单词 | rescue |
释义 | Word Frequency rescue(ˈrɛskjuː) verbWord forms: -cues, -cuing or -cued (transitive) 1. to bring (someone or something) out of danger, attack, harm, etc; deliver or save 2. to free (a person) from legal custody by force 3. law to seize (goods or property) by force noun 4. a. the act or an instance of rescuing b. (as modifier) a rescue party 5. the forcible removal of a person from legal custody 6. law the forcible seizure of goods or property Derived forms rescuable (ˈrescuable) adjective rescuer (ˈrescuer) noun Word origin C14: rescowen, from Old French rescourre, from re- + escourre to pull away, from Latin excutere to shake off, from quatere to shake |
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