something that is given to a person or an organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of giving something in this way 捐赠物；捐赠；赠送 a generous/large/small donation 慷慨／大量／少量捐助 - donation to somebody/something
to make a donation to charity 向慈善事业捐赠 - donation (of…)
a donation of £200/a £200 donation 200 英镑的捐款 The work of the charity is funded by voluntary donations. 这家慈善机构工作所需资金是人们自愿捐赠的。 The campaign has raised £200 000 through online donations. 这场运动通过网上捐款筹集了20万英镑。 Leave your donations with the staff on reception any time during opening hours. 在开放时间的任何时候，把你的捐款交给接待人员。 The project is funded by public donation. 该工程是由公众捐资修建的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb2, Moneyb2The charity has received over $10 million in donations. 这个慈善机构收到了超过 1,000 万美元的捐赠。 a donation towards the building of a new hospital 兴建新医院的捐款 We received a generous donation from the people of the local church. 我们收到了当地教会人士的慷慨捐赠。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- generous
- large
- sizeable
- …
- give
- make
- send
- …
- in donations
- donation to
- donation towards/toward
- …
- [uncountable]
the act of allowing doctors to remove blood or a body organ in order to help somebody who needs it 献（血）；捐献（器官） Organ donation has not kept pace with the demand for transplants. 器官捐献赶不上器官移植的需求。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin donatio(n-), from the verb donare, based on donum ‘gift’.