assistance
noun /əˈsɪstəns/
/əˈsɪstəns/
[uncountable] (formal)- help or support
帮助;援助;支持 - technical/economic/military assistance
技术/经济/军事援助 - financial assistance for people on low incomes
给低收入者的经济援助 - Can I be of any assistance?
我能帮上忙吗? - Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.
尽管他喊叫,却没有人来帮助他。 - The other passengers went to her assistance.
其他乘客过来帮她。 - with the assistance of somebody/something He can only walk with the assistance of crutches.
他只能借助拐杖走路。 - assistance with something She offered me practical assistance with my research.
她给我的研究提供了实实在在的援助。 - assistance in doing something/to do something The company provides advice and assistance in finding work.
公司提供就业咨询和帮助。
Topics Social issuesb2- She had no one to turn to for assistance.
她找不到可以帮助她的人。 - I advise you to seek assistance from the police.
我建议你向警方寻求帮助。 - People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance.
洪水区的灾民需要直接的援助。 - The World Bank promised assistance to the value of $5 million.
世界银行答应给予最高500万元的援助。 - The government is willing to lend assistance to victims of the flooding.
政府愿意向遭受洪水的灾民提供援助。 - The treaty pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on either country.
该条约承诺,两国如有一方受袭,另一方要给予援助。 - The work was completed with the assistance of local carpenters.
这项工作在当地木匠们的帮助下得以完成。 - They argued the case for extra government assistance for the poorest regions.
他们主张政府给予最贫困地区额外补助。 - We provide assistance if your car breaks down.
我们为汽车抛锚的人提供帮助。 - assistance in finding suitable accommodation
在寻找合适住处上给予的帮助 - disabled people who need personal assistance to enable them to live in their own homes
需要他人帮助才能在自己家里生活的残疾人 - humanitarian assistance for refugees
给予难民的人道主义援助 - the stigma attached to receiving social assistance
接受社会救助所带来的耻辱
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- real
- …
- give somebody
- lend (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- …
- with assistance
- without assistance
- assistance for
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’. - technical/economic/military assistance