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donation

noun
 
🔊/dəʊˈneɪʃn/
🔊/dəʊˈneɪʃn/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1.  
    something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of giving something in this way捐赠物；捐赠；赠送
    • a generous/large/small donation慷慨／大量／少量捐助
    • donation to somebody/something to make a donation to charity向慈善事业捐赠
    • donation (of…) a donation of £200/a £200 donation200 英镑的捐款
    • The work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations.这家慈善机构工作所需资金是人们自愿捐赠的。🔊🔊
    • The campaign has raised £200 000 through online donations.该活动通过在线捐款筹集了20万英镑。
    • Leave your donations with the staff on reception any time during opening hours.在开放时间任何时候都将您的捐款留在接待处。
    • The project is funded by public donation.该工程是由公众捐资修建的。
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    • The charity has received over $10 million in donations.这个慈善机构收到了超过 1,000 万美元的捐赠。
    • a donation towards the building of a new hospital兴建新医院的捐款
    • We received a generous donation from the people of the local church.我们收到了当地教会人民的慷慨捐助。
    Topics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • generous
    • large
    • sizeable
    • …
    verb + donation
    • give
    • make
    • send
    • …
    preposition
    • in donations
    • donation to
    • donation towards/​toward
    • …
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  2.  
    [uncountable] the act of allowing doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help somebody who needs it献（血）；捐献（器官）
    • Organ donation has not kept pace with the demand for transplants.器官捐献赶不上器官移植的需求。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’.