aid的用法
1. 用作名词① 表示一般意义的“帮助”或“援助”,是不可数名词:The family lived on government aid for two years. 这一家人靠政府援助生活了两年。How much foreign aid does Britain give? 英国在援外方面作出了多少贡献? ②表示“助手”或“辅助用品”等具体意义,是可数名词:The teacher made the teaching aids himself. 这位老师自己做教具。A dictionary is an important aid in learning a new language. 词典是学习一种新语言的重要工具。③用于短语:用于短语:(a) come (go) to one’s aid 来(去)帮助某人:They all came to my aid. 他们都来帮助我。He went to the aid of the injured man. 他帮助那个受伤的人。(b) in aid of 用来帮助...:He collected money in aid of charity. 他为资助慈善事业募捐。该短语通常用于 What’s ...in aid of?(...有什么用?)这样的结构:What’s the money in aid of? 这钱作什么用? Now then, what’s all this crying in aid of? 好啦,还有什么好哭的?(c) with the aid of 借助...的帮助:We may travel with the aid of a good map. 我们可以靠一张好地图去旅行。我们可以靠一张好地图去旅行。The old man walked with the aid of a cane. 这位老人拐着手杖走路。 2. 用作动词(及物)They aided us with money. 他们用钱资助我们。They aided him in scientific studies. 他们援助他从事科学研究。A good dictionary can aid language learning. 一本好词典有助于语言学习。注意以下正误句型:我们已帮助他们提前完成了工作。正:We’ve aided him to finish the work ahead of time. 正:We’ve aided him in finishing the work ahead of time.
误:We’ve aided him finish the work ahead of time.
3. 比较 aid 与 help:①help 属普通用词,多用于口语和一般性文体;而 aid 则属正式用词,多用于较正式的文体。②在表示较大的经济或物质帮助时一般用②; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'"> aid, 较少用 help。③两者句型有同有异:正:help sb (to) do sth (to 可省略)误:help sb doing sth正:aid sb to do sth (to 不可省略)正:aid sb in doing sth误:aid sb do sth