succor
succor — 名詞
1. comfort and help that is given to people who are suffering or in serious difficu
援助
對受苦者的幫助
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.
紅十字會為數千名地震倖存者帶來了食物與醫療援助。
collocation: bring succor to [someone]
The hot meals and blankets from volunteers offered much-needed succor to families in the shelter.
志工提供的熱食與毛毯，為收容所裡的家庭帶來了急需的援助。
Eshe found emotional succor in the weekly counseling sessions after losing her husband.
Eshe 在丈夫過世後，從每週的諮商會談中找到了情感上的慰藉。
The charity has provided succor to more than three thousand orphans since its founding in 2008.
該慈善機構自 2008 年成立以來，已為超過三千名孤兒提供了援助。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
救助
幫助受苦或受困的人
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.
Paloma 在免費診所擔任志工，救助那些買不起藥的病人。
formal transitive verb: succor + direct object
The relief team succored the stranded villagers by dropping food and clean water from helicopters.
救援隊用直升機空投食物和乾淨飲用水，救助了受困的村民。
Kasia devoted her career to succoring refugees from violent conflicts.
Kasia 畢生致力於救助那些逃離家鄉暴力衝突的難民。
Benjamin and his neighbors succored the elderly couple after a severe storm damaged their house.
Benjamin 和鄰居們在一場強烈暴風雨損壞了一對老夫妻的房子後，救助了他們。
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.