐时**拯救了危局**。

The battery died, but Dad saved the day with a spare one.

电池没电了，但爸爸用备用电池**挽救了局面**。

Just when we thought we’d have to cancel the show, Lucy saved the day by fixing the lights.

我们以为演出要取消时，Lucy 修好了灯，**挽救了危局**。

My phone crashed during my presentation, but my colleague saved the day by lending me his laptop.

演讲时手机死机了，同事把笔记本借给我，**拯救了危局**。

We were about to run out of gas, but Brian saved the day with his emergency can in the trunk.

我们快没汽油了，还好 Brian 后备箱有紧急油壶，**挽救了局面**。