单词详解

1. vt.

A. 援救，营救，挽救[(+from)] (free from harm or evil)

He rescued the child from the burning building. 他从失火的建筑物内救出了那个孩子。

He dived from the bank to rescue the drowning child. 他从岸上跳入水中去抢救那溺水儿童。

She was rescued from the ruin after the earthquake. 地震过后她被从废墟中救出来。

B.【律】强行夺回 (在押人犯或财物) (take forcibly from legal custody)

2. n.

A. [U][C] 援救，营救 (recovery or preservation from loss or danger)

Rescue was at hand. 救援近在咫尺。

The rescue attempt was impeded by bad weather. 营救工作受到恶劣天气的妨碍。

Rescue workers rushed to the site of the accident. 抢救人员冲向事故的现场。

Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins.

一些援救人员和医务工作者被困在废墟下。

B.【律】强行夺回

相关词组

1. come to one’s rescue 帮助

  Had Jim not came to his rescue, the boy would have drowned.

要不是吉姆来帮忙，那小孩早就淹死了。

2. go to sb.’s rescue 去营救某人

After the terrible earthquake, many kind-hearted people went to their rescue.

那场可怕的地震过后，很多好心人去营救他们。

相关单词

形容词：rescuable

名词：rescuer

过去式：rescued

过去分词：rescued

现在分词：rescuing

第三人称单数：rescues

近义词：deliver, save