assistance

help; aid; support: Can I be of some assistance?
Not to be confused with:assistants – people who give help and support; aides: My assistants will help you with that.

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A0475900 (ə-sĭs′təns)n.1. The act of assisting.2. Aid; help: financial assistance.

assistance

(əˈsɪstəns) n1. help; support2. the act of assisting3. (Social Welfare) informal Brit See national assistance

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n. the act of assisting; help; aid; support. [1375–1425; late Middle English assistence < Medieval Latin]

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(See also COOPERATION.)

candle-holder An abettor; an assistant or attendant. The reference is to the Catholic practice of having someone hold a candle for the reader during a religious service. In everyday language, the expression applies to anyone who helps out in some small way, but who is not a real participant in the action or undertaking. Shakespeare used the term in Romeo and Juliet:

I’ll be a candle-holder and look on. (I, iv)

give a leg up To lend a helping hand; to give someone assistance through a difficult or trying time. This expression, originally meaning to help someone mount a horse, now carries the figurative sense of assisting another over life’s obstacles or helping someone advance through the ranks.

She was now devoting all her energies to give them a leg up. (William E. Norris, Misadventure, 1890)

good Samaritan A compassionate person who selflessly helps those in need; a friend in need; also simply a Samaritan. The allusion is to the Biblical parable (Luke 10:30-37) which tells of a man who had been beaten by thieves. He lay half-dead by the roadside while his neighbors, a priest and a Levite, passed him by. It was a Samaritan, his supposed enemy, who finally showed compassion for the man and took care of him. This expression dates from at least 1644.

I wish some good Samaritan of a Conservative with sufficient authority could heal the feuds among our friends. (Lord Ashburton, Croker Papers, 1846)

go to bat for To support actively, to stick up for or defend; to intercede for, to go to the assistance of. This American slang expression owes its origin to baseball—specifically the role of the pinch hitter. In the mid-1800s, go to the bat was used; by the turn of the century go or come to bat for gained currency. Now go to bat for is heard almost exclusively.

The daughter of old man Brewster who owns the Evening Tab, my meal ticket, came to bat when my show was ready to close. (J. P. McEvoy, Show Girl, 1928)

ka me, ka thee See RECIPROCITY.

pinch-hit To substitute for a regular worker, player, speaker, or performer, especially in an emergency; to take an other person’s place. In this expression, pinch refers to an emergency, a time of stress, and hit refers to a successful, or hopefully successful, attempt. A person called upon in such a predicament is called a pinch-hitter. Though it originated and is most commonly used in baseball to describe the substitution of a batter for the regularly scheduled one, usually at a crucial point in the game, pinch-hit has been expanded to include many other situations and contexts.

In his absence, he has called upon three good friends, also authors of daily columns, to pinch-hit for him and give his readers a “change of pace.” (Lubbock[Texas] Morning Avalanche, February, 1949)

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Noun	1.	assistance - the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"assist, help, aidactivity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"self-help - the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone elsefacilitation - act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of somethinghelping hand, hand - physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"recourse, refuge, resort - act of turning to for assistance; "have recourse to the courts"; "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort"thanks - with the help of or owing to; "thanks to hard work it was a great success"ministration, succor, succour, relief - assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"lift - the act of giving temporary assistanceservice - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"accommodation - the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a needboost, encouragement - the act of giving hope or support to someonecomfort - assistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal; "it gave comfort to the enemy"support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
	2.	assistance - a resource; "visual aids in teaching"aid, helpresource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"

assistance

noun help, backing, service, support, benefit, aid, relief, boost, promotion, cooperation, encouragement, collaboration, reinforcement, helping hand, sustenance, succour, furtherance, abetment He's been operating the shop with the assistance of volunteers.
opposition, resistance, obstruction, hindrance

assistance

nounThe act or an instance of helping:abetment, aid, assist, hand, help, relief, succor, support.

Translations

协助帮助

assist

(əˈsist) verb to help. The junior doctor assisted the surgeon at the operation.帮助asˈsistance noun help. Do you need assistance?帮助asˈsistant noun1. a person who assists; a helper. a laboratory assistant; (also adjective) an assistant headmaster.助手2. a person who serves in a shop. 店员

assistance

→ 协助zhCN

What's the number for directory assistance? (US)
What is the number for directory enquiries? (UK) → 电信查询拨打什么号码？
I need assistance → 我需要有人协助

assistance

[ah-sis´tans] help or aid.anger control assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as the facilitation of expression of anger in an adaptive non-violent manner.breastfeeding assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as preparing a new mother to breastfeed her infant. See also breastfeeding" >breastfeeding.examination assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as providing assistance to the patient and another health care provider during a procedure or examination.financial resource assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting an individual/family to secure and manage finances to meet health care needs.home maintenance assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as helping the patient/family to maintain the home as a clean, safe, and pleasant place to live.patient controlled analgesia assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as facilitating control of analgesia administration and regulation. See also analgesia" >patient controlled analgesia.self care assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting another to perform self-care (activities of daily living" >activities of daily living).self care assistance: bathing/hygiene in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting the patient to perform personal hygiene.self care assistance: dressing/grooming in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting the patient with clothes and make-up.self care assistance: feeding in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting a person to eat.self care assistance: toileting in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting another with elimination" >elimination.self-modification assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as reinforcement of a self-directed change initiated by the patient to achieve personally important goals.smoking cessation assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as helping a patient to stop smoking.surgical assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting the surgeon/dentist with operative procedures and care of the surgical patient.ventilation assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as promotion of an optimal spontaneous breathing pattern that maximizes oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange in the lungs.weight gain assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as facilitating gain of body weight.weight reduction assistance in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as facilitating loss of weight and/or body fat.

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The award of money, property, services or anything of value to a recipient to accomplish a public purpose of stimulation or support as authorised by federal statute.

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noun the act or an instance of helping

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