Word · Frequency #5660
donate
捐赠
核心释义
give to a charity or good cause
- 1.
捐赠；捐出有价值的东西以支持或贡献于某个事业或他人。
To make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of another.
捐赠；捐出有价值的东西以支持或贡献于某个事业或他人。
用法In use
She donates money to the local food bank every month.
用法提示：donates 是动词 donate 的第三人称单数形式，表示捐赠。
They donated old clothes to the charity after cleaning out their closets.
用法提示：donated 是动词 donate 的过去式，表示过去发生的捐赠行为。
We are donating books to the school library next week.
用法提示：donating 是动词 donate 的现在分词形式，用于现在进行时表示计划中的捐赠。
donate something
直接跟捐赠物。
He donated his old books.
他捐赠了他的旧书。
donate to someone/something
后接受益对象。
Many people donate to charity every year.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- donate money
- 捐款
- Many people donate money to disaster relief funds.许多人向救灾基金捐款。
- donate blood
- 献血
- He donates blood twice a year.他每年献血两次。
- donate clothes
- 捐衣服
- She donated her old clothes to a thrift store.她把旧衣服捐给了一家旧货店。
- donate to charity
- 向慈善机构捐款
- They donate to charity every month.他们每月向慈善机构捐款。
- donate time
- 捐献时间
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
donate联想为'do'（做）和'nate'（送），即捐赠。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式场合，如慈善捐赠；也可用于一般性给予，但较正式。常见于"donate to"结构。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与to连用
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the root don- and similar spelling. Donor differs in ending (-or vs -ate) and stress pattern (first syllable stress vs second syllable in donation). The inflected forms (donated, donating, donates) maintain the same stress and sound as the base verb donate.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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