1N-COUNT 慈善机构;慈善组织 A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor. 慈善机构;慈善组织
The National Trust is a registered charity.
全国托管协会是个已注册的慈善机构。
...an Aids charity.
艾滋病慈善组织
2N-UNCOUNT 慈善(事业) If you give money to charity, you give it to one or more charitable organizations. If you do something for charity, you do it in order to raise money for one or more charitable organizations. 慈善(事业)
He made substantial donations to charity.
他为慈善事业捐了很多钱。
Gooch will be raising money for charity.
古奇将进行慈善募捐。
...a charity event.
慈善活动
3N-UNCOUNT 赈济(金);施舍(物) People who live on charity live on money or goods which other people give them because they are poor. 赈济(金);施舍(物)
My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity.
母亲自尊心很强,不会接受施舍。
Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
4N-UNCOUNT 仁慈;宽厚Charity is kindness and understanding towards other people. 仁慈;宽厚 [formal]
5PHRASE [VERB inflects]行善始于亲友 If you say charity begins at home, you mean that people should deal with the needs of people close to them before they think about helping others. 行善始于亲友
Quotations
The living need more charity than the deadGeorge ArnoldThe Jolly Old Pedagogue
Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifiethBible: 1 Corinthians
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three: but the greatest of these is charityBible: 1 Corinthians
Charity. To love human beings in so far as they are nothing. That is to love them as God doesSimone WeilThe New York Notebook
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith; so that I could remove mountains; and have not charity, I am nothingBible: 1 Corinthians
Charity begins at home, but should not end thereThomas FullerGnomologia
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up... Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never failethBible: 1 Corinthians
Charity shall cover the multitude of sinsBible: 1 Peter
He gives the poor man twice as much good who gives quicklyPublilius Syrus
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARITY | CHARITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤international, local, national國際/當地/全國慈善機構▸➤registered註冊慈善團體▸➤private私人慈善機構▸➤AIDS, animal, cancer, conservation, educational, health, housing, medical艾滋病/動物/癌症/自然資源保護/教育/健康/住房/醫療慈善機構➤Christian, faith-based, Islamic, Muslim, religious基督教團體、以信仰為本的團體、伊斯蘭教團體、宗教慈善團體➤favourite/favorite最喜愛的慈善機構VERB + CHARITY➤donate (money) to, give (money) to, support捐(錢)給慈善機構;資助慈善機構➤run管理慈善機構◇She runs a charity for homeless young people.她經營着一家救助無家可歸的年輕人的慈善機構。➤go to歸屬慈善機構◇All the proceeds from the sale will go to charity.義賣所得將全部捐給慈善機構。➤ask for要求捐助▸➤accept接受捐助◇They are proud people who don't accept charity.他們很清高,不接受施舍。➤depend on, live on依靠賑濟生活◇They have no money and are forced to live on charity.他們沒有錢,被迫靠慈善救濟過活。CHARITY + NOUN➤appeal, drive (NAmE) 捐助的呼籲/運動▸➤auction, ball, benefit, concert, dinner, event, function, fund-raiser, game, match, show慈善拍賣/舞會/義演/音樂會/晚宴/活動/宴會/募捐會/比賽/演出▸➤school (especially BrE) 慈善學校▸➤shop (BrE) 慈善商店▸➤work慈善工作▸➤worker慈善工作人員PREPOSITION➤for charity為慈善目的◇The school raised a lot of money for charity.學校為慈善機構募集了許多錢。➤charity for為⋯的慈善機構◇a charity for sick children服務患病兒童的慈善機構PHRASES➤an act of charity善舉
charity noun ⇨charity (helping local charities)⇨aid (give money to charity)⇨mercy (show no charity to sb)charity
noun
charity ♦︎ cause ♦︎ foundation ♦︎ trustThese are all words for an organization for helping people in need.这些词均表示慈善机构或组织。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a charity / foundation / trust for sth◆a local charity / cause / foundation / trust◆a deserving / worthwhile / worthy charity / cause◆a charitable foundation / trust◆a / an national / private / independent / family / educational / medical / conservation / housing charity / foundation / trust◆to help / support a charity / cause / foundation / trust◆to give / donate to a charity / cause / foundation◆to set up a charity / foundation / trust◆to establish / create a foundation / trust■charity [countable] an organization for helping people in need慈善机构(或组织)◆Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine.许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。◆The concert will raise money for local charities.这场音乐会将为当地慈善机构募捐。▸charitable
adjective
◆a charitable institution / foundation / trust慈善机构/基金会/信托基金◆a charitable donation / gift慈善捐赠/赠品■cause [countable] an organization or idea that people support or fight for(支持或为之奋斗的)事业,目标,思想◆Animal welfare campaigners raised £70 000 for their cause last year.动物保护主义者去年为保护动物募集了7万英镑。◆Oh well, it's all for a good cause(= an organization that does good work, such as a charity).哦,好吧,这都是行善。◆He dedicated his life to fighting for the Republican cause.他致力于为共和党的事业而奋斗。■foundation faʊnˈdeɪʃn [countable] an organization that is established to invest money and use the profits for a particular purpose, for example for scientific research or charity基金会◆The money will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.这笔钱将交给旧金山艾滋病基金会。◆Many of the hospitals were originally established by religious foundations.这些医院最初多是由宗教基金会兴建的。➡ See also the entry for organization另见organization条■trust [countable] (law法律) an organization or group of people that holds money or property that it has been given or lent, and uses the profits to help a charity受托基金机构;受托团体◆She's hoping a charitable trust will soon pay for her operation.她希望很快会有慈善基金机构为她支付手术费。NOTE辨析 Foundation or trust?A trust is defined in law: it is an organization in which two or more individuals (the trustees) hold money, land or other property for charitable purposes. A foundation is defined more by its purpose than by its legal structure: it may be a trust or a company of some kind. * trust有其法律上的定义,指的是两人或多人(受托人)出于慈善目的而持有资金、土地或其他财产的组织。foundation的定义更多取决于其目的,而非其法律架构。它可以是一家受托基金机构,或某种类型的公司。