help
verb
noun
help verb
1 to make it possible or easier for someone to do something by doing part of their work or by giving them something they need 帮助，帮忙 I,T
If there’s anything I can do to help, just give me a call.
如果需要我帮忙，就给我打个电话。
help sb (to) do sth
I helped her to carry her cases up the stairs.
我帮她把箱子抬上了楼。
She helped him choose some new clothes.
她帮他挑了一些新衣服。
herbal products that help you to relax and sleep
有助于放松和睡眠的草药产品
help (to) do sth
She was coming to help clean the machines.
她要来帮忙擦洗机器。
help sb with sth
Can I help you with the washing up?
我来帮你洗碗好吗？
My father said he’s going to help me with the fees.
父亲说费用问题他会帮我的。
help sb on/off with sth (help someone put on or take off a piece of clothing) 帮某人穿/脱衣服
Here, let me help you on with your coat.
来，我帮你穿上外套吧。
help sb somewhere (help someone get to a particular place, especially because they are old, ill, or hurt) 帮助某人去某地〔尤指受助者年老、生病或受伤等〕
She helped the old man across the road.
她搀扶老人过马路。
2 to make a situation better, easier, or less painful （使）〔形势〕改善，（使）好转; 减轻〔痛苦〕 I,T
Crying won’t help.
哭无济于事。
If you get rid of your car you could be helping the environment.
假如你处理掉汽车，你是在为改善环境出一份力。
It helps my concentration if I listen to music while I’m working.
我工作时听音乐有助于集中注意力。
It helped a lot to know that someone understood how I felt.
知道有人理解我的感受，我感觉好多了。
Eight hours of deep sleep helped enormously .
八小时的酣睡非常有好处。
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help yourself (to sth)
a. to take some of what you want, without asking permission – used especially when offering food to someone b. to steal something [非正式] 偷窃 informal
Please help yourself to some cake.
请随便吃蛋糕。
Obviously he had been helping himself to the money.
他显然一直在偷钱。
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Help!
used to call people and ask them to help you when you are in danger [口] 救命啊！〔求救声〕 spoken
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sb can’t help (doing) sth sb can’t help but do sth
also 又作 used to say that someone is unable to change their behaviour or feelings, or to prevent themselves from doing something 某人忍不住做某事，某人不能停止做某事
She couldn’t help it if she was being irrational.
她不理智的时候自己也无法控制。
‘Stop biting your nails.’ ‘I can’t help it .’
“别咬指甲啦。”“我忍不住。”
I can’t help the way I feel about you.
我无法抑制对你的感情。
Lee could not help but agree with her.
李只得同意了她。
sb can’t help feeling/thinking/wondering etc sth
I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake.
我不由自主地觉得什么地方搞错。
I couldn’t help thinking about the past.
我不禁回想起过去。
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I couldn’t help myself/she couldn’t help herself etc
to be unable to stop yourself from doing something you should not do 我/她忍不住，无法控制自己
She knew she sounded just like her mother but she couldn’t help herself.
她知道自己的语气与母亲一模一样，但就是无法控制自己。
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it can’t be helped
used to say that there is nothing you can do to change a bad situation [口] 无法避免; 没办法 spoken
She said she had to leave him for a while; it couldn’t be helped.
她说她不得不暂时离开他; 那是没办法的事。
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sb is helping the police with their enquiries
the police are interviewing someone about a crime, especially because they believe that this person may have committed the crime [英] 某人在协助警方调查 BrE
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a helping hand
help and support 援手，帮助
give/lend/offer etc sb a helping hand
She’s been giving me a helping hand with the children.
她一直在帮我照顾孩子们。
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not if I can help it
10. used to say that you are not going to do something [口] 不会做某事 spoken
Are you going to watch the school play?’ ‘Not if I can help it.’
“你去看学校话剧表演吗？”“能不去就不去。”
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God help him/them etc
11. used to say that something bad may happen to someone [口] 他/他们全靠上帝了 spoken
‘Good luck.’ ‘God help me. I think I’m going to need it.’
“祝你好运。”“我确实需要老天保佑。”
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so help me (God)
12. used when making a serious promise, especially in a court of law 我发誓; 上天作证〔尤在法庭上发誓时用〕
13 to make a process or activity happen more quickly or easily 使…顺利展开，使取得进展
She asked a few questions to help the conversation along.
为了活跃谈话的气氛，她提了一些问题。
14 to help someone because they are busy or have problems 帮…分担工作，帮…一把
Do you need anyone to help out in the shop?
店里的事你需要有人帮一把吗？
help sb ↔ out (with sth)
I helped her out when Stella became ill.
斯特拉生病时我分担了她的工作。
She was helping him out with his mortgage repayments.
她在帮助他偿还抵押贷款。
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Help help to do something help someone to do something help do something help someone do something
is the most general verb meaning “to make it possible or easier for someone to do something’. Note that in the patterns help to do somethingor help someone to do somethingyou can leave out the ‘to’ and say help do somethingor help someone do something. help 是表示给予帮助最常用的动词。请注意 help to do something 和 help someone to do something 中的 to 可以省略
Cleaner water will help prevent disease.
比较清洁的水有助于防止疾病。
money to help people build new homes
帮助人们建造新家的资金
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Assist
is a formal word, and means to help someone by doing part of the work for them, especially the things that are not very important. assist 是正式用语，表示通过分担部分工作来帮助别人，尤指不很重要的事
Would you be kind enough to assist me in a small experiment?
请帮我一起做个小实验好吗？
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assist someone with something assist someone in doing something
Do not say 不要说 ‘assist someone to do something’. Say 而要说 assist someone with somethingor 或 assist someone in doing something.
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Give sb a hand lend a hand help out Give sb a hand Lend a hand help out
, , and are used in more informal English. means to help someone, especially by carrying or lifting things. give sb a hand, lend a hand and mean to help someone, especially when there are not enough people to do something. lend a hand 和 help out 尤指在人手不够的情况下出手相助
Can you give me a hand stacking up these boxes?
你能帮我把这些箱子摞起来吗？
Police came from other areas to lend a hand.
警察从其他地区赶来援助。
Their friends helped out with the fundraising.
他们的朋友出手帮助募捐。
noun
19 things you do to make it easier or possible for someone to do something 帮助，帮忙 U
Thank you for all your help.
感谢你所有的帮助。
[+ with ]
Do you want any help with the washing-up?
你要人帮忙洗碗吗？
Old people may need help decorating their homes.
老年人装潢居室的时候可能需要人帮忙。
Ask for help if necessary.
必要时请人帮忙。
with the help of sb/with sb’s help
We manage, with the help of a nurse who comes daily.
有一位护士每天都来，在她的帮助下，我们勉力支持。
She screamed at them to go and get help.
她对他们大声喊，让他们去叫人来帮忙。
20 if someone or something is a help to you, they are useful and make it easier for you to do something 有帮助的人 （物） singular 单数, U
That map isn’t much help.
那张地图不太管用。
with the help of sth
I managed to make myself understood with the help of a phrase book.
在短语手册的帮助下我设法让别人明白了我的意思。
be of great/little/no/some etc help (to sb)
Let me know if I can be of any help to you.
如果我能帮上你的忙就说一声。
be a (great/big/tremendous/real etc) help (to sb)
Any information would be a great help.
任何信息都会起到很大作用。
You’ve been a real help to me, Carrie.
你真是帮了我大忙了，卡丽。
21 advice, treatment, information, or money which is given to people who need it 〔建议、治疗、资讯、金钱等的〕援助，资助 U
A lot of these children need professional help.
许多这样的儿童需要专业人士的帮助。
[+ with ]
You may be able to ask for help with the rent.
你也许能要求租金上的资助。
We received no help from the police.
我们没有得到警察的帮助。
22 a part of a computer program that helps someone using it by giving additional information 〔计算机程序提供使用说明的〕求助程序，帮助部分 U
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the help
someone’s servant or servants [美] 佣人，仆人 AmE