volunteer

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n. 志愿者 a. 志愿的 v. 自愿

发音

UK /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/
US /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/
US /-ˈtɪɚ/

词形变化

volunteers 复数 volunteers volunteered volunteering volunteers 三单 volunteering 现在分词 volunteered 过去式 volunteered 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

志愿者;志愿兵

someone who does a job willingly without being paid

动词

自愿

to offer to do something without expecting any reward, often something that other people do not want to do

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.

    志愿者

    The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.

  2. 2.

    One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.

    政治 军事
  3. 3.

    A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.

    志愿兵

    政治 军事
  4. 4.

    A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.

    志愿者

    法律
  5. 5.

    A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.

    植物学 生物 商务
  6. 6.

    A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.

v. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To enlist oneself as a volunteer.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To do or offer to do something voluntarily.

    自告奋勇

    及物/不及物

    to volunteer for doing the dishes

  3. 3.

    To offer, usually unprompted.

    及物

    to volunteer an explanation

  4. 4.

    To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.

    非正式 及物

    My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.

  5. 5.

    To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.

    不及物 生物 植物学

词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or from voluntary + -eer.

来源:wiktionary