v (1)帮助(忙)(give (sb) assistance or aid)[I，I+prep (with)，I+to-inf，T+n，T+n+prep (with) T+n+adv，C+n+to-inf，C+n+inf]：His sympathy/His advice～ed a lot. 他的同情/意见帮了大忙。～with the washing-up/sb's work 帮着洗餐具/某人工作;～to find sb's things 帮助寻找某人的东西;～each other互相帮助;～the poor/the needy帮助穷人/贫困的人们;～sb with sb's homework/the suitcases 帮助某人做作业/提箱子;～sb in/out with the heavy trunk 帮助某人搬进/搬出那个沉重的大衣箱;～sb up/down the stairs with the bags 帮着某人把这些提包搬上/下楼;～sb to move the piano/to translate the poem帮助某人搬钢琴/翻译首诗;〖同〗 assist，aid;〖反〗hinder;

(2) 1)自取食物、饮料等(serve oneself or sb with food，drink，etc)[T+n(oneself)，T+n(oneself)+prep(to)]：～oneself to a beer/a cigarette/the fruit 自己拿啤酒喝/拿烟抽/拿水果吃;H～yourself to some fish.请吃鱼。May I～you to another slice of cake?我给你再拿一块蛋糕好吗?2)自取(某物)(take sh without permission)[T+n (oneself) +prep (to)]：John～ed himself to my cigarettes. 约翰没问我就拿我的烟抽。

(3)有助(利)于(do sth useful that will lead(sb) to success (in sth))[I，I+to-inf，T+n]：Complaint does not～. 抱怨于事无补。Drugs～to take away pain. 药有助于解除痛苦。Trade～s the development of industry. 贸易促进工业的发展。

can/could (not) help doing sth(不能)阻止做，(不可)避免做：cannot (could not)～crying/langhing/thinking (that)忍不住要喊叫/大笑/想(……);It cannot/could not be～ed. 这是不可避免的。

so help me(God)我发誓：That's exactly what happened，so～me. 那是发生的实际情况，我敢发誓。

help on/off (with)(v adv)帮……穿上/脱下(vt)：～sb on with his coat 帮某人穿上衣;

help out (v adv)帮助某人(解决难题，摆脱困难)：He～ed (me) out with the cleaning.他帮忙(我)清扫。

→′helper n 帮手;′helping n(食物的)一份;

n (1)帮助(act of helping;aid)[U]：need some/sb's～to move the box 需要一些/某人的帮助搬动这个箱子;give sb some/a lot of～给某人一些/许多帮助;get/want/offer～得到/想要/提供帮助;be of much/tremendous～to sb 对某人很有/有巨大的帮助;It won't be much～. 这不会有多大帮助。The patient was beyond～. 病人无法治愈。He came to my～.他帮助我。〖同〗aid，assistance;

(2)有助于人的人(物)(sb or sth that helps)[C，a～][N (to)]：(advice/new fire)be a great/good/big～to sb's family/sb(建议/新火炉)对某人的家庭/某人大有帮助;(sb)be a (great)～around the house/with some of the problems(某人)在家中/解决一些问题方面是个好帮手;find the new machine quite a～发现这台新机器大有助益;

(3)仆(佣)人(person employed to do certain kinds of usual manual work，esp housework)[C]：a kitchen/home/new lady/farm～一位帮厨/家庭佣人/新来的女佣人/农场帮工;hire/have a new～雇一名新佣人;lay off half of one's～解雇自己一半的雇工;engage one's extra summer～雇用额外的夏季临时工;～wanted 招工;

(4)治疗(挽救)办法(way of preventing (sth)or of making good some damage that has been done)[C]：(aspirin) be a～for the headache(阿斯匹林)可治疗头痛;The matter was decided long ago and there's no～for it now. 事情早就决定了，现在没有办法(更改了)。

→′helpful adj 有帮助(助益)的;′helpfully adv 有帮助(用/益)地;′helpfulness n 帮助;′helpless adj 不能自立的，靠别人帮助的;无助的;′helplessly adv 不能自立地;无助地;′helplessness n无助;

【辨异】 1)help与aid和assist的区别见AID。2)help与aid和assistance的区别见AID。