rescue
US /ˈrɛskju/
・UK /'reskju:/
A2
noun
- Act of saving someone in danger or in trouble
- Financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- An act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
- An organization that saves animals or people from dangerous situations.
- The act of saving someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
verb
- To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
other
- To provide financial assistance to save a company or economy from collapse.
- To save someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation.
Examples
Her wails of distress brought him running from the house, like a knight to the rescue.
No one came to their rescue until the following day.