volunteer

英 [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r)]

美 [ˌvɑːlənˈtɪr]

n.  义务工作者; 志愿者; 自告奋勇者; 主动做某事的人; 志愿兵; 义勇兵
v.  自愿做; 义务做; 无偿做; 主动建议(或告诉); 自愿参军; 当志愿兵

复数：volunteers　过去式：volunteered　过去分词：volunteered　现在分词：volunteering　第三人称单数：volunteers　

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牛津词典

noun

• 义务工作者；志愿者
  a person who does a job without being paid for it
  1. volunteer helpers
     无偿援助者
  2. Schools need volunteers to help children to read.
     学校需要义务工作者帮助儿童阅读。
• 自告奋勇者；主动做某事的人
  a person who offers to do sth without being forced to do it
  1. Are there any volunteers to help clear up?
     有自愿帮助清扫的人吗？
• 志愿兵；义勇兵
  a person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join

verb

• 自愿做；义务做；无偿做
  to offer to do sth without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it
  1. Jill volunteered to organize a petition.
     吉尔自告奋勇组织请愿。
  2. Several staff members volunteered for early retirement.
     几位职员自愿提前退休。
  3. He volunteered his services as a driver.
     他自愿服务充当司机。
• 主动建议（或告诉）
  to suggest sth or tell sb sth without being asked
  1. to volunteer advice
     主动提出忠告
• 自愿参军；当志愿兵
  to join the army, etc. without being forced to
  1. to volunteer for military service
     自愿服兵役
• （未经当事人同意）举荐
  to suggest sb for a job or an activity, even though they may not want to do it
  1. They volunteered me for the job of interpreter.
     他们擅自指定由我担任口头翻译。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 志愿者;义务工作者;义工
  Avolunteeris someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it.
  1. She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week...
     目前她在当地的一家学校做志愿工作，一周去3天。
  2. Mike was a member of the local volunteer fire brigade.
     迈克是当地消防队的一名志愿消防员。
• N-COUNT 自告奋勇者;主动做事者
  Avolunteeris someone who offers to do a particular task or job without being forced to do it.
  1. Right. What I want now is two volunteers to come down to the front...
     好了，现在我需要两个自告奋勇的人到前面来。
  2. Any volunteers?
     有没有人自告奋勇？
• VERB 自告奋勇;主动要求
  If youvolunteer todo something, you offer to do it without being forced to do it.
  1. Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen...
     玛丽阿姨主动要求清扫厨房。
  2. He volunteered for the army in 1939...
     1939年他志愿参军。
  3. She volunteered as a nurse in a soldiers' rest-home...
     她自告奋勇到士兵疗养院当护士。
  4. He's volunteered his services as a chauffeur.
     他主动提出当司机。
• VERB 主动提供（信息）
  If youvolunteerinformation, you tell someone something without being asked.
  1. The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information...
     房间很安静，无人主动提供更多的信息。
  2. 'They were both great supporters of Franco,' Ryle volunteered...
     “他们都是佛朗哥的忠实支持者，”赖尔主动说道。
  3. The next week, Phillida volunteered that they were getting on better.
     第二周，菲莉达主动说他们相处得好些了。
• N-COUNT 志愿兵;义勇军
  Avolunteeris someone who chooses to join the armed forces, especially during a war, as opposed to someone who is forced to join by law.
  1. They fought as volunteers with the Afghan guerrillas...
     他们作为志愿军和阿富汗的游击队员并肩作战。
  2. Victory in the civil war had been achieved by a mainly volunteer army.
     一支主要由志愿军组成的队伍取得了内战的胜利。

英英释义

noun

• a person who performs voluntary work
  Synonym:unpaid worker
• (military) a person who freely enlists for service
  Synonym:military volunteervoluntary

verb

• tell voluntarily
  1. He volunteered the information
• do volunteer work
• agree freely
  1. She volunteered to drive the old lady home
  2. I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it
  Synonym:offer

双语例句

• At present, I have an opportunity to volunteer at the local hospital.
  目前，我有一个在当地医院当志愿者的机会。
• She was a volunteer, she hadn't had to be press-ganged.
  她是一个志愿者，不一定非是受人迫使的。
• I am a volunteer for the world Expo.
  我是世博会的志愿者。
• I have an opportunity to volunteer in a hospital.
  我有一个在医院进行志愿服务的机会。
• They fought as volunteers with the Afghan guerrillas
  他们作为志愿军和阿富汗的游击队员并肩作战。
• He volunteered for the army in 1939
  1939年他志愿参军。
• The bridge was built by volunteer people.
  这座桥是由自愿参加的人们建成的。
• She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week
  目前她在当地的一家学校做志愿工作，一周去3天。
• The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information
  房间很安静，无人主动提供更多的信息。
• Mike was a member of the local volunteer fire brigade.
  迈克是当地消防队的一名志愿消防员。