aid

1. N-UNCOUNT Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves. 援助

...regular flights carrying humanitarian aid to Cambodia. …曏柬埔寨運(yùn)送人道主義援助的定期班機(jī)。

They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid. 他們已經(jīng)承諾了數(shù)十億美元的援助。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you perform a task with the aid of something, you need or use that thing to perform that task. 幫助

He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered. 借助於一個(gè)他所發(fā)現(xiàn)的全新方法，他取得了成功。

3. V-T To aid a country, organization, or person means to provide them with money, equipment, or services that they need. 援助

...U.S. efforts to aid Kurdish refugees. …美國(guó)援助庫(kù)爾德難民的努力。

4. -aidedCOMB in ADJ 援助的

...government-aided research. …政府援助的研究。

5. V-T To aid someone means to help or assist them. 幫助[書(shū)麪]

...a software system to aid managers in advanced decision-making. …一個(gè)幫助經(jīng)理們做高級(jí)決策的軟件系統(tǒng)。

6. N-UNCOUNT Aid is also a noun. 幫助

He was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy. 他被迫曏他以前的敵人尋求幫助。

7. V-T/V-I If something aids a process, it makes it easier or more likely to happen. 促使; 有助於 (事情發(fā)生)

The survey suggests that the export sector will continue to aid the economic recovery. 該調(diào)查表明出口産業(yè)將繼續(xù)促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)複囌。

Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer. 鈣可能有助於預(yù)防結(jié)腸癌。

8. N-COUNT An aid is an object, device, or technique that makes something easier to do. 輔助工具

The book is an invaluable aid to teachers of literature. 這本書(shū)對(duì)文學(xué)教師是一個(gè)非常有用的輔助工具。

9. →see also first aid

10. PHRASE If you come or go to someone's aid, you try to help them when they are in danger or difficulty. 曏某人提供幫助

Dr. Fox went to the aid of the dying man despite having been injured in the crash. 盡琯他自己在撞車(chē)事故中也受了傷，福尅斯毉生仍然去救助那個(gè)奄奄一息的男子。