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

To donate means to give something — money, goods, or time — to some cause, such as a charity. The word has a more altruistic meaning than does simply "giving"; it suggests that you don't expect anything in return for the contribution.

The verb donate has always meant "to give," all the way back to the Latin verb donāre, "to give as a gift." Trace it back even further, to the ancient Indo-European roots, and you still have that same feeling to the word — "a gift." But it's more than a gift — it's a gift with the intention of helping. As an African proverb says, "If everybody in town donates one thread, the poor man has a shirt."

WORD FAMILY

donate: donated, donates, donating, donation+/donation: donations

USAGE EXAMPLES

He donated half the prize money to the radical African-American movement, the Black Panthers.

BBC(Jan 02, 2017)

A little over a month ago, Braxton told his parents he wanted to donate Legos to the other children at Nationwide.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

And someone donated a second splashpad to the city’s children.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

v give to a charity or good cause

I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake
donate money to the orphanage
She donates to her favorite charity every month

Hypo|Hyper

pledge, subscribe

pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals

gift, give, present

give as a present; make a gift of

单词	donate
释义	donate (once / 436 pages) v To donate means to give something — money, goods, or time — to some cause, such as a charity. The word has a more altruistic meaning than does simply "giving"; it suggests that you don't expect anything in return for the contribution. The verb donate has always meant "to give," all the way back to the Latin verb donāre, "to give as a gift." Trace it back even further, to the ancient Indo-European roots, and you still have that same feeling to the word — "a gift." But it's more than a gift — it's a gift with the intention of helping. As an African proverb says, "If everybody in town donates one thread, the poor man has a shirt." WORD FAMILY donate: donated, donates, donating, donation+/donation: donations USAGE EXAMPLES He donated half the prize money to the radical African-American movement, the Black Panthers. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) A little over a month ago, Braxton told his parents he wanted to donate Legos to the other children at Nationwide. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) And someone donated a second splashpad to the city’s children. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) v give to a charity or good cause I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake donate money to the orphanage She donates to her favorite charity every month Hypo\|Hyper pledge, subscribe pay (an amount of money) as a contribution to a charity or service, especially at regular intervals gift, give, present give as a present; make a gift of
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