(rescues, rescued, rescuing)with obj.
1- save (someone) from a dangerous or distressing situation营救, 救援, 挽救：
firemen were called out to rescue a man trapped in the river.
消防员们被叫去营救困在河中的男子。
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- informal keep from being lost or abandoned; retrieve〈非正式〉防止…丢失（或遭丢弃）; 取回, 收回; 挽回：
he got out of his chair to rescue his cup of coffee.
他起身离开坐椅去取回他那杯咖啡。
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- an act of saving or being saved from danger or distress救援, 获救：
he came to our rescue with a loan of £100.
他带着100英镑借款赶来给我们解围。
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- as modifier denoting the emergency excavation of archaeological sites threatened by imminent building or road development（古迹遗址的）抢救性挖掘。
派生词
rescuable
adjectiverescuer
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French rescoure from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + excutere 'shake out, discard'.