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succour

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++suc·cour1 British English, succor American English /ˈsʌkə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]  literaryHELP help and sympathy that is given to someone 救济,援助,救助 They give succour to the victims of war. 他们向战争受害者提供援助。
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succourAt first they were protected by Catholic rulers, and seen as penitents entitled to alms and succour.Threatened groups bring in wives from outside and thus establish important social links promising external support and succour.The porter crouched beside him, too drunk to offer any succour.Failure proved too much for them to cope with, and they sought comfort in false succour.And to my succour flying, Come, Lord, and set me free!There would be no succour for Benedict if - if!While the locals are reassured by international aid and the presence of specialists, they also look to other sources of succour.My tender talent needed the succour of northern light.
succour2 British English, succor American English verb [transitive] literary  HELPto give help and sympathy to someone 救济,援助,救助 succouring the needy 救济穷苦的人→ See Verb table
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succourSanctions breed fear and resignation in precisely the quarters they are meant to succour.Then two mighty heroes, the twin brothers Tyrion and Teclis, arose to succour the realm and repel the invasion.
Corpus that given to sympathy is help and someone


succour
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succour1 British English, succor American English /ˈsʌkə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]
literary help and sympathy that is given to someone:
    They give succour to the victims of war.

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succour2 British English, succor American English verb [transitive] literary
to give help and sympathy to someone:
    succouring the needy


suc·cour (US suc·cor) BrE /ˈsʌkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌkər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (literary) help that you give to sb who is suffering or having problems 救助;救援;帮助
suc·cour (US suc·cor) BrE /ˈsʌkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌkər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they succour BrE /ˈsʌkə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it succours BrE /ˈsʌkəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərz/ 🔊past simple succoured BrE /ˈsʌkəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərd/ 🔊past participle succoured BrE /ˈsʌkəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərd/ 🔊 -ing form succouring BrE /ˈsʌkərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈsʌkərɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (literary) to help sb who is suffering or having problems 救助;救援;帮助