Tra từ aids - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

aid AW [aid aids aided aiding] noun, verb BrE [eɪd] NAmE [eɪd]
noun
1. uncountable money, food, etc. that is sent to help countries in difficult situations
•economic/humanitarian/emergency aid
• An extra £10 million in foreign aid has been promised.
•aid agencies (= organizations that provide help)
•medical aid programmes
see also ↑financial aid, ↑legal aid
2. uncountable help that you need to perform a particular task
• He was breathing only with the aid of a ventilator.
• This job would be impossible without the aid of a computer.
3. uncountable (formal)help that is given to a person
•One of the staff saw he was in difficulty and came to his aid (= helped him).
see also ↑first aid
4. countable an object, a machine, etc. that you use to help you do sth
•a hearing aid
•Photos make useful teaching aids.

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’.

Culture:
aid
Most aid (= money, food and equipment) is given to the world’s poorest countries to help reduce poverty. Projects paid for by aid money are often aimed at improving local housing and water supply, agriculture, health and education. Training local people is a central part of many programmes. A lot of aid money comes from governments, but development projects are often run with the help of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), such as charities. Some charities, e.g. ↑Oxfam, the ↑Red Cross and the Save the Children Fund, run their own aid programmes with money given by the general public. Additional emergency aid is given after natural disasters.
The British government gives aid each year to developing countries, especially those which belong to the Commonwealth. Some aid is given direct to individual countries; the rest is distributed through international organizations such as the ↑European Union, the ↑United Nations and the World Bank. Britain, together with other countries, is helping to reduce the debts of poorer countries and may under certain circumstances cancel debts from Commonwealth countries.
The US began giving foreign aid during the ↑Second World War, when the ↑Lend-Lease Act made it possible to give military equipment to foreign countries. After the war the US created the ↑Marshall Plan, a $15 billion programme to help European countries rebuild their economies. The US has continued to spend large amounts of money on foreign aid, but has been criticized for the way it decides who to help. In general, money goes to poor countries that are important to the US for commercial or military reasons. Formerly, the US gave money to countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America so that they would not accept money from the Soviet Union. ↑USAID distributes US foreign aid.
Two organizations are particularly concerned with training local people. In Britain ↑Voluntary Service Overseas arranges for skilled people to work abroad for a few years so that they can pass on their skills. They are paid at local rates by the government of the country they are working in. The ↑Peace Corps, a US government agency, does similar work but pays volunteers living expenses and gives them a small allowance.

Thesaurus:
aid noun
1. U
•£8 million in foreign aid has been promised.
relief • • help • • handout • • charity • • welfare • |BrE social security •
government/state aid/relief/help/handouts/welfare
emergency/direct/immediate/financial/medical aid/relief/help
get/receive aid/relief/help/handouts/charity/welfare/social security
Aid or relief? Aid is used especially to talk about money given to countries in financial need. Relief refers to money, medicine, food, etc. given in response to a sudden emergency such as a war or natural disaster.
2. U
•Two other swimmers came to his aid.
help • • support • |formal assistance •
without aid/help/support/assistance
with the aid/help/support/assistance of sb/sth
get/call for/enlist/come to sb's aid/help/support/assistance

Collocations:
International relations
Trade
facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
form/join a trading bloc
live in/compete in a global/the world economy
support/promote free trade
adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on sth)
have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
embrace/resist/drive globalization
Politics and law
conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
require/use/conduct diplomacy
establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
Meetings and agreements
have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
Conflict
be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
compromise/endanger/protect national security
justify/be in favour of/ (especially US) be in favor of/be against military intervention
threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
close/protect/secure/patrol the border
lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
Aid
negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
send/provide/request/cut off military aid
bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
deliver/distribute medical supplies/(BrE) food parcels
fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty

Example Bank:
•Legal aid is a fundamental part of our system of justice.
•She is now able to get around with the aid of a walking stick.
•She screamed loudly and two people came to her aid.
•The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.
•The country relies on foreign aid.
•The country's president has appealed for international aid in the wake of the disaster.
•We enlisted the aid of John and his family.
•We were collecting money in aid of charity.
•a $14 million aid package
•Emergency aid arrived too late for many.
•Much of the funding has come from international aid agencies.
•Photographs make useful teaching aids.
•She was breathing only with the aid of a ventilator.
•The job would be impossible without the aid of a computer.
•Two other swimmers came to his aid.
•You may need a hearing aid.
•a classroom/teaching/visual aid
Idioms: ↑aid and abet ▪ ↑in aid of somebody ▪ ↑what's … in aid of?

verb intransitive, transitive (formal)
to help sb/sth to do sth, especially by making it easier
Syn: ↑assist
•~ (sb/sth) in sth/in doing sth The new test should aid in the early detection of the disease.
•~ sb (to do sth) This feature is designed to aid inexperienced users.
•~ sth Aided by heat and strong winds, the fire quickly spread.
•Some perfumes aid restful sleep.
•They were accused of aiding his escape.
•~ sb/sth in sth/in doing sth They were accused of aiding him in his escape.
•~ sb (with sth) Words will be displayed around the room to aid students with spelling.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French aide (noun), aidier (verb), based on Latin adjuvare, from ad- ‘towards’ + juvare ‘to help’.

Example Bank:
•Aided by fire and strong winds, the fire quickly spread.
•Candidates are aided by volunteers who do doorstep canvassing.
•Computers can be used to aid in management decision-making.
•Each group is aided by a tutor or consultant.
•New drugs are now available to aid recovery.
•Peppermint aids digestion.
•The dolphin's skin is designed to aid maximum swimming efficiency.
•The government has promised to aid and support the new venture.
•to facilitate/assist/aid a process/transition
•to facilitate/assist/aid the development of sth.