1.用作形容詞

　　Having the right equipment at hand will be enormously helpful.

　　手頭上有合適的設備將會幫上大忙。

　　An A to Z of careers gives helpful information about courses.

　　按字母順序排列的職業(yè)大全提供了有助于課程選擇的信息。

　　During the war his pacifist leanings were not helpful.

　　戰(zhàn)時他的和平主義思想派不上用場。

　　2.be helpful in doing sth. 對做某事有幫助

　　We hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions.

　　我們希望這個宣傳單可以幫助您找到您想要的答案。

　　3.it is helpful (for sb) to do sth

　　It is helpful to discuss your problems with your friends.

　　跟你的朋友們聊聊你遇到的問題是有好處的。這里的It是形式主語，真正的主語是to后面的句子

　　4.be helpful for sb對某人事有益的

　　Music with the sounds of the ocean or bird song can be helpful for some.

　　大海的聲音或者鳥叫聲對你的睡眠時很有幫助的。