Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense aids, present participle aiding, past tense, past participle aided
1N-UNCOUNT 援助;救助;资助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;救助;资助
...regular flights carrying humanitarian aid to Cambodia. [+ to]
向柬埔寨运送人道援助物资的定期航班
They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid.
8PHRASE 为帮助;为给…筹资 An activity or event in aid of a particular cause or charity is intended to raise money for that cause or charity. 为帮助;为给…筹资 [mainly British]
...a charity performance in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
1money, food, etc.資金;糧食ADJECTIVE | VERB + AID | AID + NOUNADJECTIVE➤emergency緊急援助▸➤humanitarian人道主義援助➤cash, development, economic, financial, food, legal, medical, military, reconstruction, relief現金資助;發展援助;經濟援助;財政援助;食物援助;法律援助;醫療援助;軍事援助;重建援助;救濟◇Legal aid is a fundamental part of our system of justice.法律援助是我國司法制度的一個重要部份。➤federal, government, state聯邦政府的援助;政府救濟;州的援助▸➤foreign, international, overseas外國/國際/海外援助◇The country relies on foreign aid.這個國家依賴外國的援助。VERB + AID➤appeal for, call for呼籲/請求援助◇The country's president has appealed for international aid in the wake of the disaster.災難發生後該國總統呼籲國際社會給予援助。➤extend, give (sb), provide (sb with), send (sb)施以援助;給(某人)援助;(為某人)提供援助▸➤get, receive獲得/得到援助▸➤depend on, rely on依靠/依賴援助▸➤promise承諾援助▸➤cut, cut off, suspend, withdraw, withhold中止援助;暫停援助;撤銷援助;拒絕給予援助◇The government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.政府現已暫停對這一地區的人道主義援助。AID + NOUN➤agency, worker救援機構/人員▸➤budget, package, programme/program救援預算;整套援助計劃;援助計劃◇a $240 million aid package價值 2.4 億美元的一攬子援助計劃aid
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2help幫助VERB + AID | PREPOSITIONVERB + AID➤ask for, enlist請求/尋求幫助◇We enlisted the aid of John and his family.我們爭取了約翰及其家人的幫助。➤come to sb's, go to sb's (= to help someone)幫助某人◇She screamed loudly and two people came to her aid.她大聲尖叫,有兩個人趕來幫忙。PREPOSITION➤in aid of (especially BrE) 為幫助⋯◇We were collecting money in aid of charity.我們在為慈善事業籌集善款。➤with the aid of, without the aid of有⋯的幫助;沒有⋯的幫助◇She is now able to get around with the aid of a walking stick.她現在能拄着拐杖走路了。aid
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3person/thing that helps有助益之人或物➡ see also first aidADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤effective, essential, useful, valuable得力的助手;必不可少的輔助手段;有用的輔助手段;有價值的輔助手段▸➤teaching, training, visual教具;訓練輔助器械;直觀教具▸➤hearing, walking (BrE) 助聽器;行走輔助器械▸➤memory記憶輔助設備➤navigational導航設備▸➤sleep (NAmE) 睡眠輔助藥▸➤buoyancy (BrE) 助浮物PREPOSITION➤aid to⋯的輔助工具◇Dictionaries are essential aids to learning.詞典是輔助學習的必備工具。
aid noun ⇨aid (£10 million in foreign aid)⇨help (come to sb's aid)⇨tool (a hearing/teaching aid)aid verb ⇨help1 (Each group is aided by a tutor or consultant.)⇨aid and abet⇨help1aid
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aid ♦︎ help ♦︎ welfare ♦︎ relief ♦︎ charity ♦︎ social security ♦︎ handoutThese are all words for help, money, food and other supplies that are given to people who are poor, sick or in need in some way.这些词均表示救济、捐助或援助。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆aid / help / welfare / relief / charity / social security / handouts for sb◆to be on welfare / social security◆emergency aid / help / relief◆government / state aid / help / welfare / relief / handouts◆direct / immediate / financial / medical aid / help / relief◆to get / receive aid / help / welfare / relief / charity / social security / handouts◆to accept aid / help / charity◆to give (sb) aid / help / relief / charity / handouts◆to provide / send / promise aid / help / relief◆to ask for aid / help / welfare / relief / charity◆to rely / depend on help / welfare / charity / social security / handouts◆to live on welfare / charity / social security■aid [uncountable] money, food, medicine and other supplies that are sent to help countries in difficult situations援助(如款项、食品、药品等);救援物资◆An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised.额外的1 000万英镑外国援助款项已经得到许诺。◆Much of the funding has come from international aid agencies(= organizations that provide help).很多资金来自国际救援机构。■help [uncountable] advice or money that is given to sb in order to solve their problems帮助,援助,救助(如建议或金钱)◆I decided to seek legal help.我决定寻求法律援助。◆The organization offers practical help in dealing with paperwork.这个机构提供文件处理方面的实际帮助。 see also help ⇨ helpverb2■welfare ˈwelfeə(r); NAmEˈwelfer [uncountable] practical or financial help that is provided, often by the government, for people or animals that need it(政府给予的)福利◆The state is still the main provider of welfare.政府仍然是福利的主要提供者。◆Animal welfare groups want this practice banned altogether.动物保护团体希望全面禁止这种做法。ⓘ In American English welfare is also money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed or sick. In British English this is called social security.美式英语中welfare还指政府定期发给贫困、失业或疾患人口的保障金,英式英语称之为social security◆They would rather work than live on welfare.他们宁愿工作也不愿靠社会保障金过活。 see also on welfare ⇨ unemployed■relief [uncountable] money, food, medicine and other supplies that are sent to help people in countries where there has been a war or natural disaster(因战乱或天灾而提供的)救援物品,救济◆We raised £5 000 for famine relief.我们为赈济饥荒筹集了5 000英镑。 see also relieve ⇨ easeNOTE辨析 Aid or relief?Aid is often used to talk about money given to countries in financial trouble, often over a period of time. Relief is used more often to talk about money, medicine, food, etc. given to people in places where there has been a war or natural disaster, usually as an immediate response to a sudden emergency. * aid常指给予经济困难国家的资金援助,且通常持续一段时期。relief多指给予遭受战争或自然灾害地区灾民的资金、药品、食品等,通常是对突发紧急情况的即时应对。■charity [uncountable] the aim of giving money, food and help to people who are in need慈善;赈济◆Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity.大多数人参加伦敦马拉松赛跑是为慈善事业募集资金。◆He refused to live off charity(= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor).他拒绝靠救济过活。■ˌsocial seˈcurity [uncountable] (BrE) money that the government pays regularly to people who are poor, unemployed or sick(定期给予贫困、失业、疾患人口的)社会保障金◆He's been living on social security for the past two months.过去两个月他一直靠社会保障金生活。■handoutˈhændaʊt [countable] (sometimesdisapproving) food, money or clothes that are given to a person who is poor(给予穷人的)施舍,救济品(如食物、金钱或衣物)◆I don't want to be dependent on handouts.我不想依靠别人的施舍。 see also handout ⇨ gift, hand sth out ⇨ distribute