res·cue1 /ˈreskjuː/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [transitiveT] SAVE/RESCUEto save someone or something from a situation of danger or harm 营救,解救,救援 Survivors of the crash were rescued by helicopter. 空难的生还者被直升机救了出来。
rescue somebody/something from somebody/something She died trying to rescue her children from the blaze. 她试图从大火中救出自己的孩子,却不幸身亡。
—rescuer noun [countableC]
THESAURUSrescue to remove someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation 〔从危险、困难或不愉快的境况中〕营救,解救Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people from the building. 消防员奋战两小时,将众人从大楼中救出。
Will you rescue me if I get stuck talking to Sam? 要是我跟汤姆说话脱不了身,你能不能来救我一救?
come to the rescue/somebody’s rescue to come and rescue or help someone 前来营救(某人)It was an embarrassing moment, but fortunately Paul came to the rescue. 真是尴尬的一刻,幸好保罗来帮我了。
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〔某人免受杀害、伤害或损失〕;拯救〔某物使其继续〕Wearing a seat belt can help save your life. 系好安全带可能会救你一命。
They saved the hospital from closure. 他们使那家医院免于关闭。
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 〔用船或飞机〕将某人救出A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast. 一艘救生艇在离岸两英里处将他们救起。
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 〔提供资金〕使某人摆脱困境A number of state-owned enterprises have been bailed out by the central bank. 一些国有企业已由中央银行出资解困。
nHe owed thousands of pounds and his mother had to bail him out.