单词 | rescue |
释义 | rescue (reskjuː ) Word forms: rescues , rescuing , rescued 1. verb B1 If you rescue someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building. [VERB noun] He had rescued her from a horrible life. [VERB noun] Synonyms: save, get out, save the life of, extricate rescuer Word forms: rescuers countable noun It took rescuers 90 minutes to reach the trapped men. 2. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] B1 Rescue is help which gets someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Lights clipped onto life jackets improve the chances of rescue. A big rescue operation has been launched for a trawler missing at sea. 3. countable noun B1+ A rescue is an attempt to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. A major air-sea rescue is under way. Five children were pulled from the smoke-filled house in heroic rescues by fire crews. 4. go to sb's rescue/come to sb's rescue phrase B2 If you go to someone's rescue or come to their rescue, you help them when they are in danger or difficulty. The 23-year-old's screams alerted a passer-by who went to her rescue. The crisis puts strong political pressure on the state government to come to the rescue. Collocations: police rescue She was asked to sit still while a police rescue team scaled a dangerous rock face to reach her. Times,Sunday Times Police rescued him as people also left their cars to try to coax him to safety. The Sun The army and national police rescued 214 people, including 40 by helicopter, the interior ministry said. Times, Sunday Times The police rescued him by putting him in jail. Christianity Today Only last year the same town was covered in a thick blanket of snow, with roads closed and police rescuing stranded motorists. Times, Sunday Times Such an attitude breeds certain failure, because trying to rescue a victim causes the rescuer to become the victim. Christianity Today To be sure, these encounters are rarely as simple as a traveler rescuing a victim. Christianity Today Officials said that two army helicopters would be later deployed to rescue the victims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, it took some time for emergency services to arrive on the scene; local people attempted to rescue the victims in the meantime. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He and his other friend rushed to the scene and tried to rescue the victims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In aprogrammenote thedesigner says that shewantedto invoke multiple placesandobjects, fromagymnasium toemergency rescue equipment. Times, Sunday Times Huge cranes and other rescue equipment began clearing the rubble and workers used cutters to pry open slabs of metal. Times, Sunday Times Although rescue equipment was quick to arrive on the scene, vehicles and rescue workers on foot could barely get through the clinging muck that filled the streets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They used car-crash rescue equipment to cut away the section of fence the terrified cat was stuck on. The Sun Little work to maintain all but the most essential front-line equipment, including search and rescue equipment, had occurred. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It took hours of frustrating negotiations to agree to put in place a rescue fund of €440 billion. Times, Sunday Times Eurozone ministers want to bolster their €440 billion rescue fund but failed to agree on how to increase its effective lending capacity. Times, Sunday Times This week she appears to have agreed to extend the size and scope of the eurozone rescue fund. Times, Sunday Times It has reignited the debate about the role of the regulator and the rescue fund. Times, Sunday Times The measure includes a 150billion rescue fund to help people get cheap loans. The Sun Up to 40 fell in the water when it deflated or exploded - just as an approaching rescue ship threw lifebuoys and rope. The Sun But that's okay because we are treated to a close-up of the heroine's king charles spaniel boarding a rescue ship in the nick of time. Times, Sunday Times A private rescue ship, paid for by charity and equipped with drones, went into action yesterday for the first time. Times, Sunday Times A helicopter and a rescue ship were called in and all local shipping alerted. Times, Sunday Times One optimist, indeed, rolled up his bed every morning with the expectation of the rescue ship arriving at any moment. Times, Sunday Times While the milkman was waiting for the inevitable rescue vehicle to arrive, he came into our house and had a cup of tea. Times, Sunday Times Two space shuttles will be involved; one to get there, the other on stand-by as a rescue vehicle. Times, Sunday Times Because of a locked farm gate they could not get the rescue vehicle, which contained harnesses and ropes, to the cliff. Times, Sunday Times These however proved to be prone to electrical failure and had several other drawbacks as a surf rescue vehicle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rescue vehicle connects directly to the escape hatch of a submarine, eliminating the threat of exposure to cold water and extreme pressure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A helicopter and a maritime rescue vessel were scrambled, and all shipping in the area alerted. Times, Sunday Times The survivor confirmed accounts that the boat capsized when passengers moved to one side on seeing the first rescue vessel. Times, Sunday Times The coastguard was alerted — and a rescue vessel was sent along with a helicopter. The Sun Fortunately, her services as a submarine rescue vessel were not required. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All hands on board were lost (52), while 73 crewmen survived on the rescue vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Specialist search officers, the coastguard, a police helicopter and mountain rescue volunteers have combed the beach, clifftops and stretches of railway line. Times, Sunday Times He also found time to train medically mountain rescue volunteers. Times, Sunday Times Police and marine rescue volunteers searched unsuccessfully for the victim's remains. Times,Sunday Times The koalas recovered in a police car before being taken to a wildlife rescue centre. Times, Sunday Times More than 250 people called a local wildlife rescue charity after the drake was seen thrashing around with blue tape tightly wrapped around its bill. Times, Sunday Times He picks up about 40 a year and turns them over to wildlife rescue groups. Houston Chronicle But experts decided tum-thing had to be done and sent him to a wildlife rescue centre for a diet. The Sun Wildlife rescue centres are struggling to cope with an influx of undernourished hoglets born too late in the season to prepare for their hibernation. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 援救, 援救 Japanese: 救助, 救う |
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