新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

aid

英  [eɪd]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • aids

    1[C 可数名词] 援助

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

    双语例句

    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[U 不可数名词] 帮助

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

    近义词

    help

    双语例句

    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[U 不可数名词] 帮助

    Aid is help or assistance.

    近义词

    assistance

    双语例句

    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。

    4[C 可数名词] 辅助工具

    An aid is an object, device, or technique that makes something easier to do.

    双语例句

    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。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • come to someone's aid , go to someone's aid

    1向某人提供帮助

    If you come or go to someone's aid, you try to help them when they are in danger or difficulty.

    双语例句

    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。

    VERB. 动词
  • aids , aiding , aided

    1[I 不及物动词] 援助

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

    双语例句

    例:

    American efforts to aid Kurdish refugees.

    美国援助库尔德难民的努力。

    例:

    a charitable organization that has spent millions aiding pharmaceutical research.

    一个为医药研究资助了数百万的慈善机构。

    2[T 及物动词] 帮助

    To aid someone means to help or assist them.

    近义词

    help , assist

    双语例句

    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。

    3[I 不及物动词] 促使 , 有助于(事情发生)

    If something aids a process, it makes it easier or more likely to happen.

    双语例句

    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。

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