aid
aid
aid¹ / ed ; eɪd /
◙noun
1. [U] help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation
• 援助，救助:
»Foreign aidfrom many countries poured into the famine area.
来自许多国家的外国援助纷纷到达饥荒地区。
»convoys deliveringhumanitarian aid
运载人道主义援助的车队
»a substantialaid programme
大规模的援助计划。
»He has been grantedlegal aid(=free legal services) .
他获得了法律援助。
2. [U] help that you need to do a particular thing
• 帮助:
»with / without the aid of sth
»Father Poole walked painfully, with the aid of a stick.
普尔神父拄着一根拐杖痛苦地行走。
3. in aid of sth, in order to help a CHARITY
• 为了帮助〔某一慈善事业〕:
»We're collecting money in aid of cancer research.
我们正在筹集资金以资助癌症研究。
4. [U] help or advice that is given to someone who needs it
• 帮助:
»come / go to sb's aid ( = help someone )
帮助某人
»didn't speak any French, but a nice man came to my aid.
我一点都不会说法语，不过一个好心人帮了我的忙。
5. [C] something such as a machine or tool that helps someone do something
• 辅助设备:
»A video is a useful aid in the classroom.
录像在课堂教学中是有用的教具。
»a hearing aid
助听器
6. what's this in aid of?, [BrE spoken] used to ask what something is used for or why someone is doing something
• 这有什么用途？ 这样做是什么用意？:
»What's this meeting tomorrow in aid of, then?
那么，明天的这个会议是为了什么？
7. an American spelling of AIDE
• aide 的美式拼法
--› see FIRST AID
aid²
◙verb [T]
1. to help someone do something
• 帮助，援助:
»an index to aid the reader
方便读者的索引
»aid sb in / with (doing) sth
»Mrs Coxen was aided in looking after the children by her niece.
考克森太太有她侄女帮她一起照看小孩。
2. to make something happen more quickly or easily
• 促进:
»Welfare spending aids economic development in three ways.
福利开支在三个方面促进经济发展。
3. aid and abet, [law] to help someone do something illegal
• 是…的从犯，帮助…作案
