assist /ә'sist/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
• (v.) act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

Chinese translation

• n. 帮助, 协助
• vt. 帮助, 促进
• vi. 协助, 参加

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ә'sist/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.42 · Rare

Word forms

assisted, assisting, assists

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assistant · assistance · assignment · assignments · assign · assimilation · assimilate · assiduous

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