volunteer
名词 n.
动词 v.
英 /ˌvɒl(ə)nˈtɪə/
美 /ˌvɑlənˈtɪɹ/|/-ˈtɪɚ/|/ˌvɔlənˈtɪə/
英文释义
名词 n.
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One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
— The volunteers at the nature reserve meet up ever other Sunday to help its upkeep.
- 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.
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A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
— That summer and fall the Army organized twenty-five regiments of volunteers, including two black regiments, which would have all-black captains and lieutenants. All officers were to be selected from regulars and volunteers who had distinguished themselves[…]
- A person who acts out of their own will without a legal obligation, such as a donor.
- A plant that grows spontaneously, without being cultivated on purpose; see volunteer plant in Wikipedia.
- A native or resident of the American state of Tennessee.
动词 v.
- To enlist oneself as a volunteer.
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To do or offer to do something voluntarily.
— to volunteer for doing the dishes
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To offer, usually unprompted.
— to volunteer an explanation
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To offer the services of (someone else) to do something.
— My sister volunteered me to do the dishes.
- To grow without human sowing or intentional cultivation.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or from voluntary + -eer.
词源 2
Borrowed from Middle French voluntaire, from Latin voluntārius (“willing, voluntary”); or from voluntary + -eer.
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