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donate something
直接跟捐赠物。
He donated his old books.
他捐赠了他的旧书。
捐赠
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捐赠
give to a charity or good cause
He donated his old books.
他捐赠了他的旧书。
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.
donate
Base
原形
donates
3rd person
第三人称单数
donating
-ing
现在分词
donated
Past
过去式
donated
Past participle
过去分词
He donates money to charity every month.
他每月向慈善机构捐款。
She donated her old clothes to the shelter yesterday.
她昨天向收容所捐赠了她的旧衣服。
They are donating blood at the hospital right now.
他们现在正在医院献血。
规则动词，词形变化为标准后缀。
She donates money to the local food bank every month.
她每月向当地食物银行捐款。
They donated old clothes to the charity after cleaning out their closets.
清理完衣橱后，他们把旧衣服捐给了慈善机构。
We are donating books to the school library next week.
我们下周将向学校图书馆捐赠图书。
直接跟捐赠物。
He donated his old books.
他捐赠了他的旧书。
后接受益对象。
Many people donate to charity every year.
很多人每年向慈善机构捐款。
同时说明捐赠物和接受者。
She donated $1000 to the hospital.
她向医院捐赠了1000美元。
Not this
He donated for the charity.
Use this
He donated to the charity.
中文中'为...捐赠'常用介词'为'，但英语中'donate'后接对象时需用介词'to'。
Not this
He donated a donation to the hospital.
Use this
He made a donation to the hospital.
'donate'和'donation'语义重复，应使用'make a donation'结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
捐款
Many people donate money to disaster relief funds.
许多人向救灾基金捐款。
献血
He donates blood twice a year.
他每年献血两次。
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。
向慈善机构捐款
They donate to charity every month.
他们每月向慈善机构捐款。
捐献时间
Volunteers donate their time to help the community.
志愿者捐献时间帮助社区。
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donate联想为'do'（做）和'nate'（送），即捐赠。
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。
常与to连用
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