rescued

Thân thiện

The firefighter rescued the cat from the tree.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Delivered from danger: Describes a person, animal, or thing that has been saved or brought to safety from a harmful or threatening situation.

Usage

• The word "rescued" is used to describe the state of having been saved. It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a rescued dog) or used after a linking verb like "was" or "were" (e.g., they were rescued).
• It emphasizes the outcome—the state of safety—after a rescue action has been completed.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The rescued hikers were treated for minor injuries. (The hikers who had been saved from danger received medical care.)
  • She adopted a rescued cat from the shelter. (She adopted a cat that had been saved and brought to the shelter.)
  • After the boat sank, the rescued passengers were taken to the hospital. (The passengers who were saved from the sinking boat were transported for medical attention.)

Advanced Usage

• "newly rescued": Recently saved from danger.
  • The newly rescued refugees were provided with food and shelter.
• "successfully rescued": Saved with a successful outcome.
  • The successfully rescued miners were reunited with their families.

Variants and Related Words

• Rescue (verb): To save someone or something from a dangerous or distressing situation.
  • The firefighter will rescue the child from the burning building.
• Rescue (noun): The act of saving someone or something from danger.
  • The mountain rescue was complicated by bad weather.
• Rescuer (noun): A person who saves someone from a dangerous situation.
  • The rescuer pulled the swimmer from the rough sea.

Synonyms

• Saved: Kept safe or rescued from harm or danger.
• Delivered: (Formal) Saved or set free, often from a restrictive or dangerous situation.
• Retrieved: Recovered or saved from loss or danger.

Antonyms

• Abandoned: Left completely and finally; deserted.
• Endangered: Put someone or something at risk or in danger.
• Lost: Unable to be found or saved; no longer possessed.

Related Phrases

• Rescued from the brink: Saved at the very last moment before something terrible happened.
  • The company was rescued from the brink of bankruptcy by a last-minute investment.
• Dramatic rescue: A rescue that is exciting, impressive, or highly noticeable.
  • The dramatic rescue of the climbers was broadcast on the news.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. delivered from danger

Từ đồng nghĩa

• reclaimed