| 单词 | aid |
| 释义 | aid n. & v. --n 1. help. 2. financial or material help, esp. given by one country to another. 3. a material source of help (teaching aid). 4. a person or thing that helps. 5. hist. a grant of subsidy or tax to a king. --vtr. 1. (often foll. by to + infin.) help. 2. promote or encourage (sleep will aid recovery). Phrases and idioms in aid of in support of. what's this (or all this) in aid of? colloq. what is the purpose of this? Etymology: ME f. OF a{iuml}de, a{iuml}dier, ult. f. L adjuvare (as AD-, juvare jut- help) |
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