M5U5柯林斯词典(精简)

M5 Unit 5

1.aid /eɪd/ ( aids, aiding, aided, to aid )

1. N-UNCOUNT Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves. 援助

例：...regular flights carrying humanitarian aid to Cambodia.

…向柬埔寨运送人道主义援助的定期班机。

例：They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid.

他们已经承诺了数十亿美元的援助。

2. N-UNCOUNT If you perform a task with the aid of something, you need or use that thing to perform that task. 帮助

例：He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered.

借助于一个他所发现的全新方法，他取得了成功。

3. V-T To aid a country, organization, or person means to provide them with money, equipment, or services that they need. 援助

例：...U.S. efforts to aid Kurdish refugees.

…美国援助库尔德难民的努力。

-aided COMB in ADJ援助的

例：ernment-aided research.

…政府援助的研究。

4. V-T To aid someone means to help or assist them. 帮助[WRITTEN]

例：...a software system to aid managers in advanced decision-making.

…一个帮助经理们做高级决策的软件系统。

N-UNCOUNT Aid is also a noun. 帮助

例：He was forced to turn for aid to his former enemy.

他被迫向他以前的敌人寻求帮助。

5. V-T/V-I If something aids a process, it makes it easier or more likely to happen. 促使; 有助于(事情发生)

例：The survey suggests that the export sector will continue to aid the economic recovery.

该调查表明出口产业将继续促进经济复苏。

例：Calcium may aid in the prevention of colon cancer.

钙可能有助于预防结肠癌。

6. PHRASE If you come or go to someone's aid, you try to help them when they are in danger or difficulty. 向某人提供帮助

例：Dr. Fox went to the aid of the dying man despite having been injured in the crash.

尽管他自己在撞车事故中也受了伤，福克斯医生仍然去救助那个奄奄一息的男子。

2.first aid

N-UNCOUNT First aid is simple medical treatment given as soon as possible to a person who is injured or who suddenly becomes ill. 急救

例：There are many emergencies which need prompt first aid treatment.

有很多紧急情况需要迅速的急救治疗。

3.temporary /tɛmpərɛərɪli/

ADJ Something that is temporary lasts for only a limited time. 暂时的

例：His job here is only temporary.

他在这儿的工作只是暂时的。

例：Most adolescent problems are temporary.

多数青春期的问题都是暂时的。

temporarily ADV暂时地

例：The peace agreement has at least temporarily halted the civil war.

该和平协议至少已暂时中止了内战。

4.fall ill 生病

例：Individuals who are ill should delay travel plans and returning travelers who fall ill should seek appropriate medical care.

患病的个人应当推迟旅行，处于归途的生病的旅行者应当寻求适当的医疗救助。

5.injury /ɪndʒəri/ ( injuries )

1. N-VAR An injury is damage done to a person's or an animal's body. 伤害; 损害

例：Four police officers sustained serious injuries in the explosion.

四名警官在爆炸中受了重伤。

Note that when someone is hurt accidentally, for example, in a car crash or when they are playing sports, you do not use the word wound. You use injury instead. A man and his baby were injured in the explosion... Many of the deaths that occur in cycling are due to head injuries. In more formal English, injury can also be an uncount noun. Two teenagers escaped serious injury when their car rolled down an embankment.Wound is normally restricted to soldiers who are injured in battle, or to deliberate acts of violence against a particular person. ...stab wounds

2. N-VAR If someone suffers injury to their feelings, they are badly upset by something. If they suffer injury to their reputation, their reputation is seriously harmed. (对感情或名誉等的) 伤害[LEGAL]

例：She was awarded $3,500 for injury to her feelings.

她获得了3500美元的精神损伤费。

3. to add insult to injury

PHRASE You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse. 更糟糕的是

例：It is the victim who is often put on trial and, to add insult to injury, she is presumed guilty until proven innocent of provoking the rape.

受到审问的往往是受害者，更糟糕的是，她被假定为有罪，直到证明强奸并非由她挑逗而引起。6.bleed /blid/ ( bleeds, bleeding, bled, to bled )

V-I When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness. 流血

例：His head had struck the sink and was bleeding.

他的头撞到了洗脸池上，正在流血。

例：He was bleeding profusely.