aid
noun
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helporsupport:
帮助;支持He gets aboutwith theaidofawalkingstick.他拄着拐杖到处走动。
Shewent to theaidofa mantrappedin hiscar.她去帮助一个困在车中的男子。
A woman in thestreetsawthat he was introubleandcame tohis aid.街上的一位女士看到他遇上了麻烦,就过去帮他。
Synonyms
assistance
help
relief
succourUKliterary
support(HELP)
C1[C]
apieceofequipmentthathelpsyou to do something:
辅助物,辅助设施;辅助工具teachingaids, such asbooksandvideos书、录像等辅助教具
Athesaurusis ausefulaidtowriting.同义词词典是写作的好助手。
C1[U]
helpin theformoffood,money,medicalsupplies, orweaponsthat is given by arichercountryto apoorercountry:
(向贫弱国家提供的食品、金钱、医疗物资、武器等)援助,救助TheVaticanhasagreedtodonate$80,000 inhumanitarian/emergencyaid tocountriesaffectedby thewar.罗马教廷已经同意向饱受战祸的国家捐赠8万美元人道主义援助/紧急援助款。
About a fifth of the country'sincomeis in theformofforeign/overseasaid.这个国家约1/5的收入靠国外/海外援助。
in aid ofsomeone/somethingC1UK
inordertocollectmoneyfor agroupofpeoplewho need it:
为帮助…,为救援…aconcertin aid offaminerelief为救助饥民举办的音乐会
- Thetunnelwasdugwith the aid ofheavymachinery.
- Foreign aid isbadlyneededtoamelioratetheeffectsof thedrought.
- humanitarianaid
- We need tolookat thelogisticsof thewholeaidoperation.
- Thousands ofliveswill be atstakeifemergencyaid does notarrivein thecitysoon.
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turnidiom
- abet
- accommodative
- any port in a stormidiom
- assist
- assistance
- bridge
- carry
- facilitation
- givesomeonea leg upidiom
- give/lendsomeonea helping handidiom
- go a long way toward(s) doingsomethingidiom
- platform
- run errandsidiom
- share a platformidiom
- solid
- sponsor
- start(something)off
- succour
- supportively
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Tools in general
Gifts in the form of money
Organizations - charities
Idiom
what'ssomethingin aid of?
aid
verb[T]
uk/eɪd/us/eɪd/C1
tohelp:
帮助;援助Hugeprojectsdesignedto aidpoorercountriescan sometimes do moreharmthan good.旨在援助贫穷国家的庞大计划有时反而会弊大于利。
Hisexcusefordrinkingbrandyis that it's said to aiddigestion.他给自己喝白兰地找的借口是,据说它有助于消化。
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.
aid and abetsomeonelawspecializedorhumorous
tohelpsomeone to do somethingillegalorwrong:
伙同…作案,与…同谋Threeauditorswereaccusedof aiding andabettingthe menchargedwithfraud.有人告发三名税务稽查员与那些被控诈骗的人同谋作案。
- Discover howeatingrawfoodhelpsbalanceyourbodyand aidsdigestion.
- Yourdonationwillhelpaidfloodvictims.
- Doctorshopedthatmovingto awarmerclimatewould aid hisrecovery.
- Policearrestedanumberofpeoplesuspectedof aiding theterrorists.
- Fruit andvegetablescontainacidsthat aid theabsorptionofcalciuminto thebody.
Helping and co-operating
- a good/bad turnidiom
- abet
- accommodative
- any port in a stormidiom
- assist
- assistance
- bridge
- carry
- facilitation
- givesomeonea leg upidiom
- give/lendsomeonea helping handidiom
- go a long way toward(s) doingsomethingidiom
- platform
- run errandsidiom
- share a platformidiom
- solid
- sponsor
- start(something)off
- succour
- supportively