res‧cue 1 S3 W3 / reskju / 动词 [及物动词]

to save someone or something from a situation of danger or harm :

Survivors of the crash were rescued by helicopter.

rescue somebody/something from somebody/something

She died trying to rescue her children from the blaze.

— rescuer 名词 [可数名词]

THESAURUS

rescue to remove someone from a dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant situation : Firefighters worked for two hours to rescue people from the building. | Will you rescue me if I get stuck talking to Sam?

come to the rescue/sb’s rescue to come and rescue or help someone : It was an embarrassing moment, but fortunately Paul came to the rescue. | Several 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 : Wearing a seat belt can help save your life. | They saved the hospital from closure. | If 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 : A lifeboat picked them up two miles from the coast. | They 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 : A number of state-owned enterprises have been bailed out by the central bank. | He owed thousands of pounds and his mother had to bail him out.