volunteer

1. N-COUNT A volunteer is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it. 志愿者

She now helps in a local school as a volunteer three days a week. 她現(xiàn)在作為一名志愿者每周3天在當(dāng)?shù)匾凰鶎W(xué)校幫忙。

2. N-COUNT A volunteer is someone who offers to do a particular task or job without being forced to do it. 自告奮勇者

Right. What I want now is two volunteers to come down to the front. 對(duì)了。我現(xiàn)在需要的就是兩個(gè)自告奮勇者到前面來(lái)。

3. V-I If you volunteer to do something, you offer to do it without being forced to do it. 主動(dòng)要求做

Aunt Mary volunteered to clean up the kitchen. 瑪麗姨媽主動(dòng)要求打掃廚房。

He volunteered for the army in 1939. 他在1939年自愿參軍。

4. V-T If you volunteer information, you tell someone something without being asked. 主動(dòng)提供 (信息)[正式]

The room was quiet; no one volunteered any further information. 房間里很安靜；沒(méi)有人主動(dòng)提供更多的信息。

"They were both great supporters of Franco," Ryle volunteered. “他們倆都是佛朗哥的堅(jiān)定支持者，”賴爾主動(dòng)說(shuō)道。

5. N-COUNT A volunteer is someone who chooses to join the armed forces, especially during a war, as opposed to someone who is forced to join by law. 志愿兵

They fought as volunteers with the Afghan guerrillas. 他們作為志愿兵與阿富汗游擊隊(duì)一起戰(zhàn)斗。