aid
noun/eɪd/
/eɪd/
Idioms - [uncountable] money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations
援助；救援物资；援助款项 - humanitarian/food/medical aid
人道主义／食品／医疗援助 - An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been provided for victims of the earthquake.
已为地震灾民额外提供了 1 000 万英镑国外援助。 - international aid workers
国际援助人员
Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTradesee also Christian Aid, financial aid, grant aid, grant-in-aid, legal aid, Live Aid, mutual aid- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
- form/join a trading bloc
- live in/compete in a global/the world economy
- support/promote free trade
- adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
- erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
- impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
- conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
- foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
- facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
- exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
- consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
- hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
- launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
- be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
- negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
- broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
- impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
- close/protect/secure/patrol the border
- lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
- negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
- send/provide/request/cut off military aid
- bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
- deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
Culture aidaidMost aid (= money, food and equipment) is given to the world's poorest countries to help reduce poverty. Projects paid for by aid money are often aimed at improving local housing and water supply, agriculture, health and education. Training local people is a central part of many programmes. A lot of aid money comes from governments, but development projects are often run with the help of NGOs (non-governmental organizations), such as charities. Some charities, for example, Oxfam, the Red Cross and Save the Children, run their own aid programmes with money given by the general public. Additional emergency aid is given after natural disasters.The British government gives aid each year to developing countries. The distribution of aid is organized by the Department for International Development. Some aid is given direct to individual countries; the rest is distributed through international organizations such as the United Nations and the World Bank. Britain, together with other countries, is helping to reduce the debts of poorer countries and may under certain circumstances cancel debts.The US began giving foreign aid during the Second World War, when the Lend-Lease Act made it possible to give military equipment to foreign countries. After the war the US created the Marshall Plan, a $15 billion programme to help European countries rebuild their economies. The US has continued to spend large amounts of money on foreign aid although it has sometimes been criticized for the way it decides who to help. USAID distributes US foreign aid.Two organizations are particularly concerned with training local people. In Britain Voluntary Service Overseas arranges for people to work abroad for a few years so that they can pass on their skills. They are paid at local rates by the government of the country they are working in. The Peace Corps, a US government agency, does similar work but it pays the living expenses of the volunteers and gives them a small amount of money each month.Extra ExamplesTopics The environmentb2, Moneyb2- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.
英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。 - The country's president has appealed for international aid in the wake of the disaster.
灾难发生后该国总统呼吁国际社会给予援助。 - Emergency aid arrived too late for many.
对许多人来说，紧急援助来得太晚了。 - a $14 million aid package
价值1,400万元的一揽子援助计划
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- emergency
- humanitarian
- cash
- …
- appeal for
- call for
- extend
- …
- agency
- worker
- budget
- …
- humanitarian/food/medical aid
- [uncountable] help that you need, especially to perform a particular task
（尤指完成某工作所需的）帮助，助手，辅助物 - with the aid of somebody/something She walks with the aid of a stick.
她靠拐杖行走。 - without the aid of somebody/something This job would be impossible without the aid of a computer.
这项工作不用计算机是不行的。 - (formal) One of the staff saw he was in difficulty and came to his aid (= helped him).
一名工作人员见他有困难，便过来帮忙。
Extra Examples- She is now able to get around with the aid of a walking stick.
她现在能拄着拐杖走路了。 - We enlisted the aid of John and his family.
我们争取了约翰及其家人的帮助。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + aid- ask for
- enlist
- come to somebody’s
- …
- in aid of
- with the aid of
- without the aid of
- …
- with the aid of somebody/something She walks with the aid of a stick.
- [countable] an object, a machine, etc. that you use to help you do something
辅助设备 - Photos make useful teaching aids.
照片可以成为有用的教具。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- essential
- useful
- …
- aid to
see also Kool-Aid™ - Photos make useful teaching aids.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’.
Idioms
in aid of something/somebody
- (British English) in order to help something/somebody
为了辅助某事物／帮助某人 - collecting money in aid of charity
为资助慈善事业的募捐
- collecting money in aid of charity
what’s… in aid of?
- (British English, informal) used to ask why something is happening
…究竟是为什么（发生）；…是做什么用的 - What's all this crying in aid of?
这样大哭大叫究竟是为什么？
- What's all this crying in aid of?