charity

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor. 慈善机构
...an AIDS charity. …一个艾滋病慈善机构。
2. N-UNCOUNT If you give money to charity, you give it to one or more charitable organizations. If you do something for charity, you do it in order to raise money for one or more charitable organizations. 慈善
He made substantial donations to charity. 他做了大量的慈善捐赠。
Gooch will be raising money for charity. 古奇将为慈善筹集款项。
3. N-UNCOUNT People who live on charity live on money or goods which other people give them because they are poor. 救济金; 救济物
Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity. 她的丈夫失业了，全家靠救济度日。

The lawyer asked the jury to take cognizance of the defendant's generosity in giving to charity.
5% of our profits are covenanted to charity.
She directs a large charity.
An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to the charity.
Thanks to a large gift from an anonymous donor , the charity was able to continue its work .