Volunteer
Reserve Forces
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f$^V65 A: Are there
any volunteers to help clear up?
1
f365A®i ? 3 a
person who chooses to join the armed forces without being forced to join
AM
A — compare conscript n. mverb 1 ~ (sth)
(for/as sth) to offer to do sth without being forced to do it or without
getting paid for it g Jg
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; A # # ; A ^ : [V to inf] Jill volunteered to
organize a petition. A# § if Mo 0 [V]
Several
staff members volunteered
for early retirement. JLfvSRM g IA J il 'A o O [VN] He volunteered his services as a driver. {| .J® M ^ 0 2 to suggest sth or tell sb
sth without being asked Azftili/. ( n-i# ) : [VN] to volunteer advice tb/Sfi [also V speech] 3 ~ (for
sth) to join the army, etc.
without being forced to g Jg #7; ^ A Jj£ A:
[V] to
volunteer for military service g HHAft [also V to inf] 4 ~ sb (for/as sth) to
suggest sb for a job or an activity, even though they may not want to do it ( AM^#-A[§j# ) [VN]
They
volunteered
me for the job of
interpreter. M l If g JbaE i ft ft If P A
[also VN to inf]
the
.Volunteer Re' serve Forces noun [pi] the parts of the British armed forces
for people who are volunteers and train in their free time so they can be used
in a national emergency ( AS ) &1SftM&ftpPPA vo lup tu ary /va'lAptJuari; NAmE -ueri/ noun [pi -ies) {formal, usually disapproving) a person who enjoys
physical, especially sexual, pleasures very much #;
vo lup tu ous /va'lAptJuas/ adj. 1 [formal) (of a woman ft A) attractive in a
sexual way with large breasts and hips |£;SA#I65 ; (Hi; |£]l!l65 H771 buxom :
a voluptuous woman j£;SA$t65AA 0 a
voluptuous body Alii 171^65
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% IS 65 If 7jc ► vo lup tu
ous ly adv. vo lup tu ousness noun [U]
vomit/'vDmit; NAmE'vaimf verb, noun mverb (also informal .throw up) ~ (sth up) | ~ sth
to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth Pg; R±; ngnf EQ3 be sick : [V] The smell made her want to vomit. SPRJ ^ j# M Jffi J? tfo 0 [VN] He had vomited up his supper. ft Ac 0
The injured man was vomiting blood. HP 65 A £ R± Jfllo —see also sick v.
a noun [U] food from the
stomach brought back out through the mouth ngp±%
voo doo /'vuidu:/ noun [U] a religion that is practised
especially in
MA )
voracious /ve'reijas/
adj. [forma!) 1 eating or wanting
large amounts of food ^ it A 65; # ifc 65; Jtf|5
mn greedy : a voracious eater A 65 A 0 to have a voracious appetite
pf P
ft A 2 wanting a lot of new
information and knowledge ( Xffjtift ffliR ) MA65;
A
& tfc3S 65 EEE1 avid : a voracious reader A £6 ikft ®
65 iH # 0 a boy with a voracious
and undiscriminating appetite for facts —► voraciously adv. vor-acity/va’raesati/
noun [U] vortex /'voiteks; NAmE 'voirt-/ noun [pi vor-texes or vor-ti-ces/-tisi:z/)
1
(technical Ain) a mass of air,
water, etc. that spins around very fast and pulls things into its centre jft M
; M M BBd
whirlpool, whirlwind
2
(literary) a very powerful feeling or situation that
you
cannot avoid or escape from
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They were caught up in a whirling vortex of emotion.
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vo tary /'vautari; NAmE 'vout-/ noun [pi -ie^ - of sb/sth (formaf) a person who worships
or loves sb/sth fp H
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a
votary of John Keats £5^ • ffr
mmmt
vote JHi/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 H: There
were 21 votes
for and 17 against the
motion, with 2 abstentions.
^i^ 2\ nmfcrt, 2 nftu* 0 me motion
was passed by 6 votes to 3. 6 3 £g£$$t$I
jl o 0 The chairperson has
the casting/deciding vote.
O The Green candidate
won over 3 000 of the 14 000 votes cast. 14 000
Wi^tkWT 3 000 2 [C] ~ (on sth) an occasion
when a group of people
vote on sth ft
to have/take a vote on
an issue ifc—
issue was put to the
vote. & — ffrl S M if if A A „ O The vote was
unanimous.
tion 3 the vote [sing.] the total number of
votes in an election ft ®
It; j&® &£<t: She obtained 40% of
the vote, jet % 40% 65 ® o
O The party increased
their
share of the vote. if j£» 4 the
vote [sing.]
the
vote given by a particular group of people, or for a particular party, etc. ( if 65 ) ft
MMM; mmm: the student vote #
3
65 & H j& %. 0 the Labour
vote I % % % &
& 5 the
vote [sing.]
the
right to vote, especially in political elections ( *65 ) &W,
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IS 18 —see also
BLOCK VOTE
mverb 1 ~ (for/against sb/sth) | ~ (on sth) to show formally by
marking a paper or raising your hand which person you want to win an election,
or which plan or idea you support /
gxt) ; ( A
#/^J# ) ; : [V, usually +
adv./prep.] Did you
vote for or against her? O
How did you vote at the last election? A
'A ft 65
® ? O Well listen to the
arguments on both sides and then vote on it. l£fJ#AB/f^)&A65ife/?>,
#
^ ^ o 0 Over 60% of
members voted in favour of (= for) the motion. * 60% Ul±65$M*f&-^m&T« A W< o 0 Only about half of the
electorate bothered to vote. RW*5^M65&£#5n7&iL o [VN] We voted Democrat in the last election.
A
65® o O [V to inf] Parliament voted to
set up an independent inquiry into the matter.
2 [VN-N] [usually passive]
to
choose sb/sth for a position or an award by voting j&jfcb, ( ^A
( S^fp^A )
: He
was voted most promising new director.
#
[VN-N] [usually
passive] to say that sth is good or bad iAA, 4HA ( 3^#?) : The
event was voted a great success. A:
agree to give sb/yourself sth by voting & |WJ M: The directors have
just voted themselves a huge pay increase.
mmm
4
[V (that)] to suggest sth or support a
suggestion that
sb has made MiA; HiA; A# ( ) : I vote (that)
we go out to eat. fSMiAISClf'JR'® D3351 jvote
with your ‘feet to show what you think
about sth by going or not going somewhere A
A
A ) : Shoppers voted with
their feet and avoided the store. $ #
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.vote
sb/sth-^* down to reject or defeat sb/sth by voting for sb/sth else .vote sb
in | .vote sb into/ onto
sth to
choose sb for a position by voting ft M dl ■ • • \i |R: He was voted in as
treasurer, fife ^ A 0 0 She was voted onto the
board of governors. M Ail♦ 0 .vote sb 'out |
.vote sb 'out. of/’off
sth to
dismiss sb from a position by voting ft^^A---65IR#: He was voted out of
office.
.vote
sth^'through to
bring a plan, etc. into effect by voting for it ftMilil ( if #]
) : A proposal to merge
the two companies was voted through yesterday. 65B A 0 ftM
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vote
of 'confidence noun [usually sing.] a formal vote to show
that people support a leader, a political party, an idea, etc. ( A, #ft#65
) fsfffl
.vote
of ,no confidence noun [usually sing.] a formal vote to show
that people do not support a leader, a political party, an idea, etc. (
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it. #&^65 )
AfiHfil
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
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