assist
assist — 動詞
- assistpresent simple I / you / we / they
- assistshe / she / it
- assistedpast simple
- assisting-ing form
1. to do part of a task alongside someone, or to give them what they need so the ta
協助；幫忙
出力分擔工作或提供所需資源
to do part of a task alongside someone, or to give them what they need so the task is easier or finishes faster.
Two trainee nurses assisted Dr. Patel during the four-hour heart surgery.
兩名實習護士在四小時的心臟手術中協助了 Patel 醫師。
assist + somebody (during a professional task)
Anaya assisted her grandmother with the grocery bags up the steep stairs.
Anaya 幫忙奶奶把雜貨袋拎上陡峭的樓梯。
assist + somebody + with + noun
A local guide assisted the climbers in finding the safest route down the mountain.
一位當地嚮導協助登山者找到下山最安全的路線。
assist + somebody + in + -ing
Volunteers from the church assisted with cleanup after the flood damaged the village.
教會的志工們在洪水重創村莊後協助清理工作。
intransitive: assist + with + noun
Bao was assisted by a translator throughout the long courtroom hearing.
Bao 在漫長的法庭聽證中全程由翻譯協助。
passive: be assisted by + somebody
- assist a patient
- assist a customer
- assist the police
- kindly assist
- happy to assist
文法句型
assist + somebody
assist + somebody + with + noun
assist + somebody + in + -ing
assist + with + noun
用法筆記
More formal than 'help'; common in workplaces, hospitals, and customer-service contexts. Object is usually a person, and the action is often a specific task rather than vague support.
常見錯誤
2. to be at a police station answering officers' questions in connection with a pos
協助警方調查
在警局接受訊問的婉轉說法
to be at a police station answering officers' questions in connection with a possible offence — used by news reports as a polite way to say someone is being questioned without yet being charged.
A 42-year-old man is currently assisting the police with their inquiries into the warehouse fire.
一名 42 歲男子目前正在協助警方調查倉庫火災案。
fixed phrase: assisting the police with their inquiries
The BBC reported that two suspects were assisting officers with inquiries on Sunday morning.
BBC 報導，週日早上有兩名嫌疑人正在協助警方調查。
passive-style news register
Mr. Hayes spent six hours assisting the police with their inquiries before being released without charge.
Hayes 先生協助警方調查長達六小時，最後未受任何指控便獲釋。
long-form journalism phrasing
Detectives confirmed that a local teacher was assisting them with inquiries into the missing funds.
警探證實一位當地教師正協助他們調查款項失蹤一案。
object can be 'them' (the police)
- assisting the police with their inquiries
- assisting officers with inquiries
- assisting detectives
- be questioned
plain everyday equivalent without the euphemism
- be interviewed
neutral police-procedure term
文法句型
assist + the police + with + their inquiries
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed pattern 'assisting the police with their inquiries'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense does NOT mean the person is voluntarily helping detective work; it is a euphemism for being questioned as a possible suspect.
常見錯誤
assist — 名詞
- assistsingular
- assistsplural
1. in sports such as basketball, football, or ice hockey, a pass or touch by one pl
助攻
球類運動中直接造就隊友得分的傳球
in sports such as basketball, football, or ice hockey, a pass or touch by one player that directly sets up a teammate's goal, basket, or point.
LeBron James finished the game with 28 points and eleven assists for the Lakers.
LeBron James 為湖人隊拿下了 28 分和 11 次助攻。
countable noun, plural 'assists' in stat lines
Mei scored the winning goal from a beautiful assist by her younger sister.
Mei 在妹妹一記漂亮的助攻下踢進了致勝球。
an assist by + somebody
The young striker now leads the league in goals, assists, and shots on target.
這位年輕前鋒目前在聯盟中進球數、助攻數與射正數都是第一。
noun in a list of sports statistics
A clever no-look assist from Carter set up the easy layup at the buzzer.
Carter 一記精彩的不看人助攻製造了壓哨上籃。
an assist from + somebody
- record an assist
- lead the league in assists
- a no-look assist
- goals and assists
文法句型
an assist
an assist from + somebody
an assist by + somebody
用法筆記
Always countable, and almost always plural in statistics ('20 assists this season'). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is a specific scoring play, not general help. Common in basketball, hockey, soccer, and baseball; the exact rule for what counts varies by sport.
常見錯誤
2. a single useful action that someone does to make another person's job easier — o
助力；幫一把
讓他人工作更順利的一次援手
a single useful action that someone does to make another person's job easier — often used in a half-joking journalistic way to credit the person behind the success.
The mayor passed the new park bill with an assist from two retired senators.
市長在兩位退休參議員的助力下通過了新公園法案。
with an assist from + somebody (journalistic credit)
Sami solved the puzzle in twelve minutes, with a small assist from her older brother.
Sami 在哥哥稍微幫一把之下，十二分鐘就解開了謎題。
a small / quick assist (countable, modified)
The chef prepared the wedding dinner alone, with an assist from one young apprentice.
主廚獨自準備了婚宴晚餐，只有一名年輕學徒在旁協助一把。
modifier + assist + from + somebody
The novelist finished the final chapter on time, thanks to a timely assist from her editor.
這位小說家多虧編輯及時的一把助力，準時完成了最後一章。
thanks to + a + assist + from
- with an assist from
- a timely assist
- a small assist
- helping hand
warmer, more idiomatic in everyday speech
- assistance
more formal and abstract; uncountable in most uses
- boost
stresses the lift in progress rather than the action itself
文法句型
an assist from + somebody
with an assist from + somebody
用法筆記
Sounds borrowed from sports — that sporty flavour is part of the meaning, so this noun is used mostly in journalism and casual writing, not in formal reports. Distinguish from sense 1: here the action does not need to be a pass in a game; it can be advice, a phone call, a small favour.
常見錯誤
同根字
- assistance名詞B2
- assistant名詞A2
- assistant形容詞B2
- assisted形容詞C1
- unassisted形容詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- assist a patient
- assist a customer
- assist the police
- assist a colleague
副詞搭配
- actively assist
- kindly assist
- willingly assist
- greatly assist
常用片語
- happy to assist
- available to assist
- trained to assist
- with an assist from
介系詞搭配
- assist with
- assist in
- assist by
- an assist from