aid /eɪd/ CET4 TEM4 ( aiding, aided, aids )

• 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

  例：

  ...regular flights carrying humanitarian aid to Cambodia.

  …向柬埔寨运送人道主义援助的定期班机。

  例：

  They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid.

  他们已经承诺了数十亿美元的援助。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered.

  借助于一个他所发现的全新方法，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

  例：

  ...U.S. efforts to aid Kurdish refugees.

  …美国援助库尔德难民的努力。

• 4. 

  -aided COMB in ADJ 援助的

  例：

  ...government-aided research.

  …政府援助的研究。

• 5. 

  V-T To aid someone means to help or assist them. 帮助 [书面]

  例：

  ...a software system to aid managers in advanced decision-making.

  …一个帮助经理们做高级决策的软件系统。

• 6. 

  N-UNCOUNT Aid is also a noun. 帮助

  例：

  He was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy.

  他被迫向他以前的敌人寻求帮助。

• 7. 

  V-T/V-I If something aids a process, it makes it easier or more likely to happen. 促使; 有助于 (事情发生)

  例：

  The survey suggests that the export sector will continue to aid the economic recovery.

  该调查表明出口产业将继续促进经济复苏。

  例：

  Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer.

  钙可能有助于预防结肠癌。

• 8. 

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

  例：

  The book is an invaluable aid to teachers of literature.

  这本书对文学教师是一个非常有用的辅助工具。

• 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. 向某人提供帮助

  例：

  Dr. Fox went to the aid of the dying man despite having been injured in the crash.

  尽管他自己在撞车事故中也受了伤，福克斯医生仍然去救助那个奄奄一息的男子。