aid AID = Agency for International Development 〔美国〕国际开发署。 n. 1.帮助,援助。 2.帮助者,助手。 3.辅助设备。 4.【航海】航标。 5.〔美国〕副官(= aide-de-camp)。 6.【英史】(国会允许的)国王特享税。 a deaf aid 助听器。 Audio-visual aids 视听教具。 Short-range aids 【无线电】近程导航设备。 By [with] the aid of 借…的帮助。 Call in sb.'s aid 求某人援助。 Call (sb.) to one's aid 求助于(人),向(人)求援。 Give first aid 急救。 Go to sb.'s aid援助(某人)。 In aid of 以助…, 来帮助…。 What's (all) this in aid of? 〔口语〕你的用意何在? vt.,vi. 助,帮助,援助;协助;接济。 Aid and abet 【法律】同谋,教唆。 Aid (sb.) in (doing one's work) 帮助(某人做),帮忙。
Aid climbing : moving up a rock using fixed or placed protecting as a means of progression ( and not just for protection ) 人工攀登:在岩壁上用绳子等人工器材攀登,而不是只拿来确保。
百科解释
Aid climbing is a style of climbing in which standing on or pulling oneself up via devices attached to fixed or placed protection is used to make upward progress.