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BNC: 204 COCA: 167

help

1 help /ˈhɛlp/ verb
helps; helped; helping
1 help
/ˈhɛlp/
verb
helps; helped; helping
Learner's definition of HELP
: to do something that makes it easier for someone to do a job, to deal with a problem, etc. : to aid or assist someone帮助;援助;扶持
[+ object]
[no object]
: to make something less severe : to make something more pleasant or easier to deal with改善状况;对…有益
[+ object]
[no object]
often followed by to + verb常接动词不定式
[+ object]
: to give (yourself or another person) food or drink给(自己或某人)食物或饮料
often + to
informal : to take something for (yourself) without permission擅自拿走;窃取
usually + to

can help

◊ If you can help something, you can prevent it from happening.阻止某事发生

cannot help

◊ If you cannot help yourself, you cannot control your actions or stop yourself from doing something.忍不住,无法抑制(做某事)
◊ If you cannot help something, you cannot stop it or prevent it.不能停止;不能阻止
◊ If you cannot help doing something or cannot help but do something, you cannot stop yourself from doing it.不能停止做某事
◊ Something that cannot be helped cannot be avoided.(某事)不能避免

God/Lord/heaven help (someone)

used to express strong feelings of worry or concern about what is happening or could happen听天由命;自求多福

help off/on

[phrasal verb]
help (someone) off/on with (something)
: to do something that makes it easier for (someone) to put on or take off (clothing, shoes, etc.)帮某人脱/穿衣服

help out

[phrasal verb]
help out or help (someone) out or help out (someone)
: to do something so another person's job or task is easier帮忙

so help me (God)

used to stress that a statement is serious and truthful我发誓;上帝做证
2 help /ˈhɛlp/ noun
plural help
2 help
/ˈhɛlp/
noun
plural help
Learner's definition of HELP
[noncount]
: activities or efforts that make it easier to do a job, deal with a problem, etc.帮助;帮忙
: something (such as money or advice) that is given to someone who needs it所需(如资金或建议)
[singular] : someone or something that makes it easier to do a job, deal with a problem, etc.助手;帮手
[noncount]
: the fact of being useful to someone益处;好处
: the state of being helped(被)帮助
[plural] : servants or paid workers佣人;雇工
BNC: 204 COCA: 167

help

1 of 2

verb

ˈhelp How to pronounce help (audio)
 Southern often  ˈhep,
 also  ˈheəp
helped; helping; helps

transitive verb

1
: to give assistance or support to (someone) : to provide (someone) with something that is useful or necessary in achieving an end
How can I help you?
He helps the children with their homework.
Can you help me get this jar open?
She helped him (walk) up/down the stairs.
2
a
: to make more pleasant or bearable : improve, relieve
bright curtains will help the room
took an aspirin to help her headache
b
archaic : rescue, save
Help us from famine / And plague and strife! Alfred Tennyson
3
a
: to be of use to : benefit
will do anything to help their cause
b
: to further the advancement of : promote
could help negotiations
4
a
: to change for the better
b
: to refrain from : avoid
we couldn't help laughing
c
: to keep from occurring : prevent
they couldn't help the accident
d
: to restrain (oneself) from doing something
knew they shouldn't go but couldn't help themselves
5
: to serve with food or drink especially at a meal
told the guests to help themselves
6
: to take something for (oneself) without permission
helped himself to the car keys

intransitive verb

1
: to give assistance or support
often used with out
helps out with the housework
2
: to be of use or benefit
every little bit helps

see also helping hand, helping verb

help

2 of 2

noun

plural helps
1
: the act or an instance of doing or supplying something to make it easier for another to complete a task, deal with a problem, etc. : aid, assistance
I could use some help with the dishes.
We heard cries for help coming from the house.
We couldn't have done this without your help.
I'm glad I could be of help. [=I'm glad I could help.]
see also self-help
2
: a source of aid
She is a help to our efforts.
You've been a great help to us.
The instructions were no help (at all).
He's been more of a hindrance than a help.
Turner … and Mackinley … are big helps with their younger siblings. Julia Lipscombe
see also help desk, help menu, help screen
3
: remedy, relief
The situation is beyond help.
(somewhat old-fashioned) There was no help for it. I was obliged to tell him the truth. Wilkie Collins
4
plural usually help
a
: employee
help wanted
usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
Most of the restaurant's summer help is/are college students.
b
often offensive : a domestic worker
usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction
Phrases
so help me
: upon my word : believe it or not
Choose the Right Synonym for help

improve, better, help, ameliorate mean to make more acceptable or to bring nearer a standard.

improve and better are general and interchangeable and apply to what can be made better whether it is good or bad.

measures to further improve the quality of medical care
immigrants hoping to better their lot

help implies a bettering that still leaves room for improvement.

a coat of paint would help that house

ameliorate implies making more tolerable or acceptable conditions that are hard to endure.

tried to ameliorate the lives of people in the tenements

Example Sentences

Verb Don't blame me: I was only trying to help! Help! Somebody call the police! She took an aspirin to help her headache. Humor often helps a tense situation. It's not much money, but every little bit helps. Noun He thanked us for our help. I could use some help with the dishes. We could hear shouts for help coming from the house. He's been more of a hindrance than a help. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Natural beauty transcended rank and could help women to attract rich suitors, buy gifts, or wield influence over male lovers. Rachel Ashcroft, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022 That often involves taking local action, but the application can also help the public understand the ramifications of national policies. Kyle Bagenstose, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022 The gleaming Midtown campus was a $450 million bet that a corporate beachhead in Midtown could help the company recruit top talent from Georgia Tech and other research universities. Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 16 Sep. 2022 Williams believes the quarterback will help his teammates along. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Physical therapy can help people re-learn to safely move around, sit, stand, and walk after a spinal fusion surgery; during the recovery process, people sometimes wear a brace to keep the spine aligned correctly. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022 At the meeting, Mr. Putin noted that at the request of New Delhi, deliveries of Russian fertilizers to India increased by more than eight times, and expressed the hope this would help India’s agricultural situation. Tripti Lahiri, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal government recently approved billions of dollars worth of rebates to help people make their homes more energy efficient and cut their power bills. Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Discovering which scenario is correct is important because that knowledge could help predict what happens next. WIRED, 16 Sep. 2022
Noun
It’s Ben Oreskes here with a great deal of help from Dakota Smith, Julia Wick and Dave Zahniser. Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022 But analysts say the package may prove of limited help for millions. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Brunson helped facilitate the donation of some of the show’s Emmy campaign funds toward supplies for schools in need of help. Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022 By Friday, the migrants were being bussed off of Martha’s Vineyard to Joint Base Camp Cod on the mainland after receiving an outpouring of help from the people on the island. Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2022 Jeltema advised motorists to activate their hazard lights, like the veteran did, when in need of help. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2022 Westminster goalie Andra Hull was getting a bit of help as the Owls worked to preserve a one-goal lead in the second half Wednesday against visiting Bel Air. Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022 Xi will agree to provide a surge of military help to the faltering Russian invasion. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 Michigan State’s opening contests have also been largely drama free as incumbent QB Payton Thorne has gotten plenty of help from RBs Jalen Berger and Jarek Broussard. Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English, from Old English helpan; akin to Old High German helfan to help, and perhaps to Lithuanian šelpti

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of help was before the 12th century
BNC: 204 COCA: 167
help

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HELP | HELP + VERB | HELP + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, considerable, enormous, great, huge, immense, invaluable, real, substantial, tremendous, valuable巨大的幫助;實質性的幫助;寶貴的幫助You've been a big help-thanks.你給了我很大的幫助 - 非常感謝。It's a great help having you around.有你在真是幫了大忙。This plan offers real help to working mothers.這個計劃為職場母親們提供了實質性的幫助。generous慷慨的援助much-needed非常需要的幫助direct直接的幫助The careers officer gives direct help as well as advice.就業顧問不但提供建議,還提供直接的幫助。additional, extra附加的/額外的幫助Is there any extra help for disabled students?對殘疾學生提供額外幫助嗎?mutual互相幫助The system is based on mutual help rather than on payment for services.這一體制的基礎是互助而非有償服務。voluntary, volunteer自願提供的幫助The homeless shelter relies entirely on volunteer help.這個流浪者收容所完全依靠志願者的援助。federal, international聯邦政府的幫助;國際援助immediate即時的幫助emergency緊急援助The organization provides emergency help for refugees.這個組織為難民提供緊急援助。online在線幫助The software comes with excellent online help.這款軟件提供出色的在線幫助。individual個別的幫助Teachers have little time to give individual help to students.老師沒有時間給每一個學生作個別輔導。expert, skilled, specialist, technical專家幫助;技術援助practical實用的援助outside外援They can usually manage by themselves, but occasionally need outside help.他們一般能夠自己應付,偶爾也需要外援。domestic, household, kitchen傭人;家政服務;廚工financial, legal, medical, professional, psychiatric財政/法律/醫療/專業/精神病治療援助When the symptoms persisted, I decided to seek medical help.病徵一直沒有消失,我決定去看醫生。Injured dancers should always seek professional help.受傷的舞蹈演員總是應當尋求專業援助。VERB + HELPget, have, receive得到/受到/接受幫助They had substantial help from farmers.他們得到了農民們的大量幫助。appeal for, ask for, beg for, call for, request, scream for, seek, send for, shout for, solicit (especially NAmE) 呼籲幫助;請求幫助;懇求幫助;要求幫助;需要幫助;高聲呼救;尋求幫助;請人來幫助;大聲呼救;乞求幫助Police are appealing for help in catching the killers.警方呼籲協助捉拿兇手。I opened the window and called for help.我打開窗戶,大聲呼救。bring, enlist, fetch, find, get, obtain, recruit, summon帶來幫助;尋求幫助;獲得幫助He enlisted the help of a private detective in his search for the truth.他在調查真相的過程中尋求一名私人偵探的幫助。He ran to get help.他跑去求援。could use (NAmE) , need, require, want需要幫助Do you need any help unloading the car?你卸車需要幫忙嗎?accept接受援助He's too proud to accept help.他心高氣傲,不願接受他人的幫助。refuse拒絕幫助come to, give sb, offer (sb), provide (sb with)前往幫忙;給予某人幫助;(向某人)提供幫助Passers-by came to the woman's help when she was mugged.那名婦人遭到搶劫,路人紛紛上前搭救。appreciate, welcome感謝/歡迎幫助I really appreciate your help.我真的很感謝你的幫助。acknowledge答謝幫助HELP + VERBarrive, come幫助到來He lay injured for four hours before help arrived.他受傷 4 個小時後才得到救治。be at hand (informal) 很快會得到幫助Don't panic-help is at hand.別慌,救援人員馬上就到。HELP + NOUNdesk, line (usually helpdesk, helpline) 服務台;服務熱線For further information, call our helpline.如需更多信息,請撥打我們的服務熱線。menu幫助菜單The program has a help menu.這個程序有一個幫助菜單。PREPOSITIONbeyond help無可救藥Some of the injured animals were beyond help and had to be destroyed.有些受傷的動物已經無法醫治,不得不將其殺死。of help有幫助The manual is too technical to be of help to the user.這本手冊太專業,對用戶沒什麼用處。with help在幫助下With a little help, I think I could fix the computer myself.我想如果有人稍微幫我一把,我自己能把電腦修好。We broke open the lock with the help of a hammer.我們用錘子把鎖砸開了。help for為⋯提供的幫助They provide special help for the long-term unemployed.他們為長期失業者提供特別幫助。help from來自⋯的幫助With help from a parent, a child can do simple cooking.在家長的幫助下,孩子可以做一些簡單的飯菜。help in⋯方面的幫助Local teachers provided invaluable help in developing the material.當地教師在材料編寫中提供了可貴的幫助。help to對⋯的幫助She's been a big help to her father.她一直是父親的好幫手。help with幫助做⋯He'll need help with this homework.他做這種家庭作業需要人幫忙。PHRASESan appeal, a plea, a request, etc. for help求助呼籲/懇求/請求等The family's request for help went unanswered.這個家庭發出的求助沒有回應。a cry for help呼救I heard a cry for help from inside the building.我聽到樓裏傳出一聲呼救。in need of help需要幫助The man was clearly in need of urgent medical help.那人顯然急需醫治。an offer of help提出幫助He rudely rejected her kind offer of help.他粗魯地拒絕了她好心提出的幫助。
help

verb¹

1do sth for sb幫忙ADVERB | VERB + HELP | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBa lot極大地幫助My mother helps me a lot.母親給了我很多幫助。a bit, a little略有幫助gently溫柔地幫助He gently helped her back into the chair.他輕輕地扶她坐回到椅子上。actively積極地幫助He had actively helped many Jews to escape.他積極地幫助了很多猶太人逃走。VERB + HELPbe able to, can能幫助;可以幫助Can you help me with my homework?你能教我做作業嗎?be unable to, cannot無法/不能幫助I'm afraid I can't help you.恐怕我幫不了你。try to設法幫助I was only trying to help.我只是設法幫忙而已。PREPOSITIONacross幫助穿過I helped her across the road.我領她過馬路。into幫忙進去out of幫忙離開She helped the old man out of the car.她扶着老大爺下了車。with幫着做⋯We all help with the housework.我們全都幫忙做家務。PHRASEShelp sb to their feet幫助某人站起來Mike helped the old lady to her feet.邁克扶着那位老婦人站起來。a way of helping幫助的方法the best way of helping your child幫助子女的最佳方法
help

verb²

2make sth easier/better有幫助ADVERB | VERB + HELP | PREPOSITION ADVERBconsiderably, dramatically, enormously, greatly, immeasurably, a lot, really, significantly, tremendously有很大幫助Talking to a counsellor / counselor helped her enormously.同顧問的交談使她受益匪淺。The whole process was greatly helped by the widespread availability of computers.計算機的廣泛使用使整個流程快捷了很多。a bit, a little略有幫助certainly, definitely, undoubtedly確實有益It certainly helped that her father is a millionaire!她父親是個百萬富翁,那當然有幫助!surely的確有益supposedly據說能幫助Lavender oil supposedly helps you sleep.據說薰衣草油有助於睡眠。hardly幾乎不能幫助His statement hardly helped his case.他的陳述對他的案子幾乎沒有什麼幫助。not necessarily不一定能幫助Intense guilt won't necessarily help here.強烈的內疚在這兒未必有幫助。in some way, somehow在某種程度上有幫助;總有點兒幫助I thought a walk would help somehow.我認為散步總能有所幫助。financially財政上幫助directly直接幫助generally通常有幫助inadvertently, unwittingly無意中/不經意地幫助Many people inadvertently help thieves by leaving keys in full view.很多人把鑰匙放在很顯眼的地方,無形中幫了小偷的忙。VERB + HELPbe designed to旨在幫助The minimum wage is designed to help people in low-pay service industries.最低工資制是為幫助低收入服務行業人員。PREPOSITIONin有助於Iron helps in the formation of red blood cells.鐵有助於促進紅細胞的形成。

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