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做某事的人：Are there'any'voZunteers to Zieip c〖ear u/j? 着‘惫_助清扫的人吗？ 3 a person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join 志愿兵； 义勇兵 一 compare conscript /?. mverb 1 ~ (sth) (for/as sth) to offer to do sth without being forced to do it or without getting paid for it 自愿 做；：义.务做；无偿做：■ [V to inf] JiH voZunteered to organize a petition. i  E〇 〇 [V] Several

stojf members volunteered/or earZy retirement.几位职员 自急提前退休。◊ [VN] He voiimteered his services as a driver.也自愿威务充当司机。2 to suggest sth or tell sb sth without being asked 圭动建议（’或告诉 > :[VN] to volunteer advice 主动提出忠告[also V speech] 3 〜(for sth) to join the army, etc. without being forced to 自愿 参幸.；当志愿兵：[V] to vo〖unteer/or service 自

愿服兵役[also V to inf] 4 〜sb (for/as sth) to suggest sb for a job or an activity, even though they may not want to do it (.未经当事人尚意）举荐：[VN] ITi^y voiunteered me /or the job 0/ interpreter•他丨门擅自指定我担任口头 翻译。[also VN to inf]

the .Volunteer Re'serve Forces/?ow/7 [pi] the parts of the British armed forces for people who are volunteers and train in their free time so they can be used in a national emergency (英国）志愿兵预备役部队 vo-lup-tu-ary /va'LvptJuari; NAmE -ueri/ noun {pi. -ies) (formal, usually disapproving) a person who enjoys phys­ical, especially sexual, pleasures very much 者；纵欲者

vo-lup-tu-ous /va'lAptXuas/ adj. 1 (formal) (of a woman A) attractive in a sexual way with large breasts and hips体态丰满的；性感的；肉感的H7Hbuxom： a vohiptuous woman 体态宇•满的女人◊ a voluptuous body "丰满性感的身体 2 (//’terary) giving you physical pleasure 令人舒服的；舒适的 H771 sensual： voluptuous perfume 芬芳馥郁的香水► vo.丨up.tu.ous■丨y fldv. vo•丨up.tu.ous- nessnoun [U]

vomit/'vomit; NAmE'^aim-/ verb, noun mverb (also informal .throw 'up) ~ (sth up) | 〜sth to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth 呕；吐；呕吐 HT1 be sick [V] The smell made her want to vomit.那气味使得她想要吐。◊ [VN] He had vomited up his supper.彳也治晚饭吃的东西都吐了出来。◊ ■77ie injured man was vo爪iring Wood•那愛伤的人在吐 血。一see also sick v.

mnoun [U] food from the stomach brought back out through the moutii 啦吐物

voo-doo /'vuidu:/ noun [U] a religion that is practised especially in Haiti and involves magic and witchcraft

伏都教（尤指在海地奉行的一种宗教，其活动砬含魔法和 巫术）

voracious/va'reijas/ adj. (formal) 1 eating or wanting large amounts of food饭量大的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的 HE1 greedy ： a vorado’us eater 贪吃的人◊ to have a voracious appetite 胃口.极大 2 wanting a lot of new .information and knowledge       言息、知说:).渴求的；

涑知欲強的 BEG1 avid： a voracious reader 求知奋 &5  0 a boy with a voracious and undiscriminating

appetite/or/acts —个如饥似渴地寻求事实的男孩^〇卜 acious-lya^/v. vor-acity/va'raBsati/ noun [U] vor-tex /'vo:teks; NAmE 'vo:rt-/ noun {pi. vor-texes or vor-ti-ces /-tisi:z/) 1 {technical a mass of air, water, etc, that spins around very fast and pulls things into its centre .低祸；祸旋 Hn whirlpool, whirlwind 2 (literary) a very powerful feeling or situation that you cannot avoid or escape from 感情（或局势）的旋病： They were caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion. 他们陷入了感情旋涡。

vo*tary /'vautari; NAmE 'vout-/ noun (pi. -ie^ ~ of sb/sth (formal) a person who worships or loves sb/sth # ^ 者；爱好者；信仰者：avota/yo/JohniCeats约翰•挤

慈的崇拜者

vote !H»/vaut; NAmE vout/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [C} ~ (for/against sb/sth) a formal choice that you make in an election or at a meeting in order to choose sb or decide sth 选票；票：77iere were 22 'votes for and 17 against the motion, with 2 abstentions,

动议有21票赞成，17票反对，2票弃权。orhe motion was passed by 6 votes to 3.这项动议以6票对3票获得通 .:过.。〇 The chairperson has the casting/deciding vote. .主&可投决定票。i ◊ rhe Green candidate won over 3 000 0/the 24 000 votes cast.绿党候选人在14 000张投票总 蠢中获得了 3000多张选票。2 ic]〜（on sth) an occasion when a group of people vote on sth.投票；选举；表决： to have/tafce a vote on <m issue 就一问會进行*决◊ 77ie issue was put to the vote.这一问题 k 付诸秦决。◊ 77ie vote was unanimous. —0 note at elec­tion 3 the vote [sing.] the total number of votes in an election 投票总数；选票总数：She obtained 40% of the vote.她获彳眷 40% 的_选票。◊ rhe party increased t/2dr share 0/the vote.这个豉党得票份鉍有所增长。4 the vote [sing.] the vote given by a particular group of people, or for a particular party, etc..(某一群体的 > 投 票总数；（某一政党等的）得票总数：t/ie student vote学 生的投票总数◊ the labour vote工党得票总数5 the vote [sing.] the right to vote, especially in political elections (尤指政渰选举中的）投票权，选_权，表决 权：In Britain and the US，people get the vote at 18. 在英国和美国，国民18岁开始有选举权。一see also

BLOCK VOTE

mverb 1 ~ (for/against sb/sth) | ~ (on sth) to show formally by marking a paper or raising your hand which person you want to win an election, or which plan or idea you support投票（赞成/反对>;表决（真 持/不支持）；选_ : [V，usually       Did you

vote/or or against her?袜舍:了她的赞成票达是反对票？ ◊ Jfow did.you vote at the iast eiectfon?在上次选举中你是 怎么投的票？ ◊ Wie沿 fcte/i to the arguments on bot/i sides and t/ien vote on i‘t•我们将先听取双方的论点，然后 再表决。◊ Over 60% 〇/ members voted fn /avour 〇/ (=for) the morion. * 60%以上的成员对这一动议投了赞 '成票。◊ OnZy about haZ/ 〇/ the eZectorate bothered to vote.只有约半数的选民参加了投票。◊ [VN] We voted Democrat in the 〖astdecrion.我们在上次选举中投了民主 党的票。◊ [V to inf] ParHament voted to set up an inde­pendent inquiry into the matter. 议会表决对邊个 问题进 行独立调查。2 [VN-N] [usually passive] to clioose sb/sth for a position or an award by voting 选出，推举（某人 担任燊职）；表决（授奖给淖人）：He was voted most promising new director.他当选为最有前途的新导演。

3 [VN-N] [usually passive] to say that sth is good or bad 表明，认为：公(某_好或杯）：The event was voted a great success.大家认为这项活动很成功f 4 [VNN] to agre_e to give sb/yourself sth by voting 投票同意：77ie directors have just voted themselves a huge pay increase. 董事们刚刚投票同意给他们自己大幅度提高工资。

5 [V (that)] to suggest sth or support a suggestion that sb has made 提议；建议；支持（建议 > :I vote (that) we go out to eat.我提议莪彳卜面去吃饭。DSEJ ,vote with your 'feet to show what you think about sth by going or ny going somewhere用脚投票（用去或不 "去某处表示■想法）：Shoppers voted with their/eet and avoided the store.购物#对那家商店避而远;£。 id：i；yj vote sb/sth^ down to reject or defeat sb/sth by voting for sb/sth else 投票否决；投票击败，vote sb in I .vote sb into/'onto sth to choose sb for a position by voting 投票选出…j壬职：He was voted in as treasurer•他.当.选为命库。◊ She was..voted onto the board 0/governors.她获选入董事会。，vote sb ■〇ut I .vote sb 'out of/'off sth to dismiss sb from a position by voting 投票免去…的职务：/fe was voted out 0/qj^ce. 经投票他被莬i了职矣。.vote sth㈠’through to bring 斗 plan, etc into effect by voting for it 投票通过（.计划 等A proposal to merge the two companies was voted through yesterday.两家公司合并的建议已于昨日投票 通过。

,vote of 'Confidence r?otv/7 [usually sing.] a formal vote to show that people support a leader, a political party, an idea，etc.(表示支备领导人、政党、看法等的）#(壬票 .vote of ,no 'confidencezioun [usually sing.] a formal vote to show that people do not support a leader, a political party，an idea, etc.(,表示不支持领导人、政 党、看法^的）不信任票

.vote of 'thanks noun [usually sing.] a short formal speech in which you thank sb for sth and ask other people to join you in thanking them 谢辞