res·cue1 /ˈreskjuː/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [transitiveT]
SAVE/RESCUEto save someone or something from a situation of danger or harm 營救,解救,救援Survivors of the crash were rescued by helicopter. 空難的生還者被直升機救了出來。
rescue somebody/something from somebody/somethingShe died trying to rescue her children from the blaze. 她試圖從大火中救出自己的孩子,卻不幸身亡。
—rescuer noun [countableC]
THESAURUSrescue to remove someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation 〔從危險、困難或不愉快的境況中〕營救,解救Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people from the building. 消防員奮戰兩小時,將衆人從大樓中救出。
Will you rescue me if I get stuck talking to Sam? 要是我跟湯姆說話脫不了身,你能不能來救我一救?
come to the rescue/somebody’s rescue to come and rescue or help someone 前來營救(某人)It was an embarrassing moment, but fortunately Paul came to the rescue. 真是尴尬的一刻,幸好保羅來幫我了。
nSeveral people saw I was in trouble, but no one came to my rescue.
save to prevent someone from being killed, harmed, or losing something, or to make it possible for something to continue 挽救〔某人免受殺害、傷害或損失〕;拯救〔某物使其繼續〕Wearing a seat belt can help save your life. 系好安全帶可能會救你一命。
They saved the hospital from closure. 他們使那家醫院免於關閉。
nIf you break down in the desert, there is no one there to save you.
pick somebody up to rescue someone from a dangerous place by taking them away in a boat or aircraft 〔用船或飛機〕將某人救出A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast. 一艘救生艇在離岸兩英裏處將他們救起。
nThey spent the night near the top of the mountain, before being picked up by a helicopter.
bail somebody out to rescue a person, company etc from a difficult situation, by providing them with the money they need 〔提供資金〕使某人擺脫困境A number of state-owned enterprises have been bailed out by the central bank. 一些國有企業已由中央銀行出資解困。
nHe owed thousands of pounds and his mother had to bail him out.