n.援助；帮助；救援；助手；辅助物
v.辅助；援助；接济
The regime has been propped up by foreign aid. 该政权是靠外国援助维持着的。
Filled with fears all day long, he decided to seek the aid of a psychiatrist. 他终日恐惧不安,决定寻求心理医生的帮助。
In his father's presidential race in 1988, George W. Bush became his father's aid. 1988年在他父亲竞选总统时,小布什成为父亲的助手。
A dictionary is an invaluable aid in learning a new language. 在学习一种新语言时,辞典是非常有用的工具。
用作动词 (v.)We were greatly aided in our investigation by the cooperation of the police. 我们在调查的过程中得到警方的大力协助。
This new medicine may aid your recovery. 这种新药可以帮助你恢复健康。
He will go to aid those earthquake victims. 他要去援助那些地震受害者。
The government has taken prompt actions to aid the earthquake victims. 政府即刻采取了行动救济地震灾民。
Engels aided Marx a lot in those difficult years. 在那些艰难的岁月里,恩格斯慷慨地接济着马克思。
aid的宾语后可以接不定式或in+动名词， We aid him to do it.We aid him in doing it.
作为名词时，aid后接to。aid后接动名词时，中间用to或for连接都可，如aids to/for teaching foreign languages； I hope this book will be a great aid to English composition.
介词for和to在使用，意思会有差别，注意混淆。 He came for our aid.他来请我们帮助。 He came to our aid.他来帮助我们。
n.(名词)aid用作名词的基本意思是“帮助,援助,救助”,不可数,也可作“助手,辅助物,辅助手段”解,可数。
go〔come〕 to〔for〕 one's aid或go〔come〕 to the aid of sb的意思是“去〔来〕帮助某人”; by〔with〕 the aid of的意思是“借助于”; in aid of意为“为了帮助,以助”; What...in aid of?常用于口语中,意为“…作什么用?”。
v.(动词)aid的基本意思是为他人或团体公共事业在困难或危急之时提供的正式的、较大的物资或经济援助,有时含有被帮助者薄弱,而帮助者强而有力的意味。
aid是正式用语,且含有高尚的意味,日常生活中不常用。
aid是及物动词,主语一般为人,宾语为帮助的对象。其后可接“with+ n. ”或“in+ n./v -ing”短语表示“以…相助”或“助其做…”等义。
aid可接以动词不定式(短语)作补足语的复合宾语。
aid不可用现在分词作宾语补足语。例如: 他帮我修理机器了。误:He aided me fixing the machine.正:He aided me to fix the machine.
