voluntary
美音:
[´vɔlənterı
]英音:
[´vɔlənterı
]adj.自动的,自愿的,主动的,故意的,非官办的,志愿的,自发的
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voluntary为短语/超纲词汇
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词形变化:
名词:voluntariness 副词:voluntarily 名词复数:voluntaries
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vol=will(意志;意志力)
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voluntary
/'vɒləntrɪ; [US] -terɪ; `vɑlən,tɛrɪ/
adj
1 acting,done or given willingly 自愿的; 自动的; 主动的
*The prisonermade a voluntary statement. 那个犯人主动地做了供述.
* Attendance is purely voluntary. 这次出席纯粹是自愿的.
* Charities rely on voluntary donations/contributions. 慈善事业依靠自愿捐赠.
* The firm went into voluntary liquidation. 那家商号自动停业清算债务.
2 working, done or maintained without payment 志愿的; 无偿的; 义务的
*voluntary helpers, eg at a fete, bazaar, etc 志愿的帮手(如在义卖会、义卖场等)
* She does voluntary social work. 她从事义务社会工作.
* The organization is run on a voluntary basis. 这个组织是由志愿人员管理的.
* a voluntary service, institution, centre, etc 义务性的服务、机构、中心等.
3 (of bodily or muscular movements) controlled by the will (指身体活动或肌肉运动)由意志控制的, 随意的. Cf 参看 involuntary.
/'vɒləntrɪ; [US] -terɪ; `vɑlən,tɛrɪ/ n solo playedon a musical instrument before, during or after a church service (教堂礼拜仪式前後或进行期间的)乐器独奏
*organ, trumpet voluntaries 风琴、小号独奏.
1. There is a natural tendency for any relationship based on voluntary affection to come apart, but marriage provides the glue needed to keep a couple together by providing ties of family, in conjunction with the obligations of parents to children. 任何建立在自发爱恋基础上的关系都会趋于自然终止,但婚姻建立起家庭纽带,以及父母与子女间的责任义务,这就提供了将夫妇联结在一起的粘合剂。
2. No doubt about it, solitude is improved by being voluntary. 毫无疑问,如果自愿独处,则感觉要好得多。
3. She was a voluntary helper. 她是自愿帮忙的。
4. It makes perfect sense to say that adult persons have a right not to be cloned without their voluntary, informed consent. 未经通知并征得本人同意,成年人有权不被克隆,这是完全合理的。
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