aid, assist, help

名詞 help:

1. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
   同義詞：aid, assist, assistance
2. a resource
   同義詞：aid, assistance
3. a means of serving
   同義詞：avail, service
4. a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
   同義詞：assistant, helper, supporter

動(dòng)詞 help:

1. give help or assistance; be of service
   同義詞：assist, aid
2. be of use
   同義詞：facilitate
3. improve the condition of
   同義詞：aid
4. abstain from doing; always used with a negative
   同義詞：help oneself
5. contribute to the furtherance of
6. improve; change for the better
7. help to some food; help with food or drink
   同義詞：serve
8. take or use
   同義詞：avail

1. Help yourself.
   別客氣。
2. He's been helping himself to my stationery.
   他未經(jīng)許可一直用我的文具。
3. He can't help having big ears.
   他愛打聽別人的事。
4. There's no help for it.
   實(shí)在沒辦法了。
5. Trade helps industry to develop.
   貿(mào)易促進(jìn)工業(yè)發(fā)展。
6. Could you help me up the stairs?
   你能扶我上樓梯嗎？

help

v.（動(dòng)詞）
helped,help.ing,helps
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To give assistance to; aid:
幫助，援助：給予協(xié)助；幫助：
例句：
I helped her find the book. He helped me into my coat.
我?guī)退业搅四潜緯?。他幫我穿好大?/br>
To contribute to the furtherance of; promote.
促進(jìn)：對(duì)…有幫助；促進(jìn)
To give relief to:
救助：給予救助：
例句：
help the needy.
救濟(jì)窮人

To ease; relieve:
緩解；減輕：
例句：
medication to help your cold.
治療感冒的藥品

To change for the better; improve:
助長(zhǎng)：發(fā)生好的變化；改進(jìn)：
例句：
A fresh coat of paint will help a scarred old table.
涂一層新油漆將大大改觀這張斑駁的老桌子

To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used withcan or cannot :
控制；阻止或抵制。與Can 或 Cannot 連用：
例句：
couldn`t help laughing.
忍俊不禁

To wait on, as in a store or restaurant.
服務(wù)：為…服務(wù)，如在商店或餐館中
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To be of service; give assistance.
幫助；有幫助
n.（名詞）

The act or an instance of helping.
幫助，援助：幫助的行動(dòng)或?qū)嵗?/br>Aid or assistance.
幫助或援助
Relief; remedy.
補(bǔ)救的辦法；治療藥
One that helps:
助手：
例句：
You`ve been a great help. A food processor is a help to the serious cook.
你是個(gè)很得力的幫手。食物加工機(jī)對(duì)于任務(wù)繁重的廚師來(lái)說(shuō)是個(gè)有用的幫手

A person employed to help, especially a farm worker or domestic servant.
傭人，雇工：被雇傭來(lái)幫忙的人，尤指農(nóng)場(chǎng)工人或家庭仆役
Such employees considered as a group. Often used withthe.
全體雇工（傭人）：被看成一個(gè)整體的這些雇工或傭人。通常和the 連用

<習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)>help (oneself) to
To serve or provide oneself with:
自用：用…招待自己或提供…給自己：
例句：
Help yourself to the cookies.
請(qǐng)隨便吃點(diǎn)點(diǎn)心吧

Informal To take (something) without asking permission:
【非正式用語(yǔ)】 偷竊，竊取：沒有得到允許而拿?。澄铮?/br>例句：
The thief helped himself to our family silver.
小偷竊取了我家的銀子

來(lái)源：
Middle English helpen
中古英語(yǔ) helpen
from Old English helpan
源自 古英語(yǔ) helpan

<參考詞匯><同義詞>help,aid,assist,succorThese verbs mean to contribute to the fulfillment of a need, the furtherance of an effort, or the achievement of a purpose or end.
這些動(dòng)詞都表示對(duì)一種需要的完成、努力的促進(jìn)或一個(gè)目的或目標(biāo)的取得起一份作用。
Help andaid, the most general, are frequently interchangeable:
Help 和aid 表示意義最廣泛， 常?？梢曰Q：
例句：
a medication that helps (or aids ) the digestion;
有助于（或者用 aids ） 消化的藥物；

例句：
a fine sense of rhythm that helped (or aided ) the student in learning music. Help, however, sometimes conveys a stronger suggestion of effectual action:
有助于（或用 aided ）學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)音樂的良好的節(jié)奏感。 但是help 有時(shí)所表達(dá)的有效行動(dòng)的意味更為強(qiáng)烈一些：

例句：
Nothing will help.
一切均無(wú)濟(jì)于事。

例句：
I`ll help you move the piano.
我將幫助你搬動(dòng)那架鋼琴。

例句：
He helped her out of the car.
他幫她從轎車?yán)锍鰜?lái)。

Assist usually implies making a secondary contribution or acting as a subordinate:
Assist 通常表示的是起第二位作用或者以屬下的身份起作用：
例句：
A team of kitchen apprentices assisted the chef in preparing the banquet.
一組廚房學(xué)徒協(xié)助廚師準(zhǔn)備宴會(huì)。

Succor refers to going to the relief of one in want, difficulty, or distress:
Succor 指對(duì)窮人，陷入困境的人或者是遭受痛苦的人給予幫助：
例句：
.Mr. Harding thought . . . of the worn-out, aged men he had succored. (Anthony Trollope).See also Synonyms at improve
.哈丁先生想到…那些得到過(guò)他救濟(jì)的窮人和老人. （安東尼·特羅洛普）參見同義詞 improve

A common use ofhelp is exemplified by the sentence
關(guān)于help 的一個(gè)很常見的用法， 下面這個(gè)句子提供了一個(gè)很好的例子：
例句：
Don`t change it any more than you can help (that is, .any more than you have to.).
除非萬(wàn)不得已，否則就不要再改變什么了（也就是說(shuō)，.除非你不得不.）。

Some grammarians condemn this usageon the ground thathelp in this sense means .avoid. and logically requires a negative.But the expression is a well-established idiom.See Usage Note at cannot
有些語(yǔ)法家對(duì)這種用法提出了批評(píng)意見，理由是help 在這個(gè)句子里表示.避免.的意思， 所以從邏輯上講應(yīng)用否定形式。但是這種表達(dá)已經(jīng)成為一種被廣泛接受的慣用法了參見 cannot