Word · Frequency #204
helps
帮助；帮忙
helps is the third person singular of help.
核心释义
To provide assistance or aid to someone or something.
- 1.
帮助(某人或某物)。
To provide assistance to (someone or something).
- 2.
帮助(某人)取用某物,尤指餐桌上的食物或饮料；与to连用。
To assist (a person) in getting something, especially food or drink at table; used with to.
- 3.
有助于；对...做出贡献。
To contribute in some way to.
- 4.
提供帮助；援助。
To provide assistance.
- 5.
避免；防止；忍住；克制(自己)。通常与can连用,用于非肯定语境。
To avoid; to prevent; to refrain from; to restrain (oneself). Usually used in nonassertive contexts with can.
有助于；促进；忍住；克制；避免；给…夹（菜）；给…倒（饮料）；招待；帮助(某人或某物)。；帮助(某人)取用某物,尤指餐桌上的食物或饮料；与to连用。
用法In use
Could you help me carry this heavy box?
用法提示：help 作为及物动词，表示提供协助。
She helps her younger brother with his homework every evening.
用法提示：helps 是 help 的第三人称单数形式，表示习惯性帮助。
The map helped us find the way to the museum.
用法提示：helped 是 help 的过去式，表示过去完成的帮助。
help sb (to) do sth
不定式前的 to 可省略，美式英语中更常见省略形式。
She helped me finish the project.
她帮我完成了项目。
help (to) do sth
当 help 后直接跟不定式时，to 常省略。
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搭配Collocations
- help someone
- 帮助某人
- Can you help me carry this box?你能帮我搬这个箱子吗？
- help out
- 帮忙
- She often helps out at the local shelter.她经常在当地收容所帮忙。
- help with
- 帮助做（某事）
- He helped with the dishes after dinner.晚饭后他帮忙洗碗。
- help oneself
- 自便；自取
- Please help yourself to some coffee.请自便喝点咖啡。
- can't help
- 情不自禁
- I couldn't help laughing at his joke.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
help = 帮；h 像伸出的手，elp 谐音'爱拉拔'，爱心拉拔正是帮助。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、workplace requests、written instructions 表示“帮助”时，help 通常适用于口头和书面交流，没有明显的正式或随意色彩；在更正式的文本里也可用 assist，但 help 本身是稳妥的中性选择。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物和不及物均可，常接不定式作宾语补足语，help后不定式可省略to。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All three rhyme with help (stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following /lp/ match). Be aware that words like 'alp' (/ælp/) look similar but sound different.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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