charity

英 [ˈtʃærəti]

美 [ˈtʃærəti]

n.  慈善机构(或组织); 慈善; 赈济; 施舍; 仁爱; 宽容; 宽厚

复数：charities　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2008 / COCA.3287

同义词辨析

mercycharitycompassionkindness【导航词义：仁慈，慈悲】

习惯用语

n.

charity begins at home
• 博爱始于自家
  you should help and care for your own family, etc. before you start helping other people

牛津词典

noun

• 慈善机构（或组织）
  an organization for helping people in need
  1. Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine.
     许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。
  2. The concert will raise money for local charities.
     这场音乐会将为当地慈善机构募捐。
• 慈善；赈济；施舍
  the aim of giving money, food, help, etc. to people who are in need
  1. Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity .
     大多数人参加伦敦马拉松赛跑是为慈善事业募集资金。
  2. Do you give much to charity?
     慈善捐助你捐得多吗？
  3. a charity concert (= organized to get money for charity)
     慈善音乐会
  4. to live on/off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor)
     靠赈济生活
• 慈善；仁爱；宽容；宽厚
  kindness and sympathy towards other people, especially when you are judging them
  1. Her article showed no charity towards her former friends.
     她的文章对她以前的朋友毫不宽容。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 慈善机构;慈善组织
  Acharityis an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor.
  1. The National Trust is a registered charity.
     全国托管协会是个已注册的慈善机构。
  2. ...an Aids charity.
     艾滋病慈善组织
• N-UNCOUNT 慈善(事业)
  If you give moneyto charity, you give it to one or more charitable organizations. If you do somethingfor charity, you do it in order to raise money for one or more charitable organizations.
  1. He made substantial donations to charity...
     他为慈善事业捐了很多钱。
  2. Gooch will be raising money for charity.
     古奇将进行慈善募捐。
  3. ...a charity event.
     慈善活动
• N-UNCOUNT 赈济(金);施舍(物)
  People who live oncharitylive on money or goods which other people give them because they are poor.
  1. My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity...
     母亲自尊心很强，不会接受施舍。
  2. Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
     她丈夫失业了，全家人靠救济金过日子。
• 仁慈;宽厚
  Charityis kindness and understanding towards other people.
• 行善始于亲友
  If you saycharity begins at home, you mean that people should deal with the needs of people close to them before they think about helping others.

英英释义

noun

• an activity or gift that benefits the public at large
• a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
  Synonym:brotherly love
• an institution set up to provide help to the needy
• a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
• pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
  Synonym:Jacob's ladderGreek valerianPolemonium caeruleumPolemonium van-bruntiaePolymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae

双语例句

• The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
  为了过上奢靡的生活，这对冷漠无情的夫妇竟然贪污医院的慈善基金。
• Gooch will be raising money for charity.
  古奇将进行慈善募捐。
• The charity says the journalists appear to have obtained confidential documents in an unorthodox manner.
  慈善机构称那些记者似乎以非正常手段取得了秘密文件。
• He frequently donates large sums to charity
  他常常向慈善机构捐赠大笔钱款。
• Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.
  每年我们都有慈善日来筹款帮助贫困人群。
• The Princess had been invited to ride in a charity race
  公主受邀参加一场慈善性质的赛马比赛。
• He made substantial donations to charity
  他为慈善事业捐了很多钱。
• Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity
  达德利先生已承诺将任何所获的损害赔偿额都捐给慈善机构。
• We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home
  我们也明白了那句老话的道理：仁爱始于家庭。
• It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work.
  似乎艾丽斯正在通过自己的慈善工作来弥补父亲的罪过。