aid sb to do sth帮助某人做某事

☛He aided me in business/ with money.

他在事业上/金钱方面帮助我。

☛I aided her to continue her study.

＝I aided her in continuing her study.

我帮助她继续做研究。

☛One of the station staff saw he was in difficulty and came to his aid.

一位车站工作人员见他有困难，便过来帮忙。

☛I'm collecting money in aid of starving children.

为了帮助饥饿的孩子们，我正在筹款。

aid一般用作不可数名词，意为"急救，帮助"；用作可数名词时，则意为"辅助性的工具"。

【跟踪典例】

(1)介词填空

①He gets up very early in order to aid his mother ________ having breakfast.

②Thank you for aiding me ________ the work.

③_____the aid of a compass the traveler can find his bearings (方位)．

④He was too busy to come ________ my aid.

⑤They are collecting money ______ aid of rare­earth research.

(2)完成句子

①The collection is ________________.

这笔募集的钱是用来救济盲人的。

②Teachers give their lessons ________________.