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a person who does a job without being paid for it 义务工作者；志愿者 Schools need volunteers to help children to read. 学校需要义务工作者帮助儿童阅读。 She does volunteer work at an orphanage. 她在一家孤儿院做志愿者工作。 - volunteer for/with something
She was a volunteer for the Red Cross before training as a nurse. 在接受护士培训之前，她是红十字会的志愿者。 Volunteers from various organizations are working to save the lives of the earthquake victims. 来自各个组织的志愿者正在努力挽救地震受害者的生命。 a volunteer firefighter 一名志愿消防员 volunteer helpers/carers 义工/照顾者 The Centre is run by a group of dedicated volunteers. 该中心由一群敬业的志愿者经营。
Culture voluntary workvoluntary workVoluntary work is work that you do not get paid for and usually involves doing things to help other people, especially the elderly or the sick, or working for a charity or similar organization. Most charitable organizations rely on volunteers who don't get paid, and thousands of Americans and British people give many hours of their time to doing some form of social work or organizing fund-raising events to support the work. Volunteering is especially popular in the US and the reasons for this may be found in basic American values such as the Protestant ethic, the idea that work improves the person who does it, and the belief that people can change their condition if they try hard enough.People usually enjoy volunteering, as they choose jobs close to their personal interests. For instance, people who like animals may volunteer in an animal shelter, where they take care of animals that have been treated badly. Some voluntary work is short-term, for example, when people from a community get together to create a park. Other work is longer term, such as that of the US organization Habitat for Humanity, which builds houses for poor people. Parents often volunteer at their children's schools, and do things like building a play area or raising money for new equipment. Young people are also encouraged to do voluntary work. Schoolchildren visit old people in hospitals or homes, and students at college often raise money for charities. In the US young people over 18 can take part in AmeriCorps, a government programme that encourages them to work as volunteers for a period of time, with the promise of help in paying for their education later. Older Americans who do not work may spend much of their free time volunteering.In Britain a lot of voluntary work is directed towards supporting the country's social services. the Royal Voluntary Service and other organizations run a meals on wheels service in many parts of Britain, providing prepared meals for people who are unable to cook for themselves. The Citizens Advice Bureau, which offers free advice to the public on a wide range of issues, is run mainly by volunteers, and the Blood Transfusion Service relies on voluntary blood donors to give blood for use in hospitals. Political parties use volunteers at election time, and Churches depend on volunteers to keep buildings clean.Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb1He worked as a volunteer for Oxfam. 他为牛津饥荒救济委员会做义务工作。 The office is staffed by unpaid volunteers. 这个办公室的人员都是不拿报酬的。 The support our volunteers provide cannot be measured in purely practical terms. 我们的志愿者所提供的支持不能单纯地按实际作用来衡量。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unpaid
- full-time
- part-time
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- army
- band
- group
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- appeal for
- ask for
- call for
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- come forward
- man something
- staff something
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- staff
- worker
- labour/labor
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- volunteer for
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a person who offers to do something without being forced to do it 自告奋勇者；主动做某事的人 Are there any volunteers to help clear up? 有自愿帮助清扫的人吗？ For my next trick, I'll need a volunteer from the audience. 对于下一个技巧，我需要观众的志愿者。 The company is looking for volunteers to take part in a trial. 该公司正在寻找志愿者参加审判。 Hundreds of volunteers have come forward to offer their help. 成百上千的人自告奋勇要来帮忙。
Extra ExamplesNo volunteers came forward. 没有志愿者挺身而出。 The charity is appealing for volunteers to take elderly patients to and from hospital. 该慈善团体正在征集志愿者接送老年患者往返医院。 The local community provided volunteers to repair the road. 当地社区为修路提供志愿者。 We can't get any volunteers to help in the gardens. 我们找不到志愿者到园子里来帮忙。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unpaid
- full-time
- part-time
- …
- army
- band
- group
- …
- appeal for
- ask for
- call for
- …
- come forward
- man something
- staff something
- …
- staff
- worker
- labour/labor
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- volunteer for
a person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join 志愿兵；义勇兵 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- army
- civilian
- recruit
- serve as
- army
- corps
- force
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compare conscript
Word Originlate 16th cent. (as a noun, with military reference): from French volontaire ‘voluntary’. The change in the ending was due to association with -eer.