| 单词 | aid |
| 释义 | aid (once / 61 pages) nv Aid is what you do when you help someone — you come to their aid. Rich countries provide economic aid to poor countries, and if you cut your hand, you'll be looking in the first aid kit for a Band-Aid. You can also use aid as a verb: "The librarian will aid you in your search." English has some words with meanings related to aid, but they're spelled with an -e on the end, because they come from the French. A nurse's aide is someone who assists a nurse. An aide-de-camp is a close assistant and confidant to a military officer, a word often shortened to just aide, to refer to an assistant to a political official. WORD FAMILYaid: aided, aiding+/aided: unaided USAGE EXAMPLESPrevious searches aided by a bloodhound and a helicopter didn’t turn up any clues. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Tucson Fire Department also responded and began to administer aid to the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Naturally, it’s a down-to-earth widower with a precocious child and they require her aid. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose rescue party went to their aid Syn|Hypo|Hyper assist, assistance, help self-help the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else facilitationact of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something hand, helping handphysical assistance recourse, refuge, resortact of turning to for assistance thankswith the help of or owing to ministration, relief, succor, succourassistance in time of difficulty liftthe act of giving temporary assistance servicean act of help or assistance accommodationthe act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need boost, encouragementthe act of giving hope or support to someone comfortassistance, such as that provided to an enemy or to a known criminal supportaiding the cause or policy or interests of servicethe performance of duties by a waiter or servant child care, childcarea service involving care for other people's children community servicean unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence community service, public servicea service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions help desk, helpdeska service that provides information and assistance to the users of a computer network seatingthe service of ushering people to their seats morale booster, morale buildinganything that serves to increase morale comfort, consolation, solacethe act of consoling; giving relief in affliction adherence, adhesion, attachmentfaithful support for a cause or political party or religion advocacy, protagonismactive support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something sponsorshipthe act of sponsoring (either officially or financially) endorsement, indorsementthe act of endorsing approval, approving, blessingthe formal act of approving reassurancethe act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence mercyalleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed activity any specific behavior 2n the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something Syn|Hypo|Hyper attention, care, tending hair care, haircare, hairdressing care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair maternalismmotherly care; behavior characteristic of a mother; the practice of acting as a mother does toward her children baby sitting, babysittingthe work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their parents are not home pet sittingthe work of a pet sitter; caring for pets in their own home while their owners are away from home dental carecare for the teeth first aidemergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained intervention, treatmentcare provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) incubationmaintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development liverythe care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay manicureprofessional care for the hands and fingernails pedicureprofessional care for the feet and toenails nourishmentthe act of nourishing nursingthe work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm TLC, tender loving careconsiderate and solicitous care nurturancephysical and emotional care and nourishment personal carecare for someone who is disabled or is otherwise unable to care for themselves; can including bathing and cooking and managing bodily functions skin care, skincarecare for the skin faith cure, faith healingcare provided through prayer and faith in God tree surgerytreatment of damaged or decaying trees health care, healthcarethe preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession brush, brushingthe act of brushing your hair comb, combingthe act of drawing a comb through hair shampoothe act of washing your hair with shampoo hairweavingthe act of interweaving a hairpiece with your own hair brush, brushingthe act of brushing your teeth medical aid, medical careprofessional treatment for illness or injury massagekneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation modalitya method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment facialcare for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams detoxificationa treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances laying on of handsthe application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body chiropractica method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure fomentationapplication of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation naturopathya method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process naprapathya drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues orthodontic treatmentdental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids orthopticstreatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles) osteopathytherapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles osteoclasistreatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone acupuncture, stylostixistreatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin G-Jo, acupressure, shiatsutreatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body autogenic therapy, autogenic training, autogenicstraining patients in self-induced relaxation hydropathy, hydrotherapythe internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease rest-curerest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc. work activity directed toward making or doing something 3n a resource visual aids in teaching Syn|Hyper assistance, help resource a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed 4n money to support a worthy person or cause Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper economic aid, financial aid European Recovery Program a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall public assistance, social welfare, welfare governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need philanthropic gift, philanthropyvoluntary promotion of human welfare scholarshipfinancial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit fellowshipmoney granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research foreign aidaid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another grantany monetary aid grant-in-aida grant to a person or school for some educational project traineeshipfinancial aid that enables you to get trained for a specified job social insurancegovernment provision for unemployed, injured, or aged people; financed by contributions from employers and employees as well as by government revenue reliefaid for the aged or indigent or handicapped dole, pogey, pogymoney received from the state subsidya grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public post doc, postdoc, postdoctorala grant that funds postdoctoral study or research gift something acquired without compensation 5v give help or assistance; be of service Syn|Hypo|Hyper assist, help alleviate, ease, facilitate make easier assist, attend, attend to, serve, wait onwork for or be a servant to benefacthelp as a benefactor help outbe of help, as in a particular situation of need subservebe helpful or useful succor, succourhelp in a difficult situation expedite, hastenspeed up the progress of; facilitate availbe of use to, be useful to care, give careprovide care for bootstraphelp oneself, often through improvised means dry-nursetake care of an infant without breastfeeding it valetserve as a personal attendant to attend, look, see, take caretake charge of or deal with fuss, mother, overprotectcare for like a mother nurseserve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people fagact as a servant for older boys, in British public schools back up, support give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to 6v improve the condition of Syn|Hypo|Hyper help bring around, cure, heal provide a cure for, make healthy again benefit, do goodbe beneficial for recuperaterestore to good health or strength ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better |
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