vt(1)帮(援)助(give help or assistance)[T+n，T+n+prep(in/with)，C+n+to-inf](fml)：～the poor/a little boy帮助穷人/小男孩;～sb's struggle/sb's private industry援助某人的斗争/帮助私营工业;cross the border～ed by a priest 在牧师的帮助下越过国境;～sb with money/with legal advice/in distress/in his study 资助某人钱/给某人提供法律咨询/帮助处于危难中的某人/帮助某人学习;be greatly～ed in one's search/one's work by sb's kindness搜寻/工作受到某人义举的大力帮助;～sb to dress 帮助某人穿衣;〖同〗help，assist;〖反〗oppose，hinder;

(2)促进，有助于(promote the progress or accomplishment of;facilitate)[T+n]：A good dictionary can～language learning.一部好字典有助于语言学习。〖同〗promote，advance;〖反〗block，hinder;

n(1)帮(援)助(act of giving help)[U]：lend/give～to developing countries 给发展中国家以援助;go/come/rush to sb's～(to the～of sb)去/来/连忙帮助某人;prepare the programmes with the～of a broadcaster/a neighbour 在播音员/邻居的帮助下准备节目;walk with(without)the～of a cane(不)借助手杖行走;make out the small writing by the～of a magnifying glass 借助放大镜看清细小的字;state/government/first/financial/legal/grant～国家支助/政府支助/急救/经济援助/法律援助/助学金;〖同〗help，assistance，helping，hand，support;

(2)帮(援)助者(物)(person or thing that assist or help)[C]：deaf/hearing～助听器;use (make) teaching/visual～s使用(制作)教具/直观教具;a valuable～to digestion 很有用的助消化剂;She/A dictionary is my～in the job.她/字典是我做这个工作的助手。

(3)(对外)援助(food，money，etc sent to a country to help it)[U]：give foreign/overseas/military/medical～给予外援/外援/军事援助/医疗援助;

in aid of sb/ sth 用以帮助：collect money in～of Charity/the victims of the flood/the Nurses' Fund 募捐用于慈善事业/以赈济水灾灾民/以筹集护士基金;The collection is in～of the blind.这笔募捐是用来帮助盲人的。a tennis match in～of cancer relief 一场为救助癌症患者而举行的网球义赛;

What's all this，etc in aid of?(infml)这一切的目的是什么?：What is all this fuss/crying in～of?这么大惊小怪/哭闹有什么目的?What is the money/the collection/this handle in～of?这钱/募捐款/把手是干什么用的?

【辨异】1)动词aid 和 help 与 assist 都可表示“帮助”之意。help 是最常用语，可指任何帮助，可取代另外两个字;aid 和 assist为较正式用语，aid 指提拱更积极的帮助;assist 表示帮助者处于次要地位，提供较小帮助。2)名词 aid和 help与assistance都表示“帮助”之意，其间的区别基本和它们的动词间的区别一样。help为日常用语，aid 较正式，assistance 更正式;aid 可指紧急情况下的援助;assistance 则很少如此，多指从旁“辅(协)助”。