| 单词 | assistance |
| 释义 | assistance (once / 131 pages) n If you see a blind man having trouble crossing the street, offer him some assistance. Lending a hand is just one way of providing assistance. Assistance is a noun that means to help or aid. It's the noun form for the verb to assist. Homes for the elderly are sometimes called "assisted living facilities" because they provide assistance to older folks who might need assistance getting in and out of bed, or feeding themselves. If you're in a store and no one is helping you, call a manager and ask for assistance. However, if you like to shop, you probably won't need any assistance spending money. WORD FAMILYassistance: assistances+/assist: assistance, assistant, assisted, assisting, assistive, assists/assistant: assistants/assisted: unassisted USAGE EXAMPLESBut they should also leverage the opportunity to ask higher-level questions about the state’s long reliance on the managed-care model for medical assistance. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The family receives $68 in monthly food stamps and no other public assistance. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Part of that is likely to be focused on kicking people off public assistance sooner. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose could not walk without assistance Syn|Hypo|Hyper aid, assist, 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 a resource Syn|Hyper aid, help resource a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed |
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