voluntary
英 [ˈvɒləntri] 美 [ˈvɑlənteri]

adj.

自愿的，自发的；志愿的；故意的，有意的；[法]无偿的

n.

自愿者；自愿行动；即兴演奏，自选节目；自愿地做的工作

变形

复数：voluntaries

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 自愿的,志愿的 (of a person or action) acting or done willingly, without being forced
2. [A] 义务的,无偿的 acting or done without payment; controlled or supported by people who give their money, services, etc., of their own free will
3. 故意的,有意的 done on purpose

英英释义

voluntary[ 'vɔləntəri ]

• n.
  • (military) a person who freely enlists for service

    同义词：volunteermilitary volunteer

  • composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
• adj.
  • of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled

    "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"

  • controlled by individual volition

    "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles"

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• voluntary army志愿军
• voluntary labor义务劳动
• voluntary service自愿服务

词组短语

voluntary contributions自愿捐款

voluntary agreement自愿协议

voluntary withdrawal自动撤销；自动退学

voluntary movement随意运动

voluntary association自治组织；自愿组合

voluntary action随意动作；有意动作；自主行为

voluntary muscle随意肌；横纹肌

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

willing, voluntary

这组词都有“自愿的”的意思，其区别是：

willing着重自愿、令人愉快或急切地去行动。

voluntary使用广泛，侧重不受约束，行动不为其他影响所左右。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He made a voluntary statement to the police.
   他自愿为警方作供。
2. Many social services are still provided by voluntary societies in our city.
   在我们的城市，许多社会服务仍然是有志愿团体提供的。
3. We rely entirely on voluntary contribution.
   我们全靠自愿捐赠。
4. She's very taken up with voluntary work at the moment.
   她目前大部分时间和精力都用在志愿工作上了。
5. Although I'm retired, voluntary work keeps me in the swim (of things).
   我虽已退休，但仍做些义务工作，以便了解当前的情势。
6. The organization is run on a voluntary basis.
   这个组织是由志愿人员管理的.

权威例句

Voluntary strength and fatigue
Universal voluntary HIV testing and immediate antiretroviral therapy.
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Why people stay: Using job embeddedness to predict voluntary turnover.
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Supplementary motor area and other cortical areas in organization of voluntary movements in man.
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