Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense charters, present participle chartering, past tense, past participle chartered
1N-COUNT 章程;憲章 A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people. 章程;憲章
...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.
《聯合國憲章》第50款
...the Social Charter of workers' rights.
保障勞工權利的《社會憲章》
2ADJ [ADJ n](飛機或船只)包租的,包用的 A charter plane or boat is one which is hired for use by a particular person or group and which is not part of a regular service. (飛機或船只)包租的,包用的
...the last charter plane carrying out foreign nationals.
運送外國僑民出境的最後一架包機
...frequent charter flights to Spain.
到西班牙的定期包機航班
3VERB (個人、團體)包租,租用(飛機、船只等) If a person or organization charters a plane, boat, or other vehicle, they hire it for their own use. (個人、團體)包租,租用(飛機、船只等)
He chartered a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland. [VERB noun]
他包了架噴氣式飛機把她從加利福尼亞送回瑞士家裏。
Yesterday, a cargo ship chartered by the UN arrived in the capital carrying 1,550 tons of rice.
4PHRASE 對…的縱容(或慫恿) If you describe a decision or policy as a charter for someone or something you disapprove of, you mean that it is likely to help or encourage them. 對…的縱容(或慫恿)
They described the Home Office scheme as a 'charter for cheats'. [+ for]
他們稱内政部的方案是“對詐騙的縱容”。
They condemned the white paper as a charter for centralisation and selective education.
1official written statement of principles, rights, etc.憲章;章程ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARTER | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤draft憲章草案▸➤founding創始憲章▸➤social社會憲章▸➤national, UN國家憲章;聯合國憲章▸➤citizens', patients' (both BrE) 公民憲章;病人約章VERB + CHARTER➤draft, draw up起草憲章▸➤sign簽署憲章PREPOSITION➤charter for為⋯的憲章◇a national charter for the protection of animals國家動物保護憲章➤charter of關於⋯的憲章◇a charter of workers' rights工人權利憲章charter
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2document giving rights to a town/an organization特許狀;憑照ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARTER | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤royal王室特許狀➤city, corporate, federal, state (all especially NAmE) 城市/公司/聯邦政府/州政府特許狀VERB + CHARTER➤give sb/sth, grant sb/sth, issue發給⋯特許狀;授予⋯特許權;頒發憑照➤draft起草特許狀▸➤approve, sign批準/簽署特許狀▸➤receive獲得憑照➤amend, change修改/更換憑照▸➤revoke撤銷憑照PREPOSITION➤by charter通過特許◇They were given this right by royal charter.他們的這項權利是王室特許的。