释义 |
Verb: help help- Give help or assistance; be of service
"Everyone helped out during the earthquake"; "Can you help me carry this table?"; "She never helps around the house" - assist, aid - Improve the condition of
"These pills will help the patient" - aid - Be of use
"This will help to prevent accidents" - facilitate - Abstain from doing; always used with a negative
"I can't help myself--I have to smoke"; "She could not help watching the sad spectacle" - help oneself - Help to some food; help with food or drink
"I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" - serve - Contribute to the furtherance of
"This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" - Take or use
"She helped herself to some of the office supplies" - avail - Improve; change for the better
"New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" Noun: help help- The activity of contributing to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"offered his help in unloading" - aid, assist, assistance - A person who contributes to the fulfilment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"they hired additional help to finish the work" - assistant, helper, supporter - A resource
- aid, assistance - A means of serving
"there's no help for it" - avail, service
Derived forms: helping, helps, helped See also: helper, helping Type of: activity, advance, ameliorate, amend, back up, better, boost, cater, encourage, exploit, forbear, further, helpfulness, improve, meliorate, ply, promote, provide, refrain, resource, serve, supply, support, work, worker Encyclopedia: Help |