每日一词【446】volunteer：义务工作者、志愿者

今天我们要学的词是volunteer¹。 Volunteer, 是义务工作者、志愿者的意思。"We need some volunteers² to organize³ the event," 我们需要一些义务工作者，帮助组织这次活动。"She has been doing a lot of volunteer work since⁴ her retirement," 她退休后从事了很多义务工作。星期二地球日Earth⁵ Day。"During⁶ the weekend, volunteers around the country took⁷ part⁸ in various⁹ activities¹⁰ to clean up the environment," 美国全国各地的义务工作者利用周末的时间参加各种清理环境的活动。好的，今天我们学习的词是volunteer...

1 volunteer   

n.志愿者；adj.志愿的；v.志愿

参考例句：

• She works as a volunteer in the hospital.她在医院里当志愿者。
• That man is a volunteer fireman in this town.那个人是这个镇里的志愿消防队员。

2 volunteers   

n.义务工作者( volunteer的名词复数 )；志愿者；自告奋勇者；主动做某事的人v.自动提供，自愿效劳( volunteer的第三人称单数 )；主动建议（或告诉）；（未经当事人同意）举荐；自愿参军，当志愿兵

参考例句：

• We were ably assisted by a team of volunteers. 我们得到一批志愿者的大力协助。
• Schools need volunteers to help children to read. 学校需要义务工作者帮助儿童阅读。

3 organize   

vi.组织起来；vt.组织

参考例句：

• He has the ability to organize.他很有组织才能。
• I was not trying to organize any group of people.我并没有试图去组织任何人民团体。

4 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

5 earth   

n.陆地；大地；地球

参考例句：

• The earth moves round the sun.地球绕着太阳转。
• Spring returns to the earth.大地回春。

6 during   

prep.在…期间，在…时候

参考例句：

• What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?暑假你是怎样度过的？
• London is full of visitors during May and June.五六月间伦敦挤满了游客。

7 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

8 part   

n.部份，零件；角色，部位；vt.分开，分离，分配；vi.分离，离开；adv.部份地；adj.分离的

参考例句：

• This is the broken part.这就是损坏的部件。
• Which part do you play?你演哪一个角色？

9 various   

adj.各种各样的，不同的；多方面的，多种的

参考例句：

• The audience come from various parts of the country.观众来自这个国家的各个地方。
• There are various ways to express your gratitude.表达谢意的方式多种多样。

10 activities   

n.活动( activity的名词复数 )；活力；活动力

参考例句：

• the enlargement of the company's overseas business activities 公司海外业务的扩展
• Some of the commercial activities were a cover for espionage. 有些商业活动是为间谍活动提供掩护。