rescue

[US]/ˈreskjuː/
[UK]/ˈreskjuː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. save from harm or danger; deliver from a difficult situation
n. the act of saving from harm or danger; deliverance from a difficult situation

Phrases & Collocations

rescue operation

search and rescue

rescue team

emergency rescue

rescue mission

rescue work

rescue workers

rescue package

rescue equipment

rescue vehicle

rescue ship

rescue crew

Example Sentences

a rescue team; a rescue mission.

a dramatic rescue at sea.

rescue a man from bandits

couldn't rescue the poor fellow.

They rescued the child.

he was put in to rescue the company by the stockbrokers.

hecame to our rescue with a loan of £100.

A brave fireman rescued the woman.

rescue a rare manuscript from a fire;

The daring rescue was one for the book.

he rescued me with the most consummate address.

he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold.

Severe weather immobilized the rescue team.

the town's lifeboat was launched to rescue the fishermen.

the search-and-rescue team have been out looking for you.

she rescued him without regard for herself.

the charity rescues children from unending poverty.

Firefighters burst the door open and rescued them.

Real-world Examples

Social Services rescued me, then I rescued myself!

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Sir, I volunteer for the mission to rescue the ketchup, sir!

Source: Hi! Dog Teacher (Video Version)

He reaches out to us for rescue.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

True story. And then they were rescued.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

His family members were also rescued.

Source: VOA Special August 2016 Collection

She was freed along with her baby, the first such rescue.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2016

Millie the rescue dog recently needed rescuing herself.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2022 Collection

Authorities say rescue operations are now underway.

Source: CCTV Observations

And millie was how old when you rescued her?

Source: The Ellen Show

A police helicopter rescued passengers on a sinking ship.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

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