volunteer
US: /ˌvɑɫənˈtɪɹ/
UK: /vˌɒləntˈiə/
UK: /vˌɒləntˈiə/
English Vietnamese dictionary
volunteer /,vɔlən'tiə/
- danh từ
- (quân sự) quân tình nguyện
- người tình nguyện, người xung phong
- any volunteers?: có ai tình nguyện không?, có ai xung phong không?
- tính từ
- tình nguyện
- volunteer corps: đạo quân tình nguyện
- (thực vật học) mọc tự nhiên
- volunteer plants: cây mọc tự nhiên
- tình nguyện
- nội động từ
- tình nguyện, tự nguyện xung phong (nhận làm việc gì)
- xung phong tòng quân, tình nguyện tòng quân
- ngoại động từ
- xung phong làm; tự động đưa ra
- to volunteer to do something: xung phong làm một việc gì
- to volunteer an explanation: tự động đưa ra cách giải thích
- xung phong làm; tự động đưa ra
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a person who does a job without being paid for it: volunteer carers / helpers + Schools need volunteers to help children to read.
2 a person who offers to do sth without being forced to do it: Are there any volunteers to help clear up? + No volunteers came forward.
3 a person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join
Compare: CONSCRIPT
+ verb
1 ~ (sth) (for / as sth) to offer to do sth without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it: [V to inf] Jill volunteered to organize a petition. + [V] Several staff members volunteered for early retirement. + [VN] He volunteered his services as a driver.
2 to suggest sth or tell sb sth without being asked: [VN] to volunteer advice / information [also V speech]
3 ~ (for sth) to join the army, etc. without being forced to: [V] to volunteer for military service [also V to inf]
4 ~ sb (for / as sth) to suggest sb for a job or an activity, even though they may not want to do it: [VN] They volunteered me for the job of interpreter. [also VN to inf]
Collocation dictionary
1 sb who offers to do sth
ADJ.
unpaid
The office is staffed by unpaid volunteers.
| full-time, part-time | committed, dedicated, enthusiastic, willing | qualified, trained | potential, prospective, would-be | conservation, Red Cross
QUANT.
army, band, group, network, team
An army of volunteers cooked meals for the children.
VERB + VOLUNTEER
appeal for, ask for, call for, look for
The charity is appealing for volunteers to take elderly patients to and from hospital.
| find, get, recruit
We can't get any volunteers to help in the gardens.
| provide
The local community provided volunteers to repair the road.
| encourage | need, want | work as
VOLUNTEER + VERB
come forward
Hundreds of volunteers have come forward to offer their help.
| man sth, staff sth | carry sth out | provide support, support sb
The support our volunteers provide cannot be measured in purely practical terms.
VOLUNTEER + NOUN
staff, worker | carer, driver, helper
PREP.
~ for
He worked as a volunteer for Oxfam.
2 in the armed forces
ADJ.
army, civilian
VERB + VOLUNTEER
recruit | serve as
VOLUNTEER + NOUN
army, militia, unit
ADV.
kindly
Barbara Forrest has kindly volunteered to lead a guided walk to Bolton Abbey.
PREP.
as
We volunteered as witnesses.
| for
I volunteered for service in the Air Force.
Concise English dictionary
volunteers|volunteered|volunteering‚vɑlən'tɪr /‚vɒlən'tɪə
noun
+(military) a person who freely enlists for service
+a person who performs voluntary work
+a native or resident of Tennessee
verb
+tell voluntarily
+agree freely
+do volunteer work
adj.
+without payment
