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Rescue: Definition, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：save from danger (rescue)

rescue 🔊

/ˈrɛskjuː/

n./vt.

to save someone or something from a dangerous or harmful situation.

Firefighter rescuing a kitten from a smoky window

save from danger 🔊

➕

/seɪv frɒm ˈdeɪndʒər/

n./vt.

To deliver or free someone or something from a dangerous or harmful situation, often through active intervention.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Latin 're-' + 'excutere' (shake out) → Old French 'rescourre' → English 'rescue' (free from danger).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a 'cue' to 'rest' – rescue gives a rest from danger.

📖 Example

The firefighters worked quickly to rescue the cat from the burning building. 🔊 The firefighters worked quickly to rescue the cat from the burning building.

🔗 Collocations

rescue mission – a mission to save people from danger

rescue team – a group of people organized to carry out rescues

rescue operation – an organized effort to save someone

🔄 Synonyms

save (v.) – to keep someone safe from harm, injury, or loss.

liberate (v.) – to set someone free from a situation that confines or oppresses them.

free (v.) – to release from captivity or restraint.

🚫 Antonyms

endanger (v.) – to put someone or something at risk of harm.

harm (v.) – to cause physical or emotional injury.

trap (v.) – to confine or catch so that escape is difficult.

🌱 Derivatives

rescuer (n.) – a person who saves someone from danger.

rescuing (adj.) – related to the act of saving.

rescued (adj.) – having been saved from danger.

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Latin 're-' + 'excutere' (shake out). Medieval use for freeing captives. Modern emergency services use it prominently.

Meaning 2：act of saving (rescue)

rescue 🔊

/ˈrɛskjuː/

n./vt.

an act of saving someone or something from danger; the event of being saved.

Mountain rescue team helping a hiker with helicopter

act of saving 🔊

➕

/ækt ɒv ˈseɪvɪŋ/

n./vt.

The act of delivering someone or something from danger or harm; the state of being saved.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Elementary

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The successful rescue of the hikers lost in the mountains was celebrated by the whole community. 🔊 The successful rescue of the hikers lost in the mountains was celebrated by the whole community.

🔗 Collocations

rescue effort – the combined attempt to save someone

rescue helicopter – a helicopter used in rescue operations

rescue worker – a person who performs rescues

🔄 Synonyms

salvation (n.) – the state of being saved from harm or ruin.

deliverance (n.) – the action of being rescued or set free.

recovery (n.) – the process of regaining possession or control; often used after a rescue.

🚫 Antonyms

danger (n.) – the condition of being exposed to harm.

peril (n.) – serious and immediate danger.

threat (n.) – an indication of something harmful about to happen.

🌱 Derivatives

rescuers (n.) – people who carry out rescues (plural).

rescues (n.) – multiple acts of saving (plural).