cứu vớt
Definition
- Verb:
- To rescue; to save: The primary meaning of "cứu vớt" is to save someone or something from a dangerous, difficult, or hopeless situation. It implies a critical intervention that prevents disaster or ruin.
- To salvage; to redeem: It can also mean to recover or preserve something of value from a situation that is otherwise a failure or loss.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Lực lượng cứu hộ đã cứu vớt những người bị mắc kẹt trong tòa nhà. (The rescue force saved the people trapped in the building.)
- Chiến thắng bất ngờ đó đã cứu vớt mùa giải của đội bóng. (That unexpected victory salvaged the football team's season.)
- Anh ấy hy vọng một cơ hội mới sẽ cứu vớt sự nghiệp của mình. (He hopes a new opportunity will redeem his career.)
Advanced Usage
- "cứu vớt tâm hồn": to save a soul; often used in a spiritual or deeply moral context.
- Cô ấy tin rằng tình yêu có thể cứu vớt tâm hồn. (She believes love can save a soul.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cứu (v): to save, to rescue. This is the core root verb, while "cứu vớt" often adds a nuance of saving from a more profound or desperate state.
- Cứu giúp (v): to help, to aid, to assist (often in a crisis).
- Cứu nạn (v): to perform rescue operations, especially in disaster relief.
Synonyms
- Rescue: to save from danger or distress.
- Salvage: to retrieve or preserve from loss or destruction.
- Redeem: to save from a state of error or evil; to make something bad better.
Related Idioms
- "Cứu cánh": a means of salvation; a last resort or solution. (Note: This is a related but distinct term, often used in the phrase "phương tiện và cứu cánh" - means and ends).
- Đối với anh ta, công việc này là cứu cánh duy nhất. (For him, this job is the only salvation.)