donor

noun
🔊/ˈdəʊnə(r)/
🔊/ˈdəʊnər/
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  1. a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, clothes, food, etc. to a charity, etc.捐赠者;捐赠机构
    • international aid donors (= countries that give money, etc. to help other countries)国际援助国
    • She is one of the charity's main donors.她是这一慈善机构的主要捐赠者之一。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • Donors pledged a total of $1 000 million in relief aid.捐献机构承诺 10 亿美元的赈灾援助。
    • The charity received £50 000 from an anonymous donor.慈善机构收到一位匿名捐赠人 5 万英镑的捐助。
    • loans from rich donor countries to developing nations富有的捐赠国给发展中国家的贷款
    Topics Social issuesc1, Moneyc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • wealthy
    • big
    • generous
    donor + verb
    • give something
    • make a donation
    • pledge something
    donor + noun
    • country
    • government
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  2. a person who gives blood or a part of his or her body to be used by doctors in medical treatment献血者;器官捐献者
    • a blood donor献血者
    • The heart transplant will take place as soon as a suitable donor can be found.一找到合适的捐献者即可进行心脏移植手术。🔊🔊
    • donor organs捐献的器官
    • a donor card (= a card that you carry giving permission for doctors to use parts of your body after your death)器官捐献卡(持有者同意死后将器官捐献)
    Extra Examples
    • Not all patients who die are suitable as organ donors.并非所有死亡的患者都适合作为器官供体。
    • The operation will go ahead as soon as a suitable donor can be found.一找到合适的器官捐献者就进行手术。
    • Donors give blood twice a year.献血者一年献血两次。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • blood
    • bone-marrow
    • egg
    donor + verb
    • donate something
    • give something
    donor + noun
    • blood
    • egg
    • organ
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  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French doneur, from Latin donator, from donare ‘give’.