"bail out" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 救助
• 紓困

Definition

幫助某人或某事擺脫困境，特別是透過金錢或支持。字面上也指將水舀出船外，但通常用於財務或個人援助。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

在財經新聞很常見（如“救助銀行”）也可指朋友間的幫助。可以正式或非正式使用。注意不要跟“bail”（交保釋金）搞混。'bail out' 是救助；'bail on' 是拋棄。

Examples

The government decided to bail out the failing company.

政府決定**救助**這家瀕臨破產的公司。

Can you bail out your brother if he can't pay the rent?

如果你弟弟付不起房租，你能**幫他一把**嗎？

We need to bail out the boat before it sinks.

我們需要在船沉沒之前**舀水出來**。

My parents had to bail me out when I lost my job last year.

去年我丟了工作，父母不得不**幫我度過難關**。

Don't expect your friends to always bail you out of trouble.

不要總指望朋友們總是**幫你擺脫困境**。

After the airline went bankrupt, nobody was willing to bail it out.

航空公司破產後，沒有人願意**出手救助**。