as·sist
verb/əˈsɪst/
/əˈsɪst/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they assist | /əˈsɪst/ /əˈsɪst/ |
| he / she / it assists | /əˈsɪsts/ /əˈsɪsts/ |
| past simple assisted | /əˈsɪstɪd/ /əˈsɪstɪd/ |
| past participle assisted | /əˈsɪstɪd/ /əˈsɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form assisting | /əˈsɪstɪŋ/ /əˈsɪstɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to help somebody to do something
帮助；协助；援助 - Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
凡愿协助者可拨此号码联系。 - assist in/with something He assisted in the development of the business strategy.
他协助制定了业务战略。 - We are looking for people who would be willing to assist in the group's work.
我们正寻找愿意协助该团体工作的人。 - assist somebody We'll do all we can to assist you.
我们会尽量帮你。 - They will be ably assisted by our remarkable staff.
他们将得到我们优秀员工的大力协助。 - The play was directed by Mike Johnson, assisted by Sharon Gale.
该剧由迈克 · 约翰逊导演，沙伦 · 盖尔为助理导演。 - His task is to advise and assist his colleagues.
他的任务是向同事提供建议和协助。 - assist somebody in doing something We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
我们将帮你找个住的地方。 - assist somebody in/with something Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries (= are being questioned by the police).
有两个人正配合警方接受询问。 - The driver has been assisting police with their investigation.
司机一直在协助警方调查。 - assist somebody to do something a course to assist adults to return to the labour market
成人重返劳工市场的辅导班
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb1- She offered to assist with the marketing of the product.
她主动提出帮助推销该产品。 - She was ably assisted by a team of volunteers.
她得到了一群能干的志愿者的大力帮助。 - We have been greatly assisted by individuals and organizations.
我们得到了个人和组织的大力协助。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- materially
- ably
- …
- be designed to
- in
- with
- Anyone willing to assist can contact this number.
- [transitive] assist something to help something to happen more easily
促进 - activities that will assist the decision-making process
促进决策进程的活动
Extra Examples- Volcanic eruptions like this probably assisted the development of life on this planet.
像这样的火山喷发可能有助于这个星球上生命的发展。 - Day hospitals have sprung up to assist the process of rehabilitation.
日间医院如雨后春笋般涌现，以协助康复过程。
- activities that will assist the decision-making process
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assister, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.