charity

noun

1. 慈善机构（或组织）
   an organization for helping people in need
   1. Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine.
      许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。
   2. The concert will raise money for local charities.
      这场音乐会将为当地慈善机构募捐。
2. 慈善；赈济；施舍
   the aim of giving money, food, help, etc. to people who are in need
   1. Most of the runners in the London Marathon are raising money for charity .
      大多数人参加伦敦马拉松赛跑是为慈善事业募集资金。
   2. Do you give much to charity?
      慈善捐助你捐得多吗？
   3. a charity concert (= organized to get money for charity)
      慈善音乐会
   4. to live on/off charity (= to live on money which other people give you because you are poor)
      靠赈济生活
3. 慈善；仁爱；宽容；宽厚
   kindness and sympathy towards other people, especially when you are judging them
   1. Her article showed no charity towards her former friends.
      她的文章对她以前的朋友毫不宽容。

1. N-COUNT 慈善机构;慈善组织
   A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are ill, disabled, or very poor.
   1. The National Trust is a registered charity.
      全国托管协会是个已注册的慈善机构。
   2. ...an Aids charity.
      艾滋病慈善组织
2. N-UNCOUNT 慈善(事业)
   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.
   1. He made substantial donations to charity...
      他为慈善事业捐了很多钱。
   2. Gooch will be raising money for charity.
      古奇将进行慈善募捐。
   3. ...a charity event.
      慈善活动
3. N-UNCOUNT 赈济(金);施舍(物)
   People who live on charity live on money or goods which other people give them because they are poor.
   1. My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity...
      母亲自尊心很强，不会接受施舍。
   2. Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
      她丈夫失业了，全家人靠救济金过日子。
4. 仁慈;宽厚
   Charity is kindness and understanding towards other people.
5. 行善始于亲友
   If you say charity begins at home, you mean that people should deal with the needs of people close to them before they think about helping others.

1. We'll auction them for charity.
   我们将为它们举办慈善拍卖。
2. Her dresses will be auctioned off for charity
   她的衣物将被拍卖以资助慈善事业。
3. The National Trust is a registered charity.
   全国托管协会是个已注册的慈善机构。
4. He made substantial donations to charity
   他为慈善事业捐了很多钱。
5. Gooch will be raising money for charity.
   古奇将进行慈善募捐。
6. My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity
   母亲自尊心很强，不会接受施舍。
7. Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.
   她丈夫失业了，全家人靠救济金过日子。
8. Are you collecting for charity?
   你是在为慈善事业筹款吗？
9. I asked my headmaster if he could arrange a collection for a refugee charity.
   我问校长他是否能为救济难民的慈善机构组织一次募捐。
10. They say they would like to contribute more to charity, but money is tight this year
    他们说他们很想捐献更多的钱支持慈善事业，但是今年的钱非常紧张。
11. He frequently donates large sums to charity
    他常常向慈善机构捐赠大笔钱款。
12. Employees make regular donations to charity
    员工定期向慈善机构捐赠。
13. It seemed that Alice was expiating her father's sins with her charity work.
    似乎艾丽斯正在通过自己的慈善工作来弥补父亲的罪过。
14. It's a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous
    富人比穷人对慈善事业的捐助更多些；这种观点是一种谬见。
15. Americans are still giving to charity despite hard economic times.
    尽管正值经济困难时期，美国人依然在做慈善捐助。
16. You can give your unwanted goods to charity.
    你可以将不要的物品捐赠给慈善机构。
17. The Princess had been invited to ride in a charity race
    公主受邀参加一场慈善性质的赛马比赛。
18. The Church and the laity were increasingly active in charity work
    教会与俗众越来越积极参与慈善工作。
19. The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
    为了过上奢靡的生活，这对冷漠无情的夫妇竟然贪污医院的慈善基金。
20. They mouthed the values of family, religion and charity, but demonstrated the opposite in their private lives.
    他们大谈家庭、宗教和慈善的价值，但他们在个人生活中的表现却恰恰相反。
21. The organisers hope to raise as much as £ 6m for charity.
    组织者希望能募集到高达600万英镑的善款。
22. Mr Dudley has pledged to give any award to charity
    达德利先生已承诺将任何所获的损害赔偿额都捐给慈善机构。
23. These people are not wholly reliant on Western charity
    这些人并非完全依赖西方慈善团体。
24. We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home
    我们也明白了那句老话的道理：仁爱始于家庭。
25. Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.
    每年我们都有慈善日来筹款帮助贫困人群。
26. The charity says the journalists appear to have obtained confidential documents in an unorthodox manner.
    慈善机构称那些记者似乎以非正常手段取得了秘密文件。
27. Even unpaid work for charity is better than nothing
    即便是给慈善机构做义工也比什么都不做要好。
28. Charity shops and jumble sales welcome usable clothes
    慈善商店和义卖活动欢迎大家捐助能穿的衣服。
29. He was the head of a charity for the welfare of children.
    他是一个儿童福利慈善机构的负责人。
30. The charity says it wants a withdrawal of the comments.
    该慈善机构称希望收回所作评论。

  mercy charity compassion kindness【导航词义：仁慈，慈悲】

  mercy n. 仁慈，宽恕

〔辨析〕指对有权处置或惩罚之人表现出的慈悲或怜悯。

  charity n. 〈正式〉宽容，宽厚

〔辨析〕指对他人表现出的仁慈或同情。

  compassion n. 怜悯，同情

〔辨析〕指对某人遭遇的极大同情，并意欲提供帮助，多含褒义。

  kindness n. 仁慈，和蔼，好意

〔辨析〕普通用词，指对他人的友好举动。

n.

charity begins at home

• 博爱始于自家
  you should help and care for your own family, etc. before you start helping other people

noun

1. an activity or gift that benefits the public at large

2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people

   Synonym:    brotherly love

3. an institution set up to provide help to the needy

4. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

5. pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers

   Synonym:    Jacob's ladderGreek valerianPolemonium caeruleumPolemonium van-bruntiaePolymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae