rescue
/ˈrɛskjuː/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈrɛskjuː/
rescue
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Long vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
res - cue -> rescue
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
~ sb/ sth (from sth/ sb)
ကယ်သည်။ ကယ်ဆယ်သည်။ ကယ်တင်သည်။ ကယ်မသည်။
rescue sb from drowning/ a fire/ bankruptcy ❍ You rescued me from an embarrassing situa- tion. ❍ The house was rescued from demolition. ❍ Police rescued the hostages.
n (က) [U] ကယ်ဆယ်ရေး။ ကယ်တင်ရေး။ ကယ်မခြင်း။
a rescue party/ attempt/ operation ❍ A wealthy sponsor came to their rescue with a generous donation.
(ခ) [C] ကယ်ဆယ်ခြင်း။ Ten fishermen were saved in a daring sea rescue off the Welsh coast.
❏ rescuer n ကယ်ဆယ်သူ။ ကယ်မသူ။
More examples
- The crew of the tanker were rescued just minutes before it sank in heavy seas.
- [rescue someone from something] : He had been trying to rescue a young woman from an arranged marriage to an elderly relative.
- An attempt to rescue the peace process
- [rescue something from something] : She won praise for rescuing an ailing business from near bankruptcy.
- Rescuers searched the rubble for survivors.
Synonyms
save, free, set free, liberate, release, salvage, let go, bail one out, conserve, deliver, deliverance, delivery, disembarrass, disembarrassment, disentangle, disentanglement, emancipate, emancipation, exploit, extricate, extrication, feat, get off the hook, get out, get out of hock, give a break, heroics, heroism, hold over, keep, liberation, manumit, performance, preserve, protect, pull out of the fire, ransom, recapture, reclaiming, reclamation, recover, recovering, recovery, redeem, redemption, regain, relief, retain, retrieve, safeguard, salvation, save life of, saving, spring, unleash, unloose
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