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voluntary

英 ['vɒlənt(ə)rɪ] 美['vɑləntɛri]

英英释义同义词辨析考试真题实用场景例句

近义词elective optional

反义词

adj. 自愿的；志愿的；自发的；故意的
n. 志愿者；自愿行动

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词态变化

复数: voluntaries;

中文词源

voluntary 志愿的

来自PIE*wel,希望，意愿，词源同will，volition。引申义意愿的，志愿的。

英英释意

1. (military) a person who freely enlists for service

2. composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a service or performance

英文词源

voluntary (adj.): late 14c., from Latin voluntarius "willing, of one's free will," from voluntas "will," from the ancient accusative singular present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Originally of feelings, later also of actions (mid-15c.). Related: Voluntarily.

同义词辨析

voluntary, willing

这两个形容词均有"自愿的"之意。

voluntary：使用广泛，侧重不受约束，行动不为其他影响所左右。

willing：着重自愿、令人愉快或急切地去行动。

考试真题

A new Peabody study of the Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K program reports that pre-K works, but the gains are not sustained through the third grade.

No matter how the math works out, you persistently view restaurants with voluntary tipping systems as being a better value, which makes it extremely difficult for restaurants and bars to do away with the tipping system.

It also plans to offer voluntary separation packages to 165 senior executives.

It also plans to offer "voluntary separation" packages to 165 senior executives.

The care was substantially provided by voluntary services, which worked together with local authorities as they long had with eligibility based on income.

It is less voluntary than the forced wait.

It is not yet clear who would administer the scheme, but the UK government is looking at introducing it on a voluntary basis.

This type of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary.

Unlike the forced wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.

In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standards for models and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.

"Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions," notes Tan kiat How, chief executive of a singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of ai.

Last month, Howard Schmidt, the nation's cyber-czar, offered the federal government a proposal to make the Web a safer place—a "voluntary trusted identity" system that would be the high-tech equivalent of a physical key, a fingerprint and a photo ID card,

Last year, Europe Commission vice President Viviane Reding issued a call to voluntary action.

The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment.

They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.

We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us.

Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, "you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions," notes Tan kiat How, chief executive of a singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI.

实用场景例句

a voluntary agreement: 自愿协议

Attendance on the course is purely voluntary.: 听这门课纯粹是自愿的。

to pay voluntary contributions into a pension fund: 自愿向退休基金交款

(British English)He took voluntary redundancy .: 他选择了自愿裁汰。

I do some voluntary work at the local hospital.: 我在当地医院从事一些义务性工作。

She works there on a voluntary basis .: 她自愿在那里无偿工作。

voluntary services/bodies/agencies/organizations (= organized, controlled or supported by people who choose to do this and are usually not paid): 义务性服务 / 团体 / 机构 / 组织

the voluntary sector (= organizations which are set up to help people and which do not make a profit, for example charities): 非营利部门

a voluntary worker: 志愿工作者

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.: 定于下个月开始实施的方案是自愿性质的。

In her spare time she does voluntary work...: 她在业余时间做义工。

He'd been working at the local hostel for the handicapped on a voluntary basis.: 他曾在当地的残疾人救助站当过义工。

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。

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.: 受害者的需要主要是通过志愿组织予以满足的。

And above all society needs to encourage the spirit of voluntary cooperation in its citizens.: 总之社会需要鼓励公民们自主合作的精神.

It may not be voluntary.: 这个词指的不一定是自愿做的工作.

Toyota treated almost all that time as voluntary and unpaid.: 丰田(公司)一直视员工这样的加班为员工自愿并且拒绝支付报酬.

Import quotas are sometimes dressed up as voluntary export restraint agreements between exporting and importing countries.: 进口配额有时被装扮成出口国和进口国达成的自愿出口限制协议.

To be compliant to organization arrangements, and conscientiously implement the system of voluntary service organizations.: 服从安排, 认真执行志愿服务组织有关的制度.

That he bumped me is voluntary.: 他故意撞了我一下.

Voluntary withdrawal from the market, recall from consumers and destruction of the products by the importer.: 进口商自愿从市场上撤回并从消费者手中召回缺陷产品,然后销毁.

The author uses the Voluntary Industry Standards for chemical process industry technicians.: 作者为化学加工工业技师使用民办的工业标准.

To avoid trouble, quite a number of landlords make voluntary contributions to the peasant associations.: 地主为免祸计, 自动地捐款给农会的,亦颇不少.

Voluntary compliance with the tax laws is achieved.: 自觉遵守的效果就达到了.

At present, schools are inspected on a voluntary basis.: 政府现时仅在自愿参加的学校进行视学.

At election time the party needs a lot of voluntary helpers.: 大选时,该党需要许多义务帮忙的人.