单词 | aide |
释义 | aideaide /eɪd/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINaide ExamplesOrigin: 1700-1800 aide-de-campEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who helps another person to do something► assistant Collocations someone who is employed to help someone do their job, especially by doing all the easier or less important things for them so that their job is made easier: · The dentist had her assistant sterilise the instruments.assistant to: · Lydia is the assistant to the Director of Finance.assistant manager/director/editor etc: · Winston got a job as assistant manager at Wal-Mart. ► helper someone who helps someone else to do something, especially when they want to do it and are not paid for it: · Ella works at the hospital once a week as a voluntary helper.· Helpers are needed to run the book stall and man the bar. ► aide someone who is employed to help a very important person, especially someone in politics or government: · An aide confirmed this week that the President will not be running for re-election.aide to: · Anderson has worked as an aide to the mayor for three years. ► aide also aid American: teacher's aid/nurse's aid someone whose job is to help a teacher, nurse etc to do their work, especially by doing the less important jobs: · Amelia went to work as a nurse's aide in the children's wing of the hospital.· As a teacher's aide, I help watch the children and run errands for the teacher. ► accomplice someone who helps someone else in a crime: · Evans could not have carried out the robbery without an accomplice.· One man held a gun on her while his accomplice took the money.accomplice in/to: · She has been accused of being an accomplice in the kidnapping. ► right-hand man the person who someone in a position of authority depends on most to help and support them: · Beria, the head of the KGB, was Stalin's right-hand man.· Newman's resignation leaves his boss without a right-hand man. WORD SETS► Officialsaccession, nounaccredited, adjectiveaide, nounambassador, nounapparatchik, nounarchduke, nounassemblyman, nounassemblywoman, nounattaché, nounbadge, nounborough council, nouncaliph, nounchamberlain, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounChancellor of the Exchequer, nounchieftain, nouncity fathers, nouncity planning, nouncivil servant, nounclerk, nounclerk of works, nounCllr, commissioner, nouncomptroller, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nounconsul, nounconsulate, nouncoroner, nouncouncillor, nouncouncilman, nouncouncilwoman, nouncourtier, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrowned head, nounCrown Prince, nounCrown Princess, nounCustoms and Excise, noun-cy, suffixczar, nounczarina, noundeputy, noundictator, noundignitary, noundiplomat, noundiplomatic, adjectivediplomatic corps, noundiplomatic immunity, noundispatch box, noundispensation, noun-dom, suffixdossier, noundrug czar, nounducal, adjectiveduchess, nounduchy, nounduke, noundukedom, nounelder statesman, nounembassy, nounemirate, nounemissary, nounemperor, nounempress, nounEurocrat, nounfigurehead, nounForeign Office, the, governor, nounGovernor-General, noungovernorship, noungubernatorial, adjectivehack, nounHome Secretary, nounimpeach, verbinaugurate, verbincumbency, nounincumbent, nounkhalif, nounkhan, nounlegate, nounlegation, nounlegislator, nounlocal council, nounlord, nounLord, nounmandarin, nounmarshal, nounmayor, nounmayoralty, nounmayoress, nounmember, nounMember of Parliament, nounMEP, nounMI5, nounMI6, nounminister, nounministerial, adjectiveminister of state, nounmission, nounmole, nounmonarch, nounmonitor, nounmotorcade, nounMP, nounNo. 10, occupy, verb-ocrat, suffixoffice, nounoffice holder, nounofficer, nounofficial, nounofficial, adjectiveofficialdom, nounofficialese, nounoverlord, nounpalace, nounpatriarchal, adjectivepatrician, adjectivePharaoh, nounplenipotentiary, nounPM, nounpost, verbposting, nounpotentate, nounPPS, nounprefect, nounpremier, nounpres., presidency, nounpresident, nounpresident-elect, nounpresidential, adjectivepress secretary, nounpretender, nounPrime Minister, nounprince, nounprince consort, nounprincess, nounproconsul, nounproconsulate, nounProvost, nounpublic servant, nounquango, nounqueen, nounqueenly, adjectiveQueen Mother, nounrajah, nounred tape, nounreeve, nounreign, nounreign, verbreshuffle, nounroyal, adjectiveroyal, nounroyalty, nounruler, nounsecretary, nounsenator, nounShah, nounsheriff, nounshogun, nounsovereign, nounsoviet, nounstatesman, nounsuccession, nounsultan, nounsultana, nountechnocrat, nountown clerk, nountown council, nountribune, nountriumvirate, nountroika, nountsar, nountsarina, nountzar, nountzarina, nounundersecretary, nounvice-president, nounviceroy, nounvizier, nounVP, nounwalkabout, nounwatchdog, nounwhip, nounWhite House, noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► chief someone whose job is to help someone who has an important job, especially a politician: a presidential aide· Larry Foster, chief council aide, said Hale was ordered to appear before the committee next Monday. ► close· Burbulis, one of Yeltsin's closest aides, was immediately appointed head of a group of presidential advisors.· Some of his closest aides have been handpicked from the pharmaceutical sector.· Mr Yeltsin has instructed his closest aides to present their own plan, guaranteeing strong presidential rule.· The latest row arises from an apparent attempt by his closest aide to silence one of the pollsters.· The two-hour trip, complete with bodyguards and close aides, was conducted in secrecy. ► congressional· But the Senate is not likely to act on the bill this year, according to congressional aides.· To get any work done, Gray had to go hunting for congressional aides. ► democratic· A senior Democratic aide said it was virtually certain that Democrats would push for censure.· A Democratic Capitol Hill aide said it's too early to tell whether Congress will go along with the proposal. ► longtime· Johnson, a longtime aide to former Arizona Gov.· Brown hired longtime aide Eleanor Johns as executive assistant to the mayor, and named campaign scheduler Whitney Schwartz as appointments secretary.· Johnson, for example, was a longtime Mecham aide. ► military· Joe wanted to get an army commission so he could serve his mentor as military aide. ► presidential· On March 7 the official news agency Tass reported the appointment of Georgy Ostroumov as a presidential aide. ► royal· A Royal aide on the marriage of Charles and Diana. ► senior· His senior aides are convinced they can speed up the Maastricht ratification process to meet the new deadline.· Boris Fyodorov survived the attack and returned to accuse senior Kremlin aides of siphoning cash out of the fund.· In announcing the decision, Clinton and senior aides claimed a major diplomatic victory for the administration.· Another casualty was Gordon Ashworth, a senior aide to Peterson, who resigned over money paid to redecorate his house.· A senior Democratic aide said it was virtually certain that Democrats would push for censure.· First, a media sting operation caught several senior government aides taking bribes from arms dealers. ► top· The president has been known to circle something in a letter and pass it on to a top aide or Cabinet secretary.· Jay Heiler, a council member and a top aide of Gov. ► white· A team of White House aides has crafted a series of proposals, including convening a commission or a White House conference.· When Jones sought an apology, a White House aide, supposedly speaking for Clinton, said the incident never happened.· Several White House aides have already been forced to resign because of the travel office and Whitewater.· In effect, White House aides were assigned to tell reporters the innermost secrets of the Administration.· Two colored aides and a white aide with curly blond hair walk us over to the Main Building.· Other former White House aides have reached a similar conclusion.· Clinton would support language banning the abortion technique as an elective procedure, another White House aide said. NOUN► campaign· Yesterday a campaign aide for Mr Milburn said the Labour candidate arrived as the whole situation was being resolved.· Dole and his retinue of campaign aides and national reporters journeyed to former Sen. ► dole· It is not the safe strategy that some Dole aides preferred. ► former· Crowley, a former aide to Nixon, kept a record of his many conversations with her.· Hayworth calls Owens, a former aide to then-Sen. ► house· Several White House aides have already been forced to resign because of the travel office and Whitewater.· Many White House aides were decidedly unenthusiastic about the event when they realized how public it would be.· In effect, White House aides were assigned to tell reporters the innermost secrets of the Administration.· Which House aides said it might take several days to reach a conclusion about what caused the explosion. ► press· So reveals a piece by a former Kinnock press aide in yesterday's Times.· His wife, Regina, accused him of having had an affair with former press aide Valerie Taliman and ignoring his family.· If he is going to see them, Earl Bush, the press aide, will brief him on likely questions. VERB► accord· But the Senate is not likely to act on the bill this year, according to congressional aides.· Netanyahu told his Cabinet, according to aides, that he would not agree to either.· Clinton, according to aides who have spoken with him, thinks that most presidents fall into three categories.· He has promised to campaign with Dole occasionally, according to aides.· Barbour canceled a scheduled trip to Atlanta on Wednesday to be available for an announcement, according to campaign aides. ► ask· Afterward, Brown asked an aide for some coffee.· He asked an aide for the number.· Every year, he reviews the staff and then asks two aides to assess his performance. ► say· Even White House sources said some aides were deeply troubled by the coffee and believe it should not have occurred. |
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