( asst) [] a person who is below a senior person and helps them in their work助手；助理◆the managing director and his assistant总经理及其助理◆His first job in the company was as an assistant to the marketing director.他在公司的第一份工作是给营销总监当助手。 () a person whose job is to serve customers in a shop/store店员；售货员◆The assistants price the items as they stack them on the shelves.店员将商品摆上货架时给商品标价。➡sales clerk ➡ see note at chairman administrative assistant bank assistant executive assistant personal assistant sales assistant shop assistant