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provide aid to sb/sth
aid 为不可数名词，不加冠词。
The government provided aid to the flood victims.
政府向洪水灾民提供了援助。
帮助；援助
AIDS — plural of aid
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
帮助；援助
Help or support given to someone who needs it.
The government provided aid to the flood victims.
政府向洪水灾民提供了援助。
帮助；援助；救济。
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
资源
a resource
助手；助理。
A helper; an assistant.
满足需求或推动努力或目的的活动
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
The organization provides financial aid to students in need.
该组织为有需要的学生提供经济援助。
AI contextual example
He came to her aid when she fell down the stairs.
她从楼梯上摔下来时，他前来帮助她。
AI contextual example
Visual aids can make a presentation more effective.
视觉辅助工具可以使演示更有效。
AI contextual example
visual aids in teaching
教学中的视觉辅助
WordNet
aid 为不可数名词，不加冠词。
The government provided aid to the flood victims.
政府向洪水灾民提供了援助。
The school received aid from a local charity.
这所学校从当地慈善机构收到了援助。
with the aid of 表示借助某工具或帮助。
He finished the project with the aid of a computer.
他借助电脑完成了这个项目。
Not this
She provided many aids to the victims.
Use this
She provided a lot of aid to the victims.
aid作为不可数名词表示“帮助”时，不能用复数形式aids。
Not this
The government gave financial aid to rebuild the city.
Use this
The government gave financial aid in rebuilding the city.
aid作名词时，后面通常接in+动名词，而不接不定式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
急救
She gave him first aid after the accident.
事故后她对他进行了急救。
经济援助
Many students apply for financial aid to attend college.
许多学生申请经济援助上大学。
外援
The government increased foreign aid to developing countries.
政府增加了对发展中国家的外援。
医疗援助
Volunteers provided medical aid to the earthquake victims.
志愿者为地震灾民提供了医疗援助。
助听器
My grandfather uses a hearing aid to hear better.
我祖父使用助听器来听得更清楚。
视觉教具
The teacher used a projector as a visual aid during the lecture.
老师在讲座中使用投影仪作为视觉教具。
急救
She gave him first aid for his cut.
她给他的伤口进行了急救。
为了帮助
The concert was in aid of charity.
这场音乐会是为了慈善募捐。
协助和教唆（犯罪）
He was charged with aiding and abetting the robbery.
他被指控协助和教唆抢劫。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use AIDS naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆技巧：aid发音似'A的'，联想'A的援助'即帮助。
语域：中性。典型语境：日常帮助；国际/医疗援助。注：多用于正式或非正式场合，语域中性。
All listed words rhyme with 'aid' (/eɪd/). 'Said' (/sed/) is a common lookalike that sounds different.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.