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voluntary

/vol-uhn-ter-ee/US // ˈvɒl ənˌtɛr i //UK // (ˈvɒləntərɪ, -trɪ) //

自愿,志愿,自愿的,志愿服务

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
    • : of, relating to, or acting in accord with the will: voluntary cooperation.
    • : of, relating to, or depending on voluntary action: voluntary hospitals.
    • : Law. acting or done without compulsion or obligation.done by intention, and not by accident: voluntary manslaughter.made without valuable consideration: a voluntary settlement.
    • : Physiology. subject to or controlled by the will.
    • : having the power of willing or choosing: a voluntary agent.
    • : proceeding from a natural impulse; spontaneous: voluntary laughter.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural vol·un·tar·ies.

    • : something done voluntarily.
    • : a piece of music, frequently spontaneous and improvised, performed as a prelude to a larger work, especially a piece of organ music performed before, during, or after an office of the church.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.willing

Examples

  • With the country in the midst of a pandemic, policy makers and public health experts have proposed voluntary mail-in voting as one way for Americans to safely vote in November.

  • Another 12,500 employees have retired and 11,000 are taking a voluntary leave of absence for the month of October—meaning that American expects to cut a total of 40,000 employees from a workforce that numbered 140,000 at the start of the pandemic.

  • “They’re looking under the couch cushions for every megawatt hour in the West but aren’t willing to pay for someone’s voluntary action,” he says.

  • This bill would require anyone who operates a contact tracing app to collaborate with public health officials, make app use voluntary and prevent commercial use of data collected by the apps.

  • Humans For Humanity is a non profit, voluntary organisation run by a 25 year old social worker, Anurag Chauhan who is working on a project called WASH – Women Sanitation Hygiene from 2015.

  • Our world is in so many ways more based on voluntary exchange than ever before.

  • “I see the celebs capitalizing on all these leaks, whether voluntary or not,” wrote Reddit user attacktei.

  • The Non-GMO Project, on the other hand, provides a voluntary way for manufacturers to declare themselves GMO free.

  • Certification is voluntary only insofar as work as a physician is voluntary.

  • UNRWA is funded by voluntary contributions, but Arab and predominantly Islamic nations are rarely among the top donors.

  • This system had been in full operation in both districts prior to the general application of the voluntary system.

  • It therefore took under favorable consideration the question of a voluntary clearing system.

  • This is secured only by right objects of thought; it is impossible to reach it by voluntary mechanics.

  • Our voluntary service regulars are the last descendants of those rulers of the ancient world, the Roman Legionaries.

  • A covenant is a mutual voluntary compact between two parties on given terms or conditions.