- make it easier for (someone) to do something by offering them one's services or financial or material aid帮助, 援助, 资助, 救助：
they helped her with domestic chores
他们帮她做家庭杂务
with obj. and infinitive she helped him find a buyer她帮他找了一个买主
no obj. the teenager helped out in the corner shop.这个少年在街角小店帮忙。
- improve (a situation or problem); be of benefit to对（情况或问题）有帮助, 有助于; 有益于：
upbeat comments about prospects helped confidence
对前景乐观的评论有助于树立信心
no obj. legislation to fit all new cars with catalytic converters will help.立法对新车都安装催化转化器会有所帮助。
- with obj. and adverbial of direction assist (someone) to move in a specified direction帮助（人）（依特定方向移动）, 扶：
I helped her up.
我扶她起来。
help someone on/off with
assist someone to put on or take off (a garment)帮助（人）穿上（或脱下）（衣服）。
- relieve the symptoms of (an ailment)减轻（疾病的）症状：
sore throats can be helped by gargles.
含漱剂能减轻喉咙痛。
help someone to
serve someone with (food or drink)给（人）拿（食物或饮料）：she helped herself to a biscuit.
她给自己拿了一块饼干。
help oneself
take something without permission未经允许拿（某物）,擅自拿（某物）：he helped himself to the wages she had brought home.
他擅自拿了她带回家的工资。
can/could not help
cannot or could not avoid无法避免, 忍不住：he could not help laughing
他忍不住笑了
it cannot be helped.
这无法避免。
can/could not help oneself
cannot or could not stop oneself from acting in a certain way情不自禁, 忍不住：she couldn't help herself; she burst into tears.
她无法控制自己, 突然大哭起来。
- assistance帮助：
I asked for help from my neighbours
我请求邻居帮助
thank you for your help.
谢谢你的帮助。
- the fact of being useful有用：
the skimpy manual isn't much help for beginners.
这么粗略的说明手册对初学者没什么用。
- in sing. a person or thing that helps有帮助的人（或物）：
he was a great help.
他帮了大忙。
- count noun a domestic servant or employee家仆或雇员。
- as plural noun the help a group of such employees working for one employer全体雇员。
- as modifier giving assistance to a computer user in the form of displayed instructions（以显示指令的方式对计算机用户） 提供帮助：
a help menu.
帮助菜单。
- used as an appeal for urgent assistance（用于紧急求救）救命：
Help! I'm drowning!
救命呀！我要沉下去了！
a helping hand
- assistance助手, 援助之手：
she was always ready to lend a helping hand.
她总是乐于伸出援助之手。
so help me (God)
- used to emphasize that one means what one is saying（上帝）作证（用于强调某人说话算话）。
there is no help for it
- there is no way of avoiding or remedying a situation（情形, 处境）无可避免, 无法补救。