donate

verb

/dəʊˈneɪt/

/ˈdəʊneɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they donate	/dəʊˈneɪt/ /ˈdəʊneɪt/
he / she / it donates	/dəʊˈneɪts/ /ˈdəʊneɪts/
past simple donated	/dəʊˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈdəʊneɪtɪd/
past participle donated	/dəʊˈneɪtɪd/ /ˈdəʊneɪtɪd/
-ing form donating	/dəʊˈneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈdəʊneɪtɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to give money, food, clothes, etc. to somebody/something, especially a charity（尤指向慈善机构）捐赠，赠送
- donate something to somebody/something He donated thousands of pounds to charity.他向慈善事业捐款数千英镑。
- donate to somebody/something People wishing to donate to the appeal can buy a poppy from today until November 11. 从今天到11月11日，希望向该呼吁捐款的人可以购买一颗罂粟。
- donate something The organization suggests ways to help besides donating money. 除了捐钱之外，该组织还提出了一些帮助的方法。
- an auction of pieces donated by the artists themselves 艺术家们自己捐赠的作品拍卖
- donate something for something I would like to thank our sponsors, The Woodworks, for donating the prizes for this competition.我要感谢我们的赞助者－木业公司捐赠此次比赛的奖品。
Topics Moneyb1, Social issuesb1
to allow doctors to remove blood, a body organ, etc. in order to help somebody who needs it献（血）；捐献（器官）
- donate something I've been donating blood regularly for a few years now. 这几年一直定期献血。
- to donate organs/sperm/eggs捐献器官/精子/卵子
- All donated blood is tested for HIV and other infections.对所有捐献的血液都会进行艾滋病病毒和其他传染病病毒的检测。
- donate something to somebody He donated a kidney to his mother. 他给母亲捐了一个肾。

词源late 18th cent.: back-formation from donation.