1ADJ 自愿的;志愿的;主动的;自发的Voluntary actions or activities are done because someone chooses to do them and not because they have been forced to do them. 自愿的;志愿的;主动的;自发的
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 scheme, due to begin next month, will be voluntary.
3ADJ [usually ADJ n](工作者)志愿的,无偿服务的 A voluntary worker is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it. (工作者)志愿的,无偿服务的
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。
We depend solely upon our voluntary helpers.
我们完全依靠我们的志愿者。
4ADJ [ADJ n](机构或组织)志愿的,义务性的 A voluntary organization 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. (机构或组织)志愿的,义务性的
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。
It has been largely through the voluntary sector that the needs of victims have been met.
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be自願▸➤remain仍是義務性質ADVERB➤completely, entirely, purely, strictly完全志願的;純粹義務性質的◇The organization is run on a purely voluntary basis.該組織純粹是志願性質的。➤largely基本上自願的
voluntary adj. ⇨voluntary1 (Attendance at classes is purely voluntary.)⇨voluntary2 (voluntary work)voluntary1
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Attendance at classes is purely voluntary.上课纯属自愿。voluntary work义务工作voluntary ♦︎ optional ♦︎ discretionaryThese words all describe sth which sb does, decides or has by choice, not because they have to.这些词均表示自愿的、主动的、可选择的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a voluntary / an optional course / procedure / scheme◆entirely voluntary / optional / discretionary◆purely / largely voluntary / optional■voluntaryˈvɒləntri; NAmEˈvɑːlənteridone willingly and by choice, not because you have to do it自愿的;主动的;自告奋勇的◆Many people pay voluntary contributions into a pension fund.许多人自愿向退休基金供款。◆Attendance at classes is purely voluntary.上课纯属自愿。◆ (BrE) He took voluntary redundancy.他选择了自愿裁汰。OPPinvoluntary,compulsory ⇨ necessary▸voluntarily
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◆He was not asked to leave-he went voluntarily.没有人让他走,是他主动走的。■optionalthat you can choose to do or have if you want to可选择的;选修的◆Certain classes are compulsory, others are optional.某些课程是必修的,其他是选修的。◆ (BrE) This model comes with a number of optional extras(= things you can choose to have but which you pay extra for).这种型号有一些可供选择的附件,但要额外收费。OPPcompulsory,obligatory ⇨ necessary see also option ⇨ optionNOTE辨析 Voluntary or optional?Voluntary puts the emphasis on choosing to do or have sth without being forced to because of a rule or law; optional puts the emphasis on sth being available for you to choose if you want, when it is sth extra, not an essential part of sth. * voluntary强调自己选择做某事或拥有某物而非因规章或法律而被迫去做;optional强调某物是额外提供以备选的,不是必不可少的部分。■discretionarydɪˈskreʃənəri; NAmEdɪˈskreʃəneri [usually before noun] (formal) decided according to the judgement of a person in authority about what is necessary in each particular situation; not decided by rules自由决定的;酌情行事的;便宜行事的◆Such awards are allocated on a discretionary basis.这些奖是自行决定颁发的。▸discretion
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[uncountable] ◆Bail is granted at the discretion of the court.由法庭决定准予保释。voluntary2
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Attendance at classes is purely voluntary.上课纯属自愿。voluntary work义务工作voluntary ♦︎ unpaid ♦︎ honoraryThese words all describe work which people are not paid for or people who do a job without being paid.这些词均表示义务性的、无偿的、志愿的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆on a voluntary / an unpaid / an honorary basis◆voluntary / unpaid work / service / overtime◆a voluntary / an unpaid worker / carer / helper■voluntary ˈvɒləntri; NAmEˈvɑːlənteri [usually before noun](of work) done by people who choose to do it without being paid; (of a person) doing a job without wanting to be paid for it(工作)无偿的,义务性的;(人)志愿的◆I do some voluntary work at the local hospital.我在当地医院做一些义工工作。◆The day centre is operated by a voluntary organization.这家日间护理中心是由志愿团体经营的。■unpaidˌʌnˈpeɪd (of work or time off work) done or taken without being paid; (of a person) doing work without being paid for it(工作或休息时间)无偿的,不付报酬的;(人)不领报酬的◆Many of the children are used as unpaid labour.这些孩子中许多人被用作无偿劳力。◆He chose to take 6 weeks of unpaid leave.他选择停薪休假6周。◆The canteen is run by unpaid volunteers.这个食堂由一些不领报酬的志愿者经营。■honoraryˈɒnərəri; NAmEˈɑːnəreri(of an official position in an organization) held without the person being paid for doing it(组织中的正式职位)名誉的,义务的,无报酬的◆The post of treasurer is a purely honorary position.司库的职位纯属义务性质。◆He became honorary president of the club.他成了该俱乐部的名誉会长。