【每日一词】succor - / ˈsə-kər/ n. 救援;援助者 vt. 救援;援助
1 of 2 noun
1: relief
also : aid, help
2: something that furnishes relief
2 of 2 verb
succored; succoring ˈsə-k(ə-)riŋ
transitive verb : to go to the aid of : relieve
短语
Medical succor system: 医疗救援体系
earthquake emergency succor: 地震应急救援
giving succor to the enemy: 助纣为虐
Examples of succor in a Sentence
Noun
We see it as our duty to give succor to those in need.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Israel has no viable alternative to the succor of the United States.
—Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2023
But, where much of today’s trendy work is self-involved, Brown’s dances bring succor to the audience.
—The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2024
Verb
The other was to organize a company of volunteer nurses who would bring succor to the Maquis.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Nor would feeding the world’s hungry or succoring the afflicted.
—Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023