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| 1 | U money , food , or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it , for example because of a war or flood 援助；救助 |
| economic/medical aid The UN provided emergency economic aid to the refugees. 联合国向难民提供了紧急经济援助。 |
| foreign/overseas/international aid She said the government should spend more on overseas aid. 她说政府应该在海外援助方面增加投入。 |
| | 1a | money that a government gives to a person , group , or organization that it wishes to help （政府给予的）经济救助 | | financial aid for small businesses 对小公司的经济救助 | |
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| 2 | U help with doing something 帮助 |
| enlist/seek the aid of sb (=try to get someone’ s help) The police tried to enlist the aid of the public in solving the crime. 警方试图寻求公众的帮助来破此案。 |
| come/go/hurry/rush to sb’ s aid (=come to help someone) A passer-by heard her screams and rushed to her aid. 一个过路人听见她的尖叫，便冲过去帮助她。 |
| with the aid of sth Chromosomes can be seen with the aid of a microscope. 借助显微镜可以看到染色体。 |
| The pupils created the wall painting with the aid of a local artist. 学生们在当地艺术家的帮助下创作了这幅壁画。 |
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| 3 | C something that makes it easier to do something 辅助物 |
| +to Hypnosis can be an aid to giving up smoking. 催眠可以帮助戒烟。 |
| teaching/memory/navigation aid Songs can be very useful as memory aids. 歌曲作为记忆辅助手段会非常有用。 |
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| - | in aid of BRITISH
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| 1 | if an event is in aid of an organization or group , it is held to make money to help that organization or group 为帮助（某一组织或群体） | a concert in aid of victims of the war 为帮助战争受害者而举行的音乐会 | | The sale was in aid of the local hospital. 这次销售活动是为当地医院集资而举行的。 | |
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| 2 | spoken used for asking what something is for or why something is happening 为了…的目的；有…用途 | What are all these boxes in aid of? 这些盒子都是作什么用的？ | |
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