voluntary

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.vol‧un‧ta‧ry¹ W3 AC /ˈvɒləntəri $ ˈvɑːlənteri/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: verb: ↑volunteer; noun: ↑volunteer; adverb: ↑voluntarily ≠ ↑involuntarily; adjective: ↑voluntary ≠ ↑involuntary]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: voluntarius, from voluntas 'will', from velle 'to will, wish']
1.
a) voluntary organization/association/agency etc an organization etc that is organized or supported by people who give their money, services etc because they want to and who do not intend to make a profit ⇨ volunteer:
a voluntary organization providing help for the elderly
environmental work carried out by the voluntary sector
b) voluntary work/service etc work etc that is done by people who do it because they want to, and who are not paid:
She does a lot of voluntary work for the Red Cross.
a drop-in centre for homeless people, run on a voluntary basis
2. done willingly and without being forced:
Workers are being encouraged to take voluntary redundancy. ⇨ ↑compulsory
3. technical voluntary movements of your body are controlled by your conscious mind OPP involuntary
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COLLOCATIONS
nouns
▪ a voluntary organization/group/body/agency The day care scheme was run by a voluntary organization.
▪ the voluntary sector (=voluntary work and the people involved in it) What is the role of the voluntary sector in sport?
▪ voluntary work/service He does voluntary work with young offenders.
phrases
▪ on a voluntary basis Guide and Scout leaders work on a voluntary basis.
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THESAURUS
not compulsory
▪ optional if something is optional, you can choose whether to do it or not: You don’t have to do French – it’s optional. | The holiday price includes optional excursions such as an evening cruise on the lake. | General Studies is optional for sixth-form students.
▪ voluntary done because you want to do it and not because you have to – used especially about things that you do because you think they will help other people or be useful: The programme is entirely voluntary, and no one will be forced to join. | The charity is funded by voluntary donations.
II.voluntary² BrE AmE noun (plural voluntaries) [countable]
a piece of music played in church, usually by the ↑organ

voluntaryhu

◎	['vɔləntri]
※	tính từ
	■	tự ý; tự nguyện
		☆	a voluntary contribution
			sự đóng góp tự nguyện
		☆	voluntary action
			một hành động tự nguyện
		☆	the prisoner made a voluntary statement
			người tù đã tự nguyện làm bản cung khai
		☆	attendance at the next tea-party is purely voluntary
			việc tham dự bữa tiệc trà sắp tới là hoàn toàn tự nguyện
		☆	to go into voluntary liquidation
			(nói về doanh nghiệp) tự ý giải thể
	■	tự ý làm dù không được trả công; tình nguyện
		☆	voluntary helpers
			những người tình nguyện giúp việc
		☆	she does voluntary social work
			cô ta tình nguyện làm công tác xã hội
		☆	cooperation is promoted on a voluntary basis
			công cuộc hợp tác được xúc tiến trên cơ sở tự nguyện
		☆	a voluntary organization
			một tổ chức thiện nguyện
	■	(sinh vật học) do sự điều khiển của ý chí;, chủ động
		☆	voluntary contraction of a muscle
			sự co cơ chủ động
	■	(pháp lý) tự nguyện; cố ý
		☆	voluntary conveyance
			sự nhượng không
		☆	voluntary manslaughter
			tội cố ý giết người
※	danh từ
	■	bản nhạc dạo (bản độc tấu chơi bằng nhạc cụ trước hoặc trong khi hay sau một buổi lễ ở nhà thờ)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  volunteer, military volunteer
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary, draftee, conscript, inductee