help的用法真是多

2021-11-03

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The verb help is not used with the –ing form of another verb. It is used with the infinitive (with or without ‘to’) in any of these patterns:
这里列出4种：

• help do something
• help to do something
• help someone do something
• help someone to do something

✗ Foreign tourists can help revitalizing our economy.
✓ Foreign tourists can help revitalize our economy.
✓ Foreign tourists can help to revitalize our economy.
✗ Banning smoking in restaurants may help people avoiding the risk of illness.
✓ Banning smoking in restaurants may help people avoid the risk of illness.
✓ Banning smoking in restaurants may help people to avoid the risk of illness.

这是另一种用法：

• help (someone) in

1. To aid someone in entering something or place.
   Help Grandma in, will you? She sometimes struggles with those steep steps.
2. To aid someone in some pursuit or action (named after "in").
   Can you help me in finishing this application? I'm not sure what to write here.
   I'm sure someone helped him in his attempt to burglarize our house.

Please help me in my efforts to win the contest. Will you help me in my reelection?

还有：

• help with (someone or something)
  To aid someone or something in managing or handling someone or something else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "help" and "with."
  Any chance you can help your brother with his math homework tonight?
  Your mother helped me with the baby so I could finally get some sleep.
  Your mother is coming to help with the baby so I can finally get some sleep.

• help someone or something with someone or something
  to give aid to someone or something in dealing with someone or something.
  Please help your father with your little sister.
  I helped the committee with the problem.

还有：

• help out with (someone or something)

1. To aid someone in doing something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "help" and "out."
   Can you help out with the bake sale?
   Oh sure, I can help you out with that.
2. To give or provide someone with something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "help" and "out."
   Any chance you can help me out with the name of a good plumber?
   If you need money for the tip, I can help you out with a few dollars.

• help someone or something out with someone or something

1. Lit. to assist someone or something with a person or a thing. Can you help me out with my geometry? Please help out my son with his geometry.
2. Fig. to help someone or a group by providing someone or something. I need some salt. Would you help me out with a little bit of salt? Can you help out our department with a secretary?

以下是固定用法，和上边讨论的其实没有关系。
The –ing form is only used with help in the fixed expression can’t help doing something:
I can’t help thinking that they should have informed the police.