1[uncountableU]PTPG 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;救援物资
Foreign aid from many countries poured into the famine area.
来自许多国家的救援物资纷纷送到饥荒地区。
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[uncountableU] help that you need to do a particular thing 〔完成某事所需的〕帮助
with/without the aid of something
Father Poole walked painfully, with the aid of a stick.
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + aid
foreign/international/overseas aid
The development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.
legal aid
If you are on a low income, you may qualify for legal aid.
financial/economic aid
The commission said it was ready to provide financial aid to help farmers.
military aid
Israel is the largest recipient of U.S. economic and military aid.
medical aid
The capital was in urgent need of food and medical aid.
food aid
The government launched an appeal for emergency food aid for 60,000 people.
humanitarian aid (=given to people living in very bad conditions)
Ministers agreed to send humanitarian aid, including food and medical supplies.
relief/emergency aid (=given when there is a disaster, a war etc)
Surrounding countries supplied disaster relief aid.
development aid (=given to help develop poor countries)
It’s one of the poorest countries in the world, but it has received no UN development aid.
verbs
send/provide aid
EU Ministers meeting in Belgium agreed to send humanitarian aid.
ask for/appeal for aid
The Chinese authorities have asked for aid to help the earthquake victims.
get/receive aid
Ethiopia receives less foreign aid than any other developing country.
depend on/rely on aid
The report stated that some 703,000 people relied on food aid.
suspend aid (=officially stop aid from continuing, usually for a short time)
Canada will be suspending aid until democracy is restored.
cut off/withdraw aid (=stop giving aid)
The US has threatened to cut off aid to the region.
Conditons deteriorated further as western aid was withdrawn.
qualify for aid (also be eligible for aid) (=have the right to be given aid)
The project is eligible for aid from the British Tourist Board.
nouns
an appeal/request for aid
International aid agencies launched an appeal for emergency aid.
an aid worker
Aid workers warned of a worsening situation.
aid agency
The sanctions could prevent international aid agencies from delivering food and medicine.
an aid programme/scheme/package
The UN aid programme provided most of the finance.
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 5: something such as a machine or tool that helps someone do something
adjectives
a hearing aid
Many of the older residents wear hearing aids.
visual/audio/audio-visual aids (=recorded sounds, pictures, film etc, used to help describe or explain something)
No scientific lecture is ever given without slides or other visual aids.
teaching/classroom aids
teaching aids and resources
training/study aids
Receive free study aids when you enrol, including a copy of The IDM Marketing Guide worth £95.
navigational/navigation aids (=that help you find the way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another)
navigational aids such as radar
electronic aids
Fishermen rely primarily on electronic aids for navigation.
legal aid• Aston has been awardedlegal aid.• Our negotiating team includes experienced legal aid family practitioners and officials.• And more people are now ineligible for legal aid than was the case a decade ago.• No legal aid is available to provide representation for employees.• A major factoraccounting for this development is the absence of legal aid for representation before tribunals.• Lord Mackay appeared to rule out an extension of legal aid to cover defamation cases.• And is it any wonder, too, that the legal aid bill is rocketing totally out of control?• He has a right to legal aid and legal representation.
with/without the aid of something• With some of these sociological theories we are perhaps again witnessing the process we identified earlier with the aid of Raymond Williams.• This argument, then, is that political influence may be secured in Britain without the aid ofindependent power.• Most current special classificationschemes have been devisedwith the aid offacetanalysis and are thus faceted classification schemes.• Detectingpatterns in a large, complexsemanticnet is difficult to do without the aid of computer programs.• Again, we come across tantalising circumstantial evidence, with the aid of standardised tests.• There are certainly some individuals who can embark on this explorationwithout the aid of a psychotherapist.• Veterans groups, with the aid ofRep.• A blind student and his partially-sighted friend are preparing to climb Ben Nevis with the aid of something called a hoople.
come/go to somebody’s aid• Many ships passed them before Pride of Burgundy, crossing from Calais to Dover, came to their aid.• More than could ever come to Siward's aid, nomatterwhere he sent for them.• Evidence seemed to harden somewhat when a Glamorgan farmerwent to the aid of a ditchedvan one dark night.• It came to her aid, bringing her all the strength she needed.• Each side was therefore unwilling to give ground and ready to support or go to the aid of their colleagues.• Several people came to the man's aid after he collapsed on the sidewalk.• This is where that marvellous rag-bag of feeling we relieve through our tears comes to our aid.• Now, at last, Alfonso called out to El Cid to come to his aid.• One of the people who went to his aid was his friend and fellowsoccer player David Huggins.
aid2 ●●○AWL verb [transitiveT]
1to help someone do something 帮助,援助
an index to aid the reader
方便读者的索引
aid somebody in/with (doing) something
Mrs Coxen was aided in looking after the children by her niece.
aid• The country's economic recovery has been aided by increased international trade.• Our ability to combatorganized crime has been aided by our partnership with local police.• The large number of Latinovotersaided Garcia's victory in the last election.• The thought of Miss Coldharbour's coolglancesweeping her face to detect any sign of tears aided her self-control.• The new equipment has been provided to aid in the diagnosis of liverdisorders.• Officers were aided in the search by drug-sniffing dogs.• Checks bacteria, aids natural healing.• The new government grants are intended to aid small businesses.• Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have found that testosteroneaidsspatial thinking, but interferes with performance of spoken language.• Overlays can aid the build up of complex subjects. 2.• It is useful to jot down a few examples under each point as this aidsunderstanding and memory.
aid somebody in/with (doing) something• Reichsubsidy to the city had now reached its limits and Schacht was in favour of cutting off all further aid.• Information is also readily available to aid senior management in decision making.• For 12 years he aided Tony Hart in making children's television more entertaining.• Farah Aydid had claimed that reliefaid arriving in Mogadishu was not reaching targetedpopulations.• It would suit them better to use their surpluscash to aid starving children in other countries.• And despite lobbying of government and foreign aid agencies in Ouagadougou, there is still nothing but the foundations in place.• Assistantprincipalsaid the principal in the overalladministration of the school.• He did not see why northern states should aid them in this endeavor.
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