volunteer
noun [ C ] uk/ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/ us/ˌvɑː.lənˈtɪr/
B2 自愿参加者，（尤指帮助别人的）志愿者
a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it
The Health clinic is relying on volunteers to run the office and answer the phones. 这家健康门诊依靠志愿者来负责办公室的日常工作和接听电话。
Since it would be a highly dangerous mission, the Lieutenant asked for volunteers. 由于那项任务非常危险，所以中尉请大家自告奋勇。
It's a volunteer army with no paid professionals. 这是一支志愿军，没有领军饷的职业军人。
Compare: conscript
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- As a volunteer on the childcare project, I really saw life.
- He emphasized that all the people taking part in the research were volunteers.
- We're saving money by using volunteers.
- She placed her name on the list of volunteers.
- Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.
volunteer
verb uk/ˌvɒl.ənˈtɪər/ us/ˌvɑː.lənˈtɪr/
C1 [ I or T ]自愿做;无偿做;作志愿者;主动提出做
to offer to do something that you do not have to do, often without having been asked to do it and/or without expecting payment
[ + to infinitive ] During the emergency many staff volunteered to work through the weekend. 紧急时刻，很多员工都自愿周末加班。
He volunteered for the army (= he joined even though he did not have to). 他自愿参军。
I volunteered myself for the position of Health and Safety Representative. 我自告奋勇担任卫生与安全代表一职。
humorous My friends volunteered me to do the talking. 我的朋友们推举我去讲话。
[ T ]主动提供（信息）
to give information without being asked
If I were you, I wouldn't volunteer any details of what happened. 要是我的话，我不会主动说出所发生事情的任何细节。
[ + speech ] "I saw her going out of the main entrance half an hour ago," he volunteered. “我见她在大约半个小时之前从主出入口走了出来。”他主动说道。
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- You can accuse me of cowardice, but I still wouldn't volunteer to fight in a war.
- I volunteered to do the washing up.
- Many women volunteered to work as nurses in the war.
- Did anybody volunteer to tidy up?
- They all volunteered to help with the digging.