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help /help/► SEE ALLcan’t help (doing) sthcan’t help but do sthGod/Heaven help sbnot if I can help itso help me (God)there’s no help for ita fat lot of good/help/use
●can’t help (doing) sth●can’t help but do sthnot be able to avoid or resist doing sth 忍不住做某事；不可避免某事◆A kleptomaniac is a person who can’t help stealing things.
有盗窃癖的人是指总是忍不住要偷东西的人。◆‘I’m sorry, I can’t help it,’ she said, bursting into tears.
“对不起，我实在忍不住。”她边说边哭了起来。◆He’s a bit of a fool, but you can’t help but like him.
他有点傻，可你会情不自禁地喜欢他。●God/Heaven ˈhelp sb (spoken) used to say that you are afraid sb will be in danger or that sth bad will happen to them （表示担心某人将有危险或有难）老天保佑◆God help us if this doesn’t work.
如果这个行不通，那就要靠上帝保佑了。 (Some people find this use offensive. 有人认为这种用法含冒犯意。) ●not if ˈI can help itused for saying you do not want sth to happen （表示不希望某事发生）我也没办法◆‘Your daughter told me that she wants to leave school when she’s 16.’ ‘Not if I can help it.’
“你女儿告诉我她 16 岁就要退学。”“我也没办法。”●so ˈhelp me (ˈGod)used when making a serious promise, threat, etc. （用于起誓或威胁等）天地良心，上帝作证◆I’ll catch the man who did this to my son, so help me God.
上帝作证，我要抓住那个害我儿子的人。◆I’ll kill him, so help me.
我发誓，我要杀了他。 NOTE In a court of law a witness swears to ‘tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God’. 在法庭上，证人须发誓“我说的是事实，全部事实，完全是事实。上帝作证。” ●there’s no ˈhelp for it (especially BrE) it is not possible to avoid doing sth that may harm sb in some way 没办法；别无选择◆There’s no help for it. We shall have to call the police.
没法子，我们只有报警了。●a ˈfat lot of good/help/use (spoken) not at all good/helpful/useful 一点好处也没有；毫无帮助；毫无用处◆A fat lot of use that would be! What a stupid idea.那一点儿用也没有！真是个馊主意。◆He was a fat lot of help, I must say!我不得不说，他可真是帮了倒忙！ |