Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense charters, present participle chartering, past tense, past participle chartered
1N-COUNT 章程;宪章 A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people. 章程;宪章
...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.
《联合国宪章》第50款
...the Social Charter of workers' rights.
保障劳工权利的《社会宪章》
2ADJ [ADJ n](飞机或船只)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. (飞机或船只)包租的,包用的
...the last charter plane carrying out foreign nationals.
运送外国侨民出境的最后一架包机
...frequent charter flights to Spain.
到西班牙的定期包机航班
3VERB (个人、团体)包租,租用(飞机、船只等) If a person or organization charters a plane, boat, or other vehicle, they hire it for their own use. (个人、团体)包租,租用(飞机、船只等)
He chartered a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland. [VERB noun]
他包了架喷气式飞机把她从加利福尼亚送回瑞士家里。
Yesterday, a cargo ship chartered by the UN arrived in the capital carrying 1,550 tons of rice.
4PHRASE 对…的纵容(或怂恿) 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. 对…的纵容(或怂恿)
They described the Home Office scheme as a 'charter for cheats'. [+ for]
他们称内政部的方案是“对诈骗的纵容”。
They condemned the white paper as a charter for centralisation and selective education.