Word · Frequency #14801
rescuer
救助者
someone who saves a person or thing from danger or violence
- 1.
A person who rescues someone or something.
拯救某人或某物的人；救援者。
拯救某人或某物的人；救援者。
In use
The lifeguard was the first rescuer to reach the drowning swimmer.
Two rescuers pulled the cat out of the burning building.
She thanked the rescuers who saved her family from the flood.
rescuers + verb
rescuers 常用复数，泛指参与救援的人。
Rescuers arrived at the scene within minutes.
救援人员在几分钟内赶到了现场。
a rescuer of [noun]
of 后接被救助的对象。
She is a rescuer of abandoned animals.
她是被遗弃动物的救助者。
Common mistakes
The rescue helped the injured man.The rescuer helped the injured man.
rescue 是名词或动词，表示“救援（行为）”，不指人；表示“救助者”要用 rescue 加 -er 构成的 rescuer。这里谓语 helped 的主语应是施动者，因此要用 rescuer 才正确。
There are many rescuer at the scene.There are many rescuers at the scene.
rescuer 是可数名词，在 many 后面必须用复数形式 rescuers。汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s；英语中复数可数名词需加 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- heroic rescuer
- 英勇的救援者
- The heroic rescuer pulled the driver from the burning car.那位英勇的救援者把司机从燃烧的汽车里拉了出来。
- would-be rescuer
- 想要施救的人
- A would-be rescuer broke the window to free the trapped passenger.一个想要施救的人打破窗户，帮助被困乘客脱身。
- trained rescuer
- 训练有素的救援者
- A trained rescuer checked the injured hiker before moving her.一名训练有素的救援者在移动受伤的徒步者之前先为她检查。
- professional rescuer
- 专业救援人员
- Professional rescuers used special equipment to reach the stranded climbers.专业救援人员使用特殊设备到达被困的登山者身边。
Pop culture & quotes
- The Rescuers
- 《救难小英雄》The Rescuers is a 1977 Disney animated film about two brave mice who work for the Rescue Aid Society and save a kidnapped girl.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
rescue（营救）后加-er表示“的人”，记住“救人者”就是rescuer，像救援队员一样冲向危险。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、日常对话 rescuer 是中性词，多用于指救助他人的人，在正式和日常语境中都比较常见，语气较为客观。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词常以 -uer/-ewer 结尾，并有与 rescuer 结尾 /kjuə/ 相近的 /juə/ 音，但它们重音位置不同，通常并不与 rescuer 真正押韵。skewer /ˈskjuːə/ 和 viewer /ˈvjuːə/ 拼作 -ewer，但在音上更接近 rescuer 中的 /skjuə/、/juə/；注意 obscurer /əbˈskjʊərə/ 等以 -urer 结尾的词看似相近，实际重音和元音都不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.