rescue

🇬🇧 UK/'reskju:/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFLGREB1

Definitions

v.

To save someone or something from danger, harm, or an unpleasant situation

援救,营救,解救

n.

An act of saving someone or something from danger or harm

援救,营救行动

Root Breakdown

Native English
rescueother
=rescue

Common Collocations

  • 1.rescue operation救援行动
  • 2.come to the rescue及时相救
  • 3.rescue mission救援任务
  • 4.rescue team救援队

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Firefighters worked through the night to rescue survivors from the collapsed building.

  • 2.

    The government launched a financial rescue plan to stabilize the struggling economy.

  • 3.

    A passing boat came to the rescue of the stranded sailors.

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