- 帮助，援助，为…帮忙：
Please help me with the work in the kitchen.
请帮我做做饭。
Can you help me, my car won't start?
你能帮一下忙吗，我的车发动不起来了。
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
[谚语]天助自助者。
- 扶持，救助，资助：
We should help her, it's too difficult for her to feed five children by herself.
就她自己要养活五个孩子太困难了，我们应该资助她。
to help the poor
救助穷人
- 协助…得到(或找到、达到)：
I helped him (to) find his wallet.
我帮他找到了他丢失的钱包。
It's you that helped me through the task.
是你帮我完成了这项任务。
- 对…有帮助，促进，助长；对…有益处(或用处)：
It will help you to win in getting everything ready before hand.
事前做好一切准备能有助于你取得胜利。
to help the ruin of a corrupt government
促进腐败政府的毁灭
- 治疗；缓解；补救，改进：
Honey helps the cough.
蜂蜜能治咳嗽。
Her cleverness and talent helped her look more beautiful than ever.
她的聪明才智使她更显得美貌非凡。
- 给…盛(饭、菜)；为…倒(酒、饮料)；劝(酒等)(与 to连用)：
They helped each other to the dish.
他们互相为对方夹菜。
to help someone to the wine
为某人斟酒
- 招待(客人)，为…服务：
Use this spoon to help the gravy.
用这只勺子盛肉汁。
- [与 can或 cannot连用]避免，防止，阻止；改变，抑制，忍住，控制住：
I can not help beating him.
我控制不住打了他一顿。
Don't make him angry than you can help.
尽量不要把他惹得发了脾气。
I couldn't help her crying aloud.
我没能劝得她不哭出声来。