help/help/

v.

➊ make it easier or possible for sb to do sth by doing sth for them or by providing sth they need

➋ [Help!] shouted by a person who is asking sb to help you when you are in danger

➌ make a situation better or easier

n.

➊ the act of helping sb to do sth

➋ a person or thing that helps sb

v.

➊ [T; I] 帮助，帮忙：Can I help you? 要我帮忙吗？

◇[help sb (to) do sth] Do you want me to help you to carry the box? 要我帮你搬箱子吗？

◇[help sb with sth] She will help me with my homework. 她将帮助我做家庭作业。

◇[help (to) do sth] He helped (to) clean the house. 他帮助清扫房子。

➋ [Help!] 救命！；救救我！ A woman on the third floor shouted, “Help! Fire!”3楼的一位妇女喊道，“救命，失火了！”

➌ [I; T] 改善状况，有助于：[help (to) do sth] This would help (to) prevent accidents. 这将有助于预防事故的发生。

n.

➊ [U] 帮助：Thank you for your help. 谢谢你的帮助。

◇[with the help of sth] He opened the box with the help of a knife. 他用刀打开了箱子。

◇[help with sth] Do you need any help with Maths? 你数学需要帮助吗？

◇seek medical help 寻求医疗援助

◇The information will be (of) much help to you. 这些信息将对你很有用。

◇[with the help of sb（或sb's help）] With the help of his friends, he succeeded. 在他朋友的帮助下，他获得了成功。

➋ [S] 有帮助的人（或事物）：[a help to sb] You've been a great help to me. 你一直来对我帮助都很大。

can't/couldn't help doing sth 忍不住做，情不自禁做：She couldn't help laughing. 她禁不住笑了起来。

help yourself (to sth) 请随便吃：Help yourself to whatever you like. 想吃什么请随便。

help 帮助（某人）摆脱困境：Thanks for helping us out. 谢谢你帮我们解困。

常犯错误

✗ He couldn't help to touch the beautiful cloth.

✓ He couldn't help touching the beautiful cloth. 他禁不住摸了摸那块漂亮的布。

常犯错误

✗ Under the help of the expert, the problem was solved.

✓ With the help of the expert, the problem was solved. 在专家的帮助下，这个问题解决了。

用法of help = helpful 某些抽象名词用于说明主语的性质或特征时，常用“be of +抽象名词”的结构，意思相当于与该抽象名词对应的形容词。又如：of importance = important; of interest = interesting; of use = useful; of value = valuable。

用法can't help后也有可能接do sth，但意思是“不能帮忙做…”，如：He can't help clean the house, because he's busy repairing the TV. 他不能帮忙打扫房子，因为他正忙于修电视机。