succor

🇬🇧 UK/'sʌkә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

Aid or assistance given to someone in difficulty or distress

救援;援助

v.

To give help or relief to someone in difficulty or distress

援助;救助

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
sucunder, below
+
corroot
=succor

Common Collocations

  • 1.offer succor给予援助
  • 2.provide succor提供救助
  • 3.bring succor带来慰藉
  • 4.[seek succor]寻求援助

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The Red Cross provided succor to victims of the devastating earthquake.

  • 2.

    She found succor in her friends' support during the darkest days of her illness.

  • 3.

    The organization offers succor to refugees fleeing conflict zones around the world.

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