1 [C] a sum of money that is collected for a particular purpose 专款;基金:
They contributed £30 to the disaster relief fund.他们捐了30英镑给救灾基金。
2funds [pl] money that is available and can be spent 资金:
The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.医院正筹集资金买一台新的血液透析器。
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/fʌnd ||; fʌnd/verb
[T] to provide a project, school, charity etc with money 提供资金;资助;拨款:
The Channel Tunnel is not funded by government money.海峡隧道并非由政府拨款兴建。