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单词 donation
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donation

noun
 
/dəʊˈneɪʃn/
/dəʊˈneɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1.  
    something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of giving something in this way
    • a generous/large/small donation
    • donation to somebody/something to make a donation to charity
    • donation (of…) a donation of £200/a £200 donation
    • The work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations.
    • The campaign has raised £200 000 through online donations.
    • Leave your donations with the staff on reception any time during opening hours.
    • The project is funded by public donation.
    Wordfinder
    • appeal
    • benefit
    • charity
    • collection
    • donation
    • fundraiser
    • handout
    • telethon
    • volunteer
    • welfare
    Extra Examples
    • The charity has received over $10 million in donations.
    • a donation towards the building of a new hospital
    • We received a generous donation from the people of the local church.
    Topics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • generous
    • large
    • sizeable
    verb + donation
    • give
    • make
    • send
    preposition
    • in donations
    • donation to
    • donation towards/​toward
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  2.  
    [uncountable] the act of allowing doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help somebody who needs it
    • Organ donation has not kept pace with the demand for transplants.
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’.
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