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| 1 | C/U an amount of money that you have to pay , especially when you visit a place or when someone does something for you 价钱；费用 |
| You will have to pay a small admission charge. 你将要付一小笔入场费。 |
| +of There is a charge of £50 if you are over a week late with your payment. 如果你的付款拖延超过一周就要多付50英镑。 |
| +for There is no charge for using the library. 这家图书馆是免费开放的。 |
| free of charge (=with no charge) The organization provides a range of services free of charge. 免费 |
| at no extra charge (=without having to pay any more) Breakfast may be served in your bedroom at no extra charge. 不需额外付费 |
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| 2 | C an official statement accusing someone of committing a crime 控告；指控 |
| +of They faced charges of conspiracy and murder. 他们面临搞阴谋活动和谋杀罪的指控。 |
| +against The investigation resulted in criminal charges against three police officers. 调查的结果是3名警察将面临刑事指控。 |
| press/prefer/bring charges (=officially accuse someone of a crime) In the end we decided not to press charges. 正式起诉 |
| drop the charges (=no longer officially accuse someone of a crime) She was accused of shoplifting but the police later dropped the charges. 撤诉 |
| release sb without charge He was questioned for six hours but released without charge. 他受到6个小时的审问后被无罪释放。 |
| | 2a | a claim that someone or something is bad or has done something bad 指责；批评 | | +of How do you respond to these charges of racism? 你如何回应这些有关种族主义的指责？ | | +that The leadership rejected charges that it was insensitive to the plight of the unemployed. 领导层反驳了指责他们对失业人员的困境无动于衷的言辞。 | |
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| 3 | C an attack by people or animals running very fast towards someone or something （人或动物的）猛攻，冲锋 |
| Captain Walker led a charge straight into an enemy stronghold. 沃克上校领着队伍直接冲向敌人的堡垒。 |
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| 4 | C the amount of electricity that something holds or carries 电量；电荷 |
| The proton has positive electrical charge. 质子带正电荷。 |
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| 5 | C an amount of the substance that makes a bomb explode 炸药量 |
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| 6 | C formal someone that you are responsible for and take care of 被照管的人；需要照料的人 |
| She didn’ t like it when her young charges started crying. 她照管的孩子哭起来时，她就不高兴了。 |
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| 7 | singular the ability to produce strong emotions or feelings 感召力；感染力 |
| The issue still carries a charge in American politics. 这个问题在美国政治中仍然具有感召力。 |
| a real-life tragedy that gave the film a serious emotional charge 使电影具有很强的感染力的真实悲剧 |
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| - | in charge (of)
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| if you are in charge , you have control over someone or something and are responsible for them |
| 管理；照管；负责 |
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| Who’ s in charge here? 这里谁负责？ |
| The nurse in charge explained what the treatment would be like. 主管护士解释了治疗的情况。 |
| Philip’ s in charge of our marketing department. 菲利普负责我们的市场营销部。 |
| put sb in charge (of sb/sth) He was subsequently put in charge of the whole investigation. 他随后即被指定负责整个调查活动。 |
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| - | in sb’ s charge
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| if a person or thing is in your charge , you are responsible for taking care of them |
| 由某人负责照管 |
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| She always worried a lot about the young children in her charge. 她总是很担心由她照管的那些小孩。 |
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| - | take charge (of)
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| to take control and become responsible for someone or something |
| 负责；管理 |
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| It was a great relief when Heather arrived and took charge of the project. 希瑟来负责这项工程时，人人都松了一口气。 |
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| Words frequently used with charge | | charge 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | admit, bring, deny, drop, face, prefer, press, refute, | 2 | | | |
| See also | | - cover charge | | - depth charge | |
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