help or support帮助；援助；支持- technical/economic/military assistance技术／经济／军事援助
- financial assistance for people on low incomes给低收入者的经济援助
- Can I be of any assistance?我能帮上忙吗？🔊🔊
- Despite his cries, no one came to his assistance.尽管他喊叫，却没有人来帮助他。🔊🔊
- The other passengers went to her assistance.其他乘客过来帮她。
- with the assistance of somebody/something He can only walk with the assistance of crutches.他只能在拐杖的帮助下行走。
- assistance with something She offered me practical assistance with my research.她给我的研究提供了实实在在的援助。🔊🔊
- assistance in doing something/to do something The company provides advice and assistance in finding work.公司提供就业咨询和帮助。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- She had no one to turn to for assistance.她找不到可以帮助她的人。
- I advise you to seek assistance from the police.我建议你向警方寻求帮助。
- People in the flooded areas are in need of direct assistance.洪水区的灾民需要直接的援助。
- The World Bank promised assistance to the value of $5 million.世界银行答应给予最高500万元的援助。
- The government is willing to lend assistance to victims of the flooding.政府愿意向遭受洪水的灾民提供援助。
- The treaty pledged mutual assistance in the event of an attack on either country.该条约承诺，两国如有一方受袭，另一方要给予援助。
- The work was completed with the assistance of local carpenters.这项工作在当地木匠们的帮助下得以完成。
- They argued the case for extra government assistance for the poorest regions.他们主张政府给予最贫困地区额外补助。
- We provide assistance if your car breaks down.我们为汽车抛锚的人提供帮助。
- assistance in finding suitable accommodation在寻找合适住处上给予的帮助
- disabled people who need personal assistance to enable them to live in their own homes需要他人帮助才能在自己家里生活的残疾人
- humanitarian assistance for refugees给予难民的人道主义援助
- the stigma attached to receiving social assistance接受社会救助所带来的耻辱
Topics Social issuesb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + assistance- give somebody
- lend (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- …
preposition- with assistance
- without assistance
- assistance for
- …
See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin assistentia, from Latin assistere ‘take one's stand by’, from ad- ‘to, at’ + sistere ‘take one's stand’.