/eɪd ||; ed/noun1 [U] help 帮助;协助: to walk with the aid of a stick 拄着拐杖走路He had to go to the aid of a child in the river. 他要去救那个掉进河里的儿童。 ☞Look at first aid. 参看 first aid。
2 [C] a person or thing that helps you 提供帮助的人或物: a hearing aid 助听器dictionaries and other study aids 词典和其他学习辅助器材
3 [U] money, food, etc that is sent to a country or to people in order to help them 援助(指金钱、食物等): We sent aid to the earthquake victims. 我们给地震灾民送去援助物品。economic aid 经济援助
in aid of sb/sth in order to collect money for sb/sth, especially for a charity 为某人或某事筹款(尤指为慈善机构):
a concert in aid of Children in Need 一个为待援儿童协会筹款的音乐会