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单词 helped
释义
helped
past simple and past participle ofhelp
help
verb
uk
/help/us
/help/

helpverb(MAKE EASIER)

A1[IorT]
to make itpossibleoreasierfor someone to do something, by doingpartof theworkyourself or byprovidingadvice,money,support, etc.:
How can I help you?
Iwonderif you could help me - I'd like someinformationaboutflightsto New Zealand.
Mydadsaid he would helpwiththecostsof(= givepartof thecostof)buyingahouse.
[+ obj + (to) infinitive]The $10,000loanfrom thebankhelped her(to)starther ownbusiness.
IfeelthatlearningEnglishwill help(=improve)mychancesofpromotionatwork.
Nothing can help her now(= hersituationis toobadfor anyone to beabletoimproveit).
See also
helpline
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to help someone
  • helpCan I help you get that?
  • aidThe project is designed to aid poorer countries.
  • assistThe army arrived to assist in the search.
  • collaborateWe collaborated on the project.
  • cooperateSeveral countries are cooperating in the relief effort.
  • benefitThe children have benefited greatly from the new facilities.
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B2[IorT]
If something helps adifficultorpainfulsituation, itimprovesit or makes iteasieror lesspainful:
Themorphinedidn'tseemto help (thepain).
[+ (to) infinitive]
If something or someone helps to do something, that thing orpersonis one of severalreasonsfor ithappening:
Thedroughthas helped(to)make this adisastrousyearfor Somalia.
More examples
  • Thecollegenow has acounsellorto helpstudentswith bothpersonalandworkproblems.
  • We've got toenlistsomepeopleto helppreparethefood.
  • Could I have aglassofwaterto help thesepillsgo down ?
  • It'skindof you toofferto help.
  • Shederivedgreatsatisfactionfrom helping otherpeople.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Helping and co-operating
  • a good/bad turnidiom
  • abet
  • accommodative
  • aid
  • any port in a stormidiom
  • assist
  • assistance
  • bridge
  • carry
  • facilitation
  • givesomeonea leg upidiom
  • give/lendsomeonea helping handidiom
  • go a long way toward(s) doingsomethingidiom
  • run errandsidiom
  • share a platformidiom
  • solid
  • sponsor
  • start(something)off
  • succour
  • supportively
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Making things better

helpverb(STOP YOURSELF)

can't/couldn't help
B1
If you can't/couldn't help something, such asactingin aparticularway or making aparticularremark, you are/were notabletocontrolorstopit:
It wasawful, but I couldn't helplaughing.
"Stopgiggling!" "I can't help it!"
I can't helpthinking(= mytruefeelingis that)she'd bebetteroff without him.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inevitable
  • all roads lead to Romeidiom
  • automatic
  • be (only) a matter of timeidiom
  • be damned ifyoudo and damned ifyoudon'tidiom
  • be nothing for itidiom
  • be part and parcel ofsomethingidiom
  • fated
  • implacability
  • implacable
  • implacably
  • inalienable
  • inexorable
  • inexorably
  • it can't be helpedidiom
  • relentless
  • relentlessly
  • seal
  • unavoidable
  • unavoidably
  • unstoppable
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helpverb(GIVE/TAKE)

B1[T]
to give something to someone:
Can I help youtosome moresoup?
More examples
  • Feelfreeto help yourself tocoffee.
  • "May I help myself to some morefood?" "Yes, ofcourse."
  • Iwishmylodgerwouldaskbefore helping himself to myfood.
  • Mydaughterjust helps herself to anything shefanciesfrom mywardrobe- usually my only goodclothes!
  • I'm notsurewhether we should be helping ourselves to thesesnacks-perhapsthey'remeantforlater.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Giving, providing and supplying
  • accommodate
  • accord
  • administer
  • administration
  • assignment
  • award
  • dish
  • hand off
  • handsomethingin
  • handsomethingout
  • handsomethingover
  • handsomethinground
  • invest
  • passing
  • reassignment
  • rebid
  • regift
  • reprovision
  • resource
  • spare
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help yourselfB1
to take something for yourself:
"Might I have some morebread?" "Please, helpyourself!"
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to take something from someone
  • takeHe offered her the microphone but she wouldn't take it.
  • take hold ofGet ready to take hold of the baton as the next runner approaches.
  • snatchHe snatched the letter out of my hands before I could read it.
  • stealThe car was stolen from right outside our house.
  • pinchA thief pinched his wallet and phone.
  • seizeFederal agents seized two computers.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taking and choosing
  • adopt
  • adopted
  • adoption
  • appoint
  • bags I...idiom
  • cull
  • either-or
  • elect
  • empanel
  • faute de mieux
  • favoured
  • go forsomeone
  • picker
  • plump
  • Robin Hood
  • select
  • selection
  • selective
  • selectively
  • skim
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Grammar

Help somebody (to) do
We use help with or without an object:…

Idioms

give/lendsomeonea helping hand
God helpsomeone
it can't be helped
so help me (God)

Phrasal verb

help(someone)out
(Definition ofhelpedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhelped

helped

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Second, physically speaking, patients are usuallyhelpedin any such transfer by a nurse, a doctor, or one of the patient's relatives.
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These parties had a common interest and were supported by non-governmental organisations whichhelpedthem put together a strong campaign.
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This first synthesis in turnhelpedin the production of a more perspicuous analysis, with a more satisfactory synthesis.
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I thank everybody whohelpedme with this article.
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This session provided valuable feedback for each group that inevitablyhelpedwith preparation for the assessed seminars.
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In a few places in chap. 1, additional explication would havehelped.
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This analysishelpedto locate the position of the translation start codon more precisely.
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Coffee, as a colonial cash crop, clearlyhelpedto drive these debates.
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Caregivers were also asked to identify which health professional strategieshelpedthem prepare for and respond to their relative's death.
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While all of themhelpedmake this article a better one, they cannot be held responsible for any defects that remain.
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Families became smaller and somewhat more egalitarian and,helpedby the increasing availability of household appliances and their longer schooling, children's contributions to housework reduced.
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Similarly, a bit of work on editing the figures would havehelpedreadability.
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They have alsohelpedto explain at atomic resolution many of the original studies described earlier in this review.
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But over time, such demandshelpedproduce a more robust state apparatus.
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It transformed all spheres of thought - scientific, social, political, spiritual and artistic - andhelpedpave the way for astrobiology.
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