aid

詞型變化：

名詞:aider 動詞過去式:aided 過去分詞:aided 現在分詞:aiding 第三人稱單數:aids 

詞意辨析：

aid, assist, help

這些動詞均有“幫助”之意。
aid: 正式用詞，指幫助他人脫離危險或戰勝困難，著重強者對急需幫助的弱者的幫助。
assist: 強調在提供幫助時，以受助者為主，所給的幫助起第二位或從屬的作用。
help: 最普通用詞，含義廣泛。指一般性的或迫切需要的幫助，側重積極地為他人提供物質、精神或其他方面的幫助。

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英文解釋：

名詞 aid:

1. a resource
   同義詞：assistance, help
2. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
   同義詞：assist, assistance, help
3. a gift of money to support a worthy person or cause
   同義詞：economic aid
4. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
   同義詞：care, attention, tending

動詞 aid:

1. give help or assistance; be of service
   同義詞：help, assist
2. improve the condition of
   同義詞：help

相關對話：

1. She is so independent that she refused all pecuniary aid.
   她很獨立，所以拒絕一切金錢上的資助。
2. The regime had been propped up by foreign aid.
   該政權是靠外國援助維持著的。
3. Aid to the Third World is at present little more than a drop in the ocean.
   目前對第三世界的援助不過是杯水車薪。
4. The famine is so bad, aid can only scratch the surface.
   饑荒十分嚴重，援助也只是杯水車薪。
5. They've made an urgent request for international aid.
   他們緊急請求國際援助。
6. We were greatly aided in our investigation by the cooperation of the police.
   我們在調查的過程中得到警方的大力協助。
7. A dictionary is an invaluable aid in learning a new language.
   在學習一種新語言時，字典是非常有用的工具。