voluntary

英 [ˈvɒləntri]

美 [ˈvɑːlənteri]

adj.  自愿的; 志愿的; 主动的; 自告奋勇的; 自愿性的; 无偿的; 义务性的; 义务的; 自发的
n.  仪式终始曲，即兴曲(通常用风琴在教堂礼拜仪式前后或期间演奏)

复数：voluntaries　

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同义词辨析

voluntarywilling【导航词义：自愿的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 自愿的；志愿的；主动的；自告奋勇的
  done willingly, not because you are forced
  1. a voluntary agreement
     自愿协议
  2. Attendance on the course is purely voluntary.
     听这门课纯粹是自愿的。
  3. to pay voluntary contributions into a pension fund
     自愿向退休基金交款
  4. He took voluntary redundancy .
     他选择了自愿裁汰。
• 自愿性的；无偿的；义务性的
  done by people who choose to do it without being paid
  1. I do some voluntary work at the local hospital.
     我在当地医院从事一些义务性工作。
  2. She works there on a voluntary basis .
     她自愿在那里无偿工作。
  3. voluntary services/bodies/agencies/organizations (= organized, controlled or supported by people who choose to do this and are usually not paid)
     义务性服务 / 团体 / 机构 / 组织
  4. the voluntary sector (= organizations which are set up to help people and which do not make a profit, for example charities)
     非营利部门
• 自愿的；志愿的；义务的；自发的
  doing a job without wanting to be paid for it
  1. a voluntary worker
     志愿工作者
• 随意的；可以控制的
  that you can control

noun

• 仪式终始曲，即兴曲（通常用风琴在教堂礼拜仪式前后或期间演奏）
  a piece of music played before, during or after a church service, usually on an organ

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 自愿的;志愿的;主动的;自发的
  Voluntaryactions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them.
  1. Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French...
     一门特别的商务法语选修课引起了大家的关注。
  2. The scheme, due to begin next month, will be voluntary.
     定于下个月开始实施的方案是自愿性质的。
• ADJ （工作）无偿的，义务性的
  Voluntarywork is done by people who are not paid for it, but who do it because they want to do it.
  1. In her spare time she does voluntary work...
     她在业余时间做义工。
  2. He'd been working at the local hostel for the handicapped on a voluntary basis.
     他曾在当地的残疾人救助站当过义工。
• ADJ （工作者）志愿的,无偿服务的
  Avoluntaryworker is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it.
  1. Apna Arts has achieved more with voluntary workers in three years than most organisations with paid workers have achieved in ten...
     “我们”艺术中心依靠志愿者在3年内取得的成就超过了大多数雇用受薪员工的机构10年中取得的成绩。
  2. We depend solely upon our voluntary helpers.
     我们完全依靠我们的志愿者。
• ADJ （机构或组织）志愿的，义务性的
  Avoluntaryorganization is controlled and organized by the people who have chosen to work for it, often without being paid, rather than receiving help or money from the government.
  1. Some local authorities and voluntary organizations also run workshops for disabled people...
     一些当地机构和志愿组织也为残疾人开设了一些工场。
  2. It has been largely through the voluntary sector that the needs of victims have been met.
     受害者的需要主要是通过志愿组织予以满足的。
  3. ...a voluntary hostel for ex-offenders.
     为出狱囚犯义务提供的宿舍

英英释义

noun

• composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
• (military) a person who freely enlists for service
  Synonym:volunteermilitary volunteer

adj

• of your own free will or design
  1. man is a voluntary agent
  2. participation was voluntary
  3. voluntary manslaughter
  4. voluntary generosity in times of disaster
  5. voluntary social workers
  6. a voluntary confession
• controlled by individual volition
  1. voluntary motions
  2. voluntary muscles

双语例句

• He'd been working at the local hostel for the handicapped on a voluntary basis.
  他曾在当地的残疾人救助站当过义工。
• Most of these specialized schools are provided by voluntary organizations.
  这些专业学校大多由志愿组织建立。
• Unlike the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda tribunals, it is funded directly through voluntary contribution by Member States.
  与前南斯拉夫问题法庭和卢旺达问题法庭不同，该法庭直接通过成员国的自愿捐助来筹集经费。
• In traditional theory and practice, voluntary is the foundation and core of the arbitration.
  传统理论与实践都认为，自愿性是仲裁的基础和核心。
• This paper examines the impact of ownership structure and board composition on voluntary disclosure.
  这篇文章调查了所有权结构和董事会自动公开组成的影响。
• We have already introduced a voluntary unpaid leave scheme.
  我们已经提出了一项自愿无薪休假计划。
• It has been largely through the voluntary sector that the needs of victims have been met.
  受害者的需要主要是通过志愿组织予以满足的。
• Attention is drawn to a special voluntary course in Commercial French
  一门特别的商务法语选修课引起了大家的关注。
• The shipping industry promulgated a voluntary code.
  航运业对自律守则进行了宣传。
• The revolutionaries laid down their arms and its leaders went into voluntary exile.
  革命者放下了武器，其领导人也自愿流亡他国了。