1 a person who offers or agrees to do sth without being forced or paid to do it 义务工作者;志愿人员:
Are there any volunteers to do the washing up?有人自愿来洗这些餐具吗?
2 a person who joins the armed forces without being ordered to 志愿兵
☞Look at conscript ². 参看conscript^2。
*volunteer²
/ˌvɒlənˈtɪə(r) ||; ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/verb
1 [I,T] volunteer (sth);volunteer (to do sth) to offer sth or to do sth which you do not have to do or for which you will not be paid 自愿地或无偿地做或提供 ·
They volunteered their services free.他们自愿提供免费服务。She frequently volunteers for extra work because she really likes her job.她常常自发做额外工作,因为她真的喜欢她的工作。One of my friends volunteered to take us all in his car.我的一个朋友自愿让我们都搭他的车去。
2 [I] volunteer (for sth) to join the armed forces without being ordered 志愿入伍
3 [T] to give information, etc or to make a comment or suggestion without being asked to 主动提供消息、发表意见或提出建议:
I volunteered a few helpful suggestions.我主动提出了一些有用的建议。
volunteer1/͵vɑlənˋtIr; ˌvɒlənˈtIə/n [C] 1 someone who does work without being paid 志愿者﹐义务工作者﹐自愿参加者: The helplines are manned by volunteers. 服务热线由志愿者接听。2 someone who offers to do something without being told that they must do it 主动做某事的人﹐自告奋勇者: I need someone to help me with the barbecue. Any volunteers? 我需要人帮忙弄烧烤﹐有谁自愿吗?
volunteer2v 1 [I,T] to offer to do something without being told that you must do it 自告奋勇﹐自愿(做某事): Ernie volunteered to wash the dishes. 厄尼自告奋勇去洗碗。2 [T] to tell someone something without being asked 自动说出〔某事〕: Michael volunteered the information before I had a chance to ask. 我还没来得及问﹐迈克尔就主动把资料告诉了我。3 [I] to offer to join the army, navy etc 志愿参军: When the war began, my brother immediately volunteered. 战争一开始﹐我哥哥立即志愿从军。
volunteervolunteervolunteers1nouna person who says that they will do a job without being forced or without being paid: They're asking for volunteers to help at the Christmas party.volunteervolunteervolunteersvolunteeredvolunteering2verb (volunteers, volunteering, volunteered)to say that you will do a job without being forced or without being paid: I volunteered to do the washing-up.