aid
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aid1 /eɪd/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 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. 普尔神父拄着一根拐杖艰难地行走。
3 in aid of something 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 HELP[uncountableU] help or advice that is given to someone who needs it 帮助come/go to somebody’s aid (=help someone) 帮助某人 I 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 [countableC]TOOL something such as a machine or tool that helps someone do something 辅助设备 A video is a useful aid in the classroom. 录像是课堂教学的有用教具。
6 what’s this in aid of? REASON British EnglishBrE spoken used 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?
→ first aidn COLLOCATIONS – 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 situationADJECTIVES/NOUN + aidforeign/international/overseas aidThe development of the continent is now dependent on foreign aid.
legal aidIf you are on a low income, you may qualify for legal aid.
financial/economic aidThe commission said it was ready to provide financial aid to help farmers.
military aidIsrael is the largest recipient of U.S. economic and military aid.
medical aidThe capital was in urgent need of food and medical aid.
food aidThe 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.
verbssend/provide aidEU Ministers meeting in Belgium agreed to send humanitarian aid.
ask for/appeal for aidThe Chinese authorities have asked for aid to help the earthquake victims.
get/receive aidEthiopia receives less foreign aid than any other developing country.
depend on/rely on aidThe 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.
nounsan appeal/request for aidInternational aid agencies launched an appeal for emergency aid.
an aid workerAid workers warned of a worsening situation.
aid agencyThe sanctions could prevent international aid agencies from delivering food and medicine.
an aid programme/scheme/packageThe UN aid programme provided most of the finance.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 5: something such as a machine or tool that helps someone do somethingadjectivesa hearing aidMany 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 aidsteaching aids and resources
training/study aidsReceive 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 aidsFishermen rely primarily on electronic aids for navigation.
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 farmer went to the aid of a ditched van 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 fellow soccer player David Huggins. aid2 ●●○ AWL verb [transitiveT] 1 to 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. 考克森太太有她侄女帮忙一起照看小孩。
► see thesaurus at help 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 law to help someone do something illegal 帮助和教唆 aid somebody in/with (doing) something• Reich subsidy 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 relief aid arriving in Mogadishu was not reaching targeted populations.• It would suit them better to use their surplus cash 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.• Assistant principals aid the principal in the overall administration of the school.• He did not see why northern states should aid them in this endeavor. AIDn /ˌeɪ aɪ ˈdiː/ nthe Agency for International Development
From Longman Business Dictionary
aidaid /eɪd/ noun [uncountableU] help, such as food, medicines, or money, given by a government or private organization to help people who are suffering from war, hunger etcUN workers have been trying to move food aid to an estimated 2 million starving people.
Aid is being flown out by several of the major aid agencies.
→ development aid → foreign aid → legal aid → overseas aid → regional aid Origin aid2 (1400-1500) French aider, from Latin adjutare, from adjuvare, from ad- “to” + juvare “to help”