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voluntarily

/vol-uhn-tair-uh-lee, vol-uhn-ter-/US // ˌvɒl ənˈtɛər ə li, ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr- //

自愿,主动,自愿的,自动

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : of one’s own accord or by free choice:Students were mostly attending the sessions voluntarily, so they were reasonably well-behaved.
    • : by volunteers, or in a way that depends on voluntary action:The Political Science Club is a politically neutral and voluntarily operated nonprofit organization.

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Examples

  • While the feature is entirely voluntary—the apps still work if users don’t add their numbers—many governments don’t ask, in an effort to make people feel more secure about privacy.

  • Over 130 countries worldwide now use some form of gender quota law for their governments or voluntary political party quotas.

  • The restriction marks a departure from the country’s previous guidelines that relied mainly on voluntary measures to stop transmission.

  • “There’s so much added risk with these systems,” said Maurice Turner, a senior adviser to the Election Assistance Commission, which sets federal voluntary standards for voting machines.

  • The Family Forest Impact Foundation will, in turn, sell credits for the additional carbon that builds up on the properties to companies like Amazon on voluntary offset markets.

  • These young adults have voluntarily checked out of a political system they consider corrupt and dysfunctional.

  • Unlike Brada Mendez, Earle, who had a violent past, was not attending A.A. voluntarily.

  • He has cooperated fully with authorities and voluntarily testified before the grand jury for several hours.

  • It'll only buzz during "coaching" sessions that users voluntarily try out to help them build a habit of good posture.

  • It's persecuting the male students and allowing females to escape scrutiny for voluntarily ingesting alcohol, as well.

  • Very instructive here is the way in which children will voluntarily come and submit themselves to our discipline.

  • A court might hold that the man who gave it to him was a fool for entrusting such a package voluntarily with him.

  • Thousands insisted that he must have voluntarily surrendered, for how could he have been caught when he had the anting-anting?

  • "As I am necessarily in your confidence I will take you voluntarily into mine," he announced, in his clear high pipe.

  • The very first obligation, voluntarily accepted by personally or socially discharging it, binds additionally to it.