单词 | rescue |
释义 | res·cue (rĕsky) tr.v. res·cued, res·cu·ing, res·cues 1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save. See Synonyms at save1. 2. Law To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law. n. 1. An act of rescuing; a deliverance. 2. Law The criminal offense of removing a person or property. [Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescourre : re-, re- + escourre, to shake (from Latin excutere : ex-, ex- + quatere, to shake; see kwēt- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] rescu·a·ble adj. rescu·er n. |
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