aid
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aid / ed ; eɪd /noun
1. Uhelp, 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 aid from 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 delivering humanitarian aid 运载人道主义援助的车队
•a substantial aid programme 大规模的援助计划。
•He has been granted legal aid (=free legal services) .他获得了法律援助。
2. Uhelp 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. Uhelp 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. Csomething 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 spokenused 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 AIDEaide 的美式拼法⇒FIRST AID
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aidverb 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 lawto help someone do something illegal是…的从犯，帮助…作案