英语词汇“charity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

charitynoun

uk/ˈtʃær.ə.ti/us/ˈtʃer.ə.t̬i/

charity noun (GIVING)

B1 [ C or U ] a system of giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or any organization that has the purpose of providing money or helping in this way:

She does a lot of work for charity.

People tend to give to (= give money to) charity at Christmas time.

Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go to (= be given to) local charities.

UNICEF is an international charity.

They did a charity performance on the first night, to raise money for AIDS research.

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The lawyer asked the jury to take cognizance of the defendant's generosity in giving to charity.
5% of our profits are covenanted to charity.
She directs a large charity.
An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to the charity.
Thanks to a large gift from an anonymous donor, the charity was able to continue its work.

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Organizations - charities

aid
alms
benevolent society
button day
charitable
charity begins at home idiom
debt relief
flag day
food bank
foreign aid
foundation
friend
fundraising
non-profit
non-profit-making
Oxfam
pearly king/queen
the Red Crescent
the Red Cross
voluntary

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charity noun (KIND)

C2 [ U ] formal the quality of being kind to people and not judging them in a severe way

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Lenient & merciful

charitable
charitably
clemency
ease
ease up/off
easy
go easy idiom
have a heart! idiom
heart
lenient
magnanimous
merciful
mercy
quarter

Idiom(s)

charity begins at home

单词	charity
释义	Contents noun (2) charity (GIVING) charity (KIND) Contents noun (3) charity (1) charity (2) charity (3) English American Business charitynoun uk/ˈtʃær.ə.ti/us/ˈtʃer.ə.t̬i/ charity noun (GIVING) B1 [ C or U ] a system of giving money, food, or help free to those who are in need because they are ill, poor, or have no home, or any organization that has the purpose of providing money or helping in this way: She does a lot of work for charity. People tend to give to (= give money to) charity at Christmas time. Proceeds from the sale of these cards will go to (= be given to) local charities. UNICEF is an international charity. They did a charity performance on the first night, to raise money for AIDS research. More examples The lawyer asked the jury to take cognizance of the defendant's generosity in giving to charity. 5% of our profits are covenanted to charity. She directs a large charity. An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to the charity. Thanks to a large gift from an anonymous donor, the charity was able to continue its work. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Organizations - charities aid alms benevolent society button day charitable charity begins at home idiom debt relief flag day food bank foreign aid foundation friend fundraising non-profit non-profit-making Oxfam pearly king/queen the Red Crescent the Red Cross voluntary See more results » charity noun (KIND) C2 [ U ] formal the quality of being kind to people and not judging them in a severe way Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Lenient & merciful charitable charitably clemency ease ease up/off easy go easy idiom have a heart! idiom heart lenient magnanimous merciful mercy quarter Idiom(s) charity begins at home charitynoun [ C/U ] us/ˈtʃær·ɪ·t̬i/ the giving of money, food, or help to those who need it, or an organization that does this: [ U ] She does a lot of work for charity. [ C ] We donate to a number of charities. Charity is also the belief that you should help people: [ U ] He visits homeless shelters out of charity. charitynoun uk/ˈtʃærɪti/usplural charities SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY [ C ] an organization that has the purpose of providing money or help to people who need it, or that does something useful for society: Proceeds from the sale of these cards will be given to local charities. It's a charity that supports local arts initiatives. As a charity, the organization does not pay tax. [ U ] organizations like this when they are considered as a group: An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to charity. The proceeds of this evening's event will go to charity. [ U ] money or help given to people who need it: They were poor, but they were too proud to accept charity. See also not-for-profit organization
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charitynoun

charity noun (GIVING)

charity noun (KIND)

Idiom(s)

charitynoun [ C/U ]

charitynoun

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