help
verb/help/
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Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they help | /help/ /help/ |
| he / she / it helps | /helps/ /helps/ |
| past simple helped | /helpt/ /helpt/ |
| past participle helped | /helpt/ /helpt/ |
| -ing form helping | /ˈhelpɪŋ/ /ˈhelpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to make it easier or possible for somebody to do something by doing something for them or by giving them something that they need
帮助；协助；援助 - What can I do to help?
我能提供什么帮助吗？ - I was only trying to help!
我不过是想尽量帮帮忙！ - help with something He always helps with the housework.
他总是帮着做家务。 - help somebody They are trying their best to do a good job and help others.
他们正在尽力做好工作，帮助别人。 - help somebody with something Jo will help us with some of the organization.
乔将帮我们做一部分组织工作。 - help in doing something Following these steps will help in protecting our environment.
遵循这些步骤将有助于保护我们的环境。 - help somebody (to) do something Come and help me lift this box.
来帮我抬这个箱子。 - This charity aims to help people to help themselves.
这个慈善机构的宗旨是帮助人们自力更生。 - The college's aim is to help students achieve their aspirations.
大学的目标是帮助学生实现他们的抱负。 - help (to) do something She helped organize the party.
她协助筹备了晚会。 - Some history may help to explain why this is.
一些历史可能有助于解释为什么会这样。
Express Yourself Asking for helpAsking for helpIf you need help, people are more likely to react favourably if you ask politely:- Could you possibly help me?
请问您能帮帮我吗？
- Could you possibly help me?
- I wonder if you could give me a hand?
不知道您能否帮我一个忙？
- I wonder if you could give me a hand?
- Would you mind opening the door for me?
请你帮我开开门好吗？
- Would you mind opening the door for me?
- I wonder if you'd mind taking a picture of us?
不知道您是否愿意给我们拍张照片？
- I wonder if you'd mind taking a picture of us?
- Could I ask you to keep an eye on my luggage for a moment?
请你帮我照看一下行李好吗？
- Could I ask you to keep an eye on my luggage for a moment?
- Yes, of course.
行，当然可以。
- Yes, of course.
- I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry.
对不起，我要赶时间。
- I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry.
- Sure.
没问题。
- Sure.
Express Yourself Offering to do somethingOffering to do somethingThere are various ways of offering and accepting help:- Would you like me to help you with that?
你要我来帮你做这件事吗？
- Would you like me to help you with that?
- Can I give you a hand?
要我帮一把吗？
- Can I give you a hand?
- Can I help you with that?
要我帮你做这件事吗？
- Can I help you with that?
- Shall I carry that for you?
我来帮你提着它好不好？
- Shall I carry that for you?
- Would it help if I spoke to Julie before you call her?
你给朱莉打电话之前我先跟她谈谈是否有帮助？
- Would it help if I spoke to Julie before you call her?
- Let me take your bag.
我帮你拿包吧。
- Let me take your bag.
- If there's anything I can do (to help), let me know.
要是我能帮上什么忙的话，请告诉我。
- If there's anything I can do (to help), let me know.
- That's very kind/nice/generous/thoughtful of you. Thank you.
你真是太好了／太慷慨了／太周到了。谢谢你。
- That's very kind/nice/generous/thoughtful of you. Thank you.
- It's all right, thank you. I can manage/do it.
没事儿，谢谢你。我应付得了。
- It's all right, thank you. I can manage/do it.
- Thanks. That would be very helpful.
谢谢，那会非常有用。
- Thanks. That would be very helpful.
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesa1- I'm afraid I can't help you.
恐怕我帮不了你。 - My mother helps me a lot.
母亲给了我很多帮助。 - Talking to a counsellor helped her enormously.
同顾问的交谈使她受益匪浅。 - The minimum wage is designed to help people in low-pay service industries.
最低工资制是为帮助低收入服务行业人员。 - Can you help me with my homework?
你能教我做作业吗？ - Many people inadvertently help thieves by leaving keys in full view.
很多人把钥匙放在很显眼的地方，无形中帮了小偷的忙。 - He had actively helped many prisoners to escape.
他曾积极帮助多名囚犯越狱。 - Lavender oil supposedly helps you sleep.
据说熏衣草油有助于睡眠。 - The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist.
这个展览奠定了她的艺术地位。 - Therapy helped her overcome her fear.
治疗帮助她战胜了恐惧。 - We were given clues to help us solve the puzzle.
我们得到了有助于解决这个难题的线索。 - I need contacts that could help in finding a job.
我需要可以帮助我找到工作的联系人。 - We must all try and help each other.
我们都必须尽力互相帮助。 - Many people are willing to give their own time to help the community.
许多人愿意奉献自己的时间来帮助社区。 - The students helped to raise £750 for the national appeal.
学生们为全国呼吁筹集了 750 英镑。 - We're helping to create a healthier, better future for everyone.
我们正在帮助每个人创造一个更健康、更美好的未来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- a bit
- a little
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- across
- into
- out of
- …
- help somebody to their feet
- a way of helping
- What can I do to help?
- [intransitive, transitive] to improve a situation; to make it easier for something to happen
改善状况；促进；促使 - The support of our families has helped enormously.
家庭的支持给了我们巨大的帮助。 - it helps (doing something) It helped being able to talk about it.
能谈谈这件事很有好处。 - it helps that… It certainly helped that her father is a duke!
她父亲是个公爵，这对她确有帮助！ - help towards something The money raised will help towards (= partly pay for) the cost of organizing the championships.
募集的资金将用于支付筹办锦标赛的部分费用。 - help something It doesn't really help matters knowing that everyone is talking about us.
知道大家都在议论我们也于事无补。 - help (to) do something This should help to reduce the pain.
这个应有助于减轻痛楚。 - We need new measures to help fight terrorism.
我们需要采取新措施来助力打击恐怖主义。
Extra Examples- His statement hardly helped his case.
他的陈述对他的案子几乎没有什么帮助。 - The music really helps the scene work.
音乐确实有助于场景的运作。 - I thought a walk would help somehow.
我认为散步总能有所帮助。 - Intense guilt won't necessarily help here.
强烈的内疚在这儿未必有帮助。 - The whole process was greatly helped by the widespread availability of computers.
计算机的广泛使用使整个流程快捷了很多。 - Correct breathing helps to clear the mind and reduce tension.
正确的呼吸有助于清醒头脑、缓解紧张情绪。 - The new service helped boost pre-tax profits by 10%.
新服务令税前利润提高了10%。 - The study of the present also helps to illuminate the past.
研究现在也有助于了解过去。 - Think of some questions that will help focus the discussion.
想出一些问题使讨论的主题更突出。 - Iron helps in the formation of red blood cells.
铁促进血红细胞的形成。 - It helps immensely that he has cast good actors.
他选到了好演员，这对他有很大帮助。 - efforts to help bridge the gap between those who have access to the internet and those who don't
努力帮助缩小能够访问互联网的人和无法访问互联网的人之间的差距
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- enormously
- …
- be designed to
- in
- The support of our families has helped enormously.
- [transitive] help somebody + adv./prep. to help somebody move or do some other action by letting them lean on you, guiding them, etc.
搀扶；扶着走；带领 - She helped him to his feet.
她扶他站了起来。 - We were helped ashore by local people.
我们被当地人救上岸。
Extra Examples- He gently helped her back into the chair.
他轻轻地扶她坐回到椅子上。 - She helped the man out of the car.
她扶着男人下了车。 - I helped her across the road.
我领她过马路。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- a lot
- a bit
- a little
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- across
- into
- out of
- …
- help somebody to their feet
- a way of helping
- She helped him to his feet.
- [transitive] to give yourself/somebody food, drinks, etc.
为（自己或某人）取用 - help yourself If you want another drink, just help yourself.
你要是想再喝一杯就请自便。 - help yourself/somebody to something Can I help you to some more salad?
我再给你来点色拉好吗？
- help yourself If you want another drink, just help yourself.
- [transitive] help yourself to something (informal, disapproving) to take something without permission
擅自拿走；窃取 - He'd been helping himself to the money in the cash register.
他一直在偷现金出纳机中的钱。
- He'd been helping himself to the money in the cash register.
make easier/better
somebody to move
give food/drink
steal
Word OriginOld English helpan (verb), help (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch helpen and German helfen.
Idioms
somebody cannot help (doing) something | somebody cannot help but do something
- used to say that it is impossible to prevent or avoid something
某人忍不住（或无法抑制）做某事；不可能避免某事 - I can't help thinking he knows more than he has told us.
我总觉得他没把他知道的事全告诉我们。 - He can’t help being ugly.
他无法不变得丑陋。 - She couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.
她不禁琢磨着他在想些什么。 - It couldn't be helped (= there was no way of avoiding it and we must accept it).
这是不可避免的。 - He never does more work than he can help (= he does as little as possible).
他工作能少做就尽量少做。 - I always end up having an argument with her, I don't know why, I just can't help it.
我总是和她闹得不欢而散，我不知道为什么，我就是忍不住。 - I couldn't help it if the bus was late (= it wasn't my fault).
公共汽车晚点了，我没办法。 - She burst out laughing—she couldn't help herself (= couldn't stop herself).
她突然大笑起来，不能自已。 - She won’t be invited again, not if I can help it (= if I can do anything to prevent it).
她不会再被邀请，如果我能帮助它（=如果我能做任何事情来阻止它）。
- I can't help thinking he knows more than he has told us.
give/lend a helping hand
- to help somebody
帮助；伸出援助之手
God/Heaven help somebody
- (informal) used to say that you are afraid somebody will be in danger or that something bad will happen to them
（表示担心某人将有危险或有难） - God help us if this doesn't work.
如果这个行不通，那就要靠上帝了。
- God help us if this doesn't work.
so help me (God)
- used to swear that what you are saying is true, especially in a court of law
我发誓，上帝作证（尤用于法庭）