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| /ˈtʃærəti/ |
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| 1 | C an organization to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill , or who need advice and support 慈善团体；慈善机构 |
| The Children’ s Society is a registered charity. 儿童协会是一家注册的慈善机构。 |
| | 1a | U these organizations considered as a group 慈善事业 | | raise sth for charity The show raised thousands of pounds for charity. 这场演出为慈善事业筹集了数千英镑。 | | give/donate sth to charity I donated the prize money to charity. 我把奖金捐给了慈善事业。 | | a charity event/concert/gala a charity event to raise money for the school 为学校筹款的慈善活动 | |
| | 1b | U money or food that is given to people who are poor or ill so that they can live 救济金；救济食品 | | Their plight is a miserable one, but they do not want charity. 他们的处境悲惨，但他们不想靠赈济过活。 | |
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| 2 | U kindness that you show towards other people by not judging them or criticizing them too severely 慈悲；仁爱；宽厚；宽容 |
| show charity (to sb) Steele showed no charity to his former friend and partner. 斯蒂尔对他以前的朋友兼搭档没有表现出一点儿宽容。 |
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| - | charitybegins at home spoken
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| used for saying that you should look after yourself , your own family , friends, or country before you start helping other people |
| 施舍先及亲友 |
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