donate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++do·nate /dəʊˈneɪt $ ˈdoʊneɪt/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 SSOGIVEto give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them 捐赠，捐献〔尤指钱〕 → donordonate something to somebody/something Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research. 去年他捐了1,000美元用于癌症研究。► see thesaurus at give2 MHto allow some blood or a body organ to be removed from your body so that it can be used in a hospital to help someone who is ill or injured 捐（血），献（血）；捐献（器官） → donor people who volunteer to donate blood 自愿献血者→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
donate• The Republican Party has donated $ 350,000 in cash and support for the initiative.• He suggested they donate a percentage of their revenue to the cause.• The concert organizers say they will donate all profits to charity.• The books were donated by a local publishing company.• The final flight to Jersey was donated by Jersey Air.• Motorists wishing to donate their points to the team are asked to contact Team Manager Ian Janes.• All council members donate their time, and the district being evaluated pays for travel, lodging, and food.• The money has been donated to Mason's sponger Ann Dyche who has been diagnosed as having cancer.• Any spare cash he preferred to donate to more worthy causes.• Proceeds are donated to the United Way.donate something to somebody/something• One school donated $500 to the Red Cross.From Longman Business Dictionarydonatedo‧nate /dəʊˈneɪtˈdoʊneɪt/ verb [transitive] to give money or something valuable to a person or organization in order to help themdonate something to somebodyLaurance S. Rockefeller donated $21 million to Princeton University for a center to study and teach human values. —donation noun [countable, uncountable]The maximum individual donation to political candidates, now $1,000, will be cut in half.→ See Verb tabledo·nate verbChineseSyllable
Corpus give a person to something, or Business money, to especially
donate
do‧nate /dəʊˈneɪt $ ˈdoʊneɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive]
1. to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them ⇨ donor
donate something to somebody/something
Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research.
2. to allow some blood or a body organ to be removed from your body so that it can be used in a hospital to help someone who is ill or injured ⇨ donor:
people who volunteer to donate blood
▪ give to let someone have something, without expecting to be paid for it: He was always giving me gifts. | They gave a free drink to all their customers.
▪donate to give money to an organization that helps people or protects something, or to give your blood or part of your body to save someone’s life: The company donates 1 per cent of its profits to charity. | 70% of people wanted to donate their organs after death.
▪award to officially give money or a prize to someone: She was awarded a million dollars in damages. | Hollywood awarded him an Oscar for his performance.
▪present to formally or officially give something to someone by putting it in their hands, especially at a formal ceremony: They presented her with a bouquet of flowers.
▪leave (also bequeath /bɪˈkwiːð, bɪˈkwiːθ/ formal) to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death: He left most of his property to his wife.
▪lavish somebody with something/lavish something on somebody formal to give someone a lot of something, especially praise, attention, or gifts: After his team won, the press lavished him with praise.
▪confer formal to give someone an honour, a university degree, or the right or power to do something: the powers conferred on him by Parliament | the highest honor that her country could confer on her
▪bestow formal to give someone something to show how much they are respected, for example an honour, a title, or a gift – a very formal use: He was also bestowed the title of ‘Cultural Ambassador of Grenada’.
do‧nate /dəʊˈneɪt $ ˈdoʊneɪt/
verb [intransitive and transitive]1. to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them ⇨ donor
donate something to somebody/something
2. to allow some blood or a body organ to be removed from your body so that it can be used in a hospital to help someone who is ill or injured ⇨ donor:
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