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rescue vt.援救,营救 n.援救,营救 A rescue is a good thing, much appreciated by people (and kittens). If your house is in foreclosure, you'd be very grateful for the uncle who comes to your rescue by paying your mortgage. Whenever there's an earthquake or other disaster, rescue operations are quickly put in place to find survivors. You can use the word more casually, as in describing how you saunter over at a cocktail party and rescue your friend from a conversation with an insufferable bore. ★★★☆☆ 2010.6

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['reskju:] When you rescue something, you save it from something bad — you come to the rescue. If Muffin, your kitten, is stuck in a tree, you can get out your ladder and climb up to rescue her. Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them. 1[VERB 动词]营救；救援；救助 If you rescue someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation.   [V n]Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building...直升机从失火大楼的楼顶救出了将近20人。He had rescued her from a horrible life.他把她从可怕的生活中解救了出来。rescuerIt took rescuers 90 minutes to reach the trapped men.营救人员花了90分钟才赶到被困者那里。2[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]营救；救援；救助 Rescue is help which gets someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation.   [oft N n]Lights clipped onto life jackets improve the chances of rescue...别在救生衣上的灯提高了获救可能性。A big rescue operation has been launched for a trawler missing in the English Channel.为寻找在英吉利海峡失踪的一艘拖网渔船，人们展开了一场大规模的搜救行动。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]营救行动；救援行动；救助行为 A rescue is an attempt to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. A major air-sea rescue is under way...一场大规模的海空营救行动正在进行。Five children were pulled from the smoke-filled house in heroic rescues by fire crews.在消防人员英勇的营救行动中，有5个孩子从浓烟弥漫的房子里被救出。4[PHRASE 短语]前去营救；前来救援 If you go to someone's rescue or come to their rescue, you help them when they are in danger or difficulty.   [V inflects]The 23-year-old's screams alerted a passerby who went to her rescue...那个23岁女孩的尖叫引来了一位过路人前去营救。The crisis puts strong political pressure on the state government to come to the rescue.这次危机给前来救助的州政府带来了巨大的政治压力。

英语单词	rescue
英美音标	['reskju:]
中文释义	vt.援救,营救 n.援救,营救
vocab简明	When you rescue something, you save it from something bad — you come to the rescue. If Muffin, your kitten, is stuck in a tree, you can get out your ladder and climb up to rescue her.
vocab扩展	A rescue is a good thing, much appreciated by people (and kittens). If your house is in foreclosure, you'd be very grateful for the uncle who comes to your rescue by paying your mortgage. Whenever there's an earthquake or other disaster, rescue operations are quickly put in place to find survivors. You can use the word more casually, as in describing how you saunter over at a cocktail party and rescue your friend from a conversation with an insufferable bore.
真题原句	Scientists jumped to the rescue with some distinctly shaky evidence to the effect that insects would eat us up if birds failed to control them.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]营救；救援；救助 If you rescue someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. [V n] Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building... 直升机从失火大楼的楼顶救出了将近20人。 He had rescued her from a horrible life. 他把她从可怕的生活中解救了出来。 rescuer It took rescuers 90 minutes to reach the trapped men. 营救人员花了90分钟才赶到被困者那里。 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]营救；救援；救助 Rescue is help which gets someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. [oft N n] Lights clipped onto life jackets improve the chances of rescue... 别在救生衣上的灯提高了获救可能性。 A big rescue operation has been launched for a trawler missing in the English Channel. 为寻找在英吉利海峡失踪的一艘拖网渔船，人们展开了一场大规模的搜救行动。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]营救行动；救援行动；救助行为 A rescue is an attempt to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. A major air-sea rescue is under way... 一场大规模的海空营救行动正在进行。 Five children were pulled from the smoke-filled house in heroic rescues by fire crews. 在消防人员英勇的营救行动中，有5个孩子从浓烟弥漫的房子里被救出。 4 [PHRASE 短语]前去营救；前来救援 If you go to someone's rescue or come to their rescue, you help them when they are in danger or difficulty. [V inflects] The 23-year-old's screams alerted a passerby who went to her rescue... 那个23岁女孩的尖叫引来了一位过路人前去营救。 The crisis puts strong political pressure on the state government to come to the rescue. 这次危机给前来救助的州政府带来了巨大的政治压力。
来源	2010.6

Rescue Dangerous Unpleasant Situation Save People House 营救；救援；救助