rescue
verb[T]
uk/ˈres.kjuː/us/ˈres.kjuː/B1
tohelpsomeone or something out of adangerous,harmful, orunpleasantsituation:
救援;营救;解救Thelifeboatrescued thesailorsfromthesinkingboat.救生艇将水手们从正在下沉的船上救起。
Thegovernmenthasrefusedto rescue thecompanyfrombankruptcy.政府已经拒绝援助这家濒于破产的公司。
- Themanagementare putting together aplanto rescue thecompany.
- Theyshoutedforhelp, but nobody came to rescue them.
- Sixpeoplewere rescued byhelicopterfrom afishingboatindistressoff theCornishcoast.
- Sheshowedenormouscouragewhen she rescued him from thefire.
- Agoaljust beforehalf-timerescued thematchfrommediocrity.
Preserving and saving
- co-processing
- conserve
- deliverer
- guardian angel
- keepsomeoneup
- knight
- reclaim
- recycle
- recycled
- rescuer
- reusable
- rewild
- salvage
- salvageable
- sustain
- unassigned
- upcycle
- upcycling
- vitrification
- weatherproof
rescue
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈres.kjuː/us/ˈres.kjuː/B1
theactofhelpingsomeone out of adangerousorunpleasantsituation:
救援;营救;解救Lifeboatscarryout many rescues everymonth.救生艇每月都会执行很多救援任务。
Wehuddledtogether on thecliffledge,waitingfor rescue.我们挤作一团蜷缩在悬崖边,等待救援。
I didn'tknowanybody at theparty, but thehostesscame tomy rescue(=helpedme out of adifficultsituation)byintroducingme to a fewpeople.在聚会上我谁也不认识,但女主人过来救了我的驾,把我介绍给几个客人。
- They weredecoratedfortheirpartin the rescue.
- Wewatchedscenesof thedramaticrescue on thenews.
- Weatherconditionshavemoderated, making a rescueattemptpossible.
- Thecentralbankhaspulledoff one of thebiggestfinancialrescues ofrecentyears.
- One mansustainedsevereburnsduring the rescue.
Preserving and saving
- co-processing
- conserve
- deliverer
- guardian angel
- keepsomeoneup
- knight
- reclaim
- recycle
- recycled
- rescuer
- reusable
- rewild
- salvage
- salvageable
- sustain
- unassigned
- upcycle
- upcycling
- vitrification
- weatherproof
rescue
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈres.kjuː/us/ˈres.kjuː/A rescueanimalis one that has been taken from asituationwhere it was notcaredfor or wastreatedbadlyand has been given ahome:
I'mdeterminedournextdogis going to be a rescueanimal.
Weencouragepeopletoconsidertaking anolderrescuecat.
A rescueanimalis one that istrainedtohelppeopleout ofdangeroussituations:
Supplies and rescuedogswerepreventedfromreachingthe earthquake-hitregion.
Vetstreatedrescueanimalsforpainandexhaustionduring thesearch.
- Theirhouseholdalsoincludestwo rescuedogsand astraycat.
- Shelovesherterrier, who was a rescuedog.
- If there ishopeoffindingsomeonealivein therubble, rescuedogsare used.
- Heworkedwith rescuedogsduring the 1988 CalgaryOlympicsand isconsideredone ofNorthAmerica'sforemostauthoritiesonservicedogtraining.
Preserving and saving
- co-processing
- conserve
- deliverer
- guardian angel
- keepsomeoneup
- knight
- reclaim
- recycle
- recycled
- rescuer
- reusable
- rewild
- salvage
- salvageable
- sustain
- unassigned
- upcycle
- upcycling
- vitrification
- weatherproof
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Treating people or animals badly
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