assist
【帮助、协助】
assist 主要用作动词,也可以用作名词,意思是“帮助、协助”,但比 help 略正式,通常用于提供支持而不是完全代替对方完成任务。
1. assist (动词) —— 帮助、协助
- 指提供帮助,使某人或某事更容易完成,通常强调“辅助”的作用,而不是完全代替别人完成任务。
- She assisted her boss in preparing the report.
(她协助老板准备报告。) - The nurse assisted the doctor during the surgery.
(护士在手术过程中协助医生。) - This tool assists in measuring distances accurately.
(这个工具有助于准确测量距离。)
- She assisted her boss in preparing the report.
🔹 常见搭配:
- assist (someone) in doing something(协助某人做某事)
- He assisted me in fixing the car.
(他帮我修车。)
- He assisted me in fixing the car.
- assist with something(在某方面提供帮助)
- Can you assist me with this project?
(你能帮我做这个项目吗?)
- Can you assist me with this project?
- assist someone(直接帮助某人)
- The teacher assisted the students.
(老师帮助了学生。)
- The teacher assisted the students.
2. assist (名词) —— 助攻、帮助
- 在体育比赛中,assist 主要指“助攻”,即某人帮助队友得分。
- He had three assists in the basketball game.
(他在这场篮球比赛中有三次助攻。)
- He had three assists in the basketball game.
- 也可以指一般的帮助,但日常生活中用作名词的情况较少,通常用 assistance(援助、帮助)更常见。
- We appreciate your assist in this matter. ✅(较少使用)
- We appreciate your assistance in this matter. ✅(更常见)
3. assist vs. help 的区别
单词 | 含义 & 适用场景 |
---|---|
assist | 更正式,强调“协助”或“辅助”,通常用于工作、体育、医疗等场景。 |
help | 更常见,泛指所有帮助,无论是轻微帮助还是完全代替别人完成任务。 |
例子:
- Can you help me move this table?(你能帮我搬这张桌子吗?)✅
- Can you assist me in moving this table?(你能协助我搬这张桌子吗?)✅(更正式)
4. 相关短语
- come to one's assist = come to one's assistance(帮助某人)
- The police came to the victim’s assist. (= assistance)
- assist at:出席、参加(较正式)
- She assisted at the conference.(她出席了会议。)
5. 总结
- assist (动词):辅助、协助(比 help 更正式,强调提供支持)
- assist (名词):助攻(体育用语)
- 比起 help,assist 更正式,多用于专业或正式场合