succor
succor — noun
1. comfort and help that is given to people who are suffering or in serious difficu
comfort and help that is given to people who are suffering or in serious difficulty
The Red Cross brought food and medical succor to thousands of earthquake survivors.
collocation: bring succor to [someone]
The hot meals and blankets from volunteers offered much-needed succor to families in the shelter.
Eshe found emotional succor in the weekly counseling sessions after losing her husband.
The charity has provided succor to more than three thousand orphans since its founding in 2008.
- aid
more general term for any help; succor implies a sense of urgency or suffering
- relief
emphasizes the removal of pain or distress; succor is broader, including emotional comfort
- assistance
more neutral and everyday than succor, which has a formal, compassionate tone
- comfort
focuses on emotional solace; succor can also be practical and material
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Uncountable noun — do not use with an indefinite article or in a plural form. Common in formal and humanitarian contexts.
常見錯誤
succor — verb
- succorpresent simple I / you / we / they
- succors3rd person singular
- succoring-ing form
- succoredpast simple
1. to give practical help and support to people who are experiencing hardship or da
to give practical help and support to people who are experiencing hardship or danger
Paloma volunteered at the free clinic to succor patients who could not afford medicine.
formal transitive verb: succor + direct object
The relief team succored the stranded villagers by dropping food and clean water from helicopters.
Kasia devoted her career to succoring refugees from violent conflicts.
Benjamin and his neighbors succored the elderly couple after a severe storm damaged their house.
文法句型
succor + direct object
用法筆記
Formal or literary register. Much more common in written English, especially humanitarian or historical narratives, than in everyday conversation.