assist

noun

1. (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play

2. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

e.g. he gave me an assist with the housework
could not walk without assistance
rescue party went to their aid
offered his help in unloading

Synonym: aidassistancehelp

verb

1. act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

2. work for or be a servant to

e.g. May I serve you?
She attends the old lady in the wheelchair
Can you wait on our table, please?
Is a salesperson assisting you?
The minister served the King for many years

Synonym: serveattend towait onattend

3. give help or assistance
be of service

e.g. Everyone helped out during the earthquake
Can you help me carry this table?
She never helps around the house

Synonym: helpaid

1. 帮助，协助(完成工作)
If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.

e.g. Julia was assisting him to prepare his speech...
朱莉娅正在帮他准备讲演稿。
e.g. The family decided to assist me with my chores...
全家人决定帮助我做家务。

2. （提供信息、意见或金钱）帮助，援助
If you assist someone, you give them information, advice, or money.

e.g. The public is urgently requested to assist police in tracing this man...
紧急要求公众帮助警方追踪此人。
e.g. Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems...
外交部官员帮助解决运输和经费问题。

3. 有助于;促进
If something assists in doing a task, it makes the task easier to do.

e.g. ...a chemical that assists in the manufacture of proteins...
有助于生成蛋白质的一种化学物质
e.g. Here are some good sources of information to assist you in making the best selection...
这里是一些有价值的信息来源，可以帮助你作出最佳选择。

1. 助攻：我想,比教练和球员就像是比助攻(assist)和进球(goal). 没有教练的布置安排比赛自然可能出现问题,但没有球员的发挥所有的这些布置安排都是纸上谈兵;就如同助攻十分重要,没有前面那一脚传球就不会有后面那一个进球一样. 但是,