volunteer
gb/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/ us/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/
A2
영어
~ 3400
의미
의미 0개
명사
A2
entity
1
Person who works for free
Someone who works without getting money because they want to help.
사용 패턴：
a volunteer for [something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'volunteer' with 'intern'. An intern may be unpaid but usually works for experience in a specific career field, while a volunteer works mainly to help others or support a cause.
유의어
helper (More general; not necessarily unpaid or formal.)
반의어
employee (Someone who is paid to work, the opposite of unpaid work.)
연어
volunteer work
|volunteer program
|volunteer group
|volunteer position
주제
charity
|community
|work
|core_vocabulary
예문
- The museum relies on volunteers to guide visitors.
- She joined the charity as a volunteer last summer.
- Volunteers handed out food to the homeless.
- The hospital is looking for more volunteers.
- Many volunteers helped clean up after the storm.
학습자용 예문
- I am a volunteer at the library.
- He is a volunteer at the animal shelter.
- We need more volunteers for the event.
- My sister is a volunteer in the park.
- The school has many volunteers.
동사
A2
action
2
Offer to help freely
To say you will do something without getting money for it and without being told to do it.
사용 패턴：
to volunteer to [do something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may incorrectly use 'volunteer' with an object like 'volunteer someone', which usually means forcing them into a task; correct use is reflexive or subject-directed.
유의어
offer (More general; not limited to unpaid work.)
반의어
refuse (To say you will not do something, the opposite of offering.)
연어
volunteer to help
|volunteer for duty
|volunteer at a shelter
주제
charity
|community
|daily life
|work
|core_vocabulary
예문
- I volunteered to organize the school fair.
- Several students volunteered to help clean the park.
- She volunteered at the local food bank every weekend.
- He volunteered his time to coach the team.
- They volunteered for extra shifts during the crisis.
학습자용 예문
- I will volunteer to help my teacher.
- She volunteered to make the posters.
- He volunteered to clean the room.
- We volunteered at the old people's home.
- They volunteered to plant trees.
명사
B2
entity
3
Plant growing on its own
A plant that grows by itself without someone planting it.
유의어
self-seeder (Technical gardening term; less common in everyday speech.)
반의어
cultivated plant (A plant that is intentionally grown by humans.)
연어
volunteer plant
|volunteer tomato
주제
gardening
|agriculture
|nature
예문
- We found a volunteer pumpkin growing in the compost heap.
- Volunteer sunflowers appeared along the fence line.
- Gardeners sometimes keep volunteer plants if they are healthy.
- That tomato is a volunteer from last year's crop.
학습자용 예문
- A tomato grew in my garden. It was a volunteer.
- We saw a volunteer flower near the fence.
- There is a volunteer plant in the yard.
- This tree is a volunteer from last year.
- The farmer found a volunteer corn plant.
문법
기본형
volunteer
IPA
GB/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/
US/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ/
음절 및 강세
vo - lun - teer （3음절）
Stress on 3rd syllable (teer)
활용형
Noun
- Base: volunteer
- Plural: volunteers
Verb
- Base: volunteer
- 3rd Person Singular: volunteers
- Present Participle: volunteering
- Past: volunteered
관련 단어
Forms
volunteers
noun
volunteering
verb
volunteered
verb
Core family
voluntary
adjective B1
voluntarily
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
involuntary
adjective
involuntarily
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
volunteerism
noun C1
표현
volunteer for duty
1/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ fɚ dˈuti/
fixed phrase
Willingly take on responsibility
To say you will do a job or task because you want to, not because you have to.
예문
- Several soldiers volunteered for duty overseas.
- She volunteered for duty during the busy holiday season.
volunteer one's services
1/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ wˈʌnz sˈɚvɪsɪz/
fixed phrase
Offer skills for free
To say you will use your skills or time to help someone without pay.
예문
- He volunteered his services as a translator for the charity event.
- They volunteered their services to help organize the festival.
volunteer work
1/vˌɑləntˈɪɹ wˈɚk/
fixed phrase
Unpaid work for a cause
Work you do without pay because you want to help people or support something important.
예문
- She does volunteer work at the animal shelter every weekend.
- Volunteer work can be very rewarding.