succour
🇬🇧 UK🇺🇸 US
C2
Definitions
v.
To give help, relief, or assistance to someone in difficulty or distress
援助;救助
n.
Help, relief, or assistance given to someone in distress or difficulty
救助;援助;救援
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishsuccourother
=succour
Common Collocations
- 1.succour the wounded救助伤员
- 2.succour the needy救助贫困者
- 3.[succour the afflicted]救助受苦之人
- 4.come to succour前来援助
Example Sentences
- 1.
Volunteers rushed to succour the survivors stranded after the flood.
- 2.
The charity was founded to succour homeless children living on the streets.
- 3.
Neighbors came together to succour the elderly couple after the fire destroyed their home.