charge1 /tʃɑːdʒ $ tʃɑːrdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1 price 价格 [countableC, uncountableU]COST the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services 费用,价钱charge of an admission charge of $5 五美元的入场费
charge for There is a charge for the use of the swimming pool. 使用游泳池要收费。
Guided tours are provided at no charge. 免费提供有导游带队的观光游览。
Your order will be sent free of charge (=with no cost). 你订的货物将免费运送。
► see thesaurus at cost 2 control 控制 [uncountableU]IN CHARGE OF the position of having control or responsibility for a group of people or an activity 主管,负责in charge (of something) He asked to speak to the person in charge. 他要求和负责人说话。
the officer in charge of the investigation 负责调查的官员
Stern put Travis in charge of (=gave him control of) the research team. 斯特恩让特拉维斯负责研究小组。
Owens came in and took charge of (=took control of) the situation. 欧文斯进来控制了局面。
A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia. 每个县有一名指挥官负责掌管当地的国民卫队。
3 SB/STH you look after 照看的某人/某物 a) be in/under somebody’s chargeLOOK AFTER somebody if someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for looking after them 由某人照料[照顾] teachers that do their best for the children in their charge 为自己所负责的孩子尽心尽力的老师
The files were left in your charge. 这些文件是由你负责保管的。
b) [countableC] formalLOOK AFTER somebody someone that you are responsible for looking after 负责照顾的人 Sarah bought some chocolate for her three young charges. 萨拉给自己照顾的三个小孩买了些巧克力。
4 crime 罪行 [countableC]SCLACCUSE an official statement by the police that someone may be guilty of a crime 指控,控告charge against He was found guilty of all six charges against him. 他被判六项指控都成立。
charge of Higgins is facing a charge of armed robbery. 希金斯面临持械抢劫的指控。
on a charge (of something) The following morning, he was arrested on a charge of burglary. 第二天上午,他因入室盗窃罪被逮捕了。
5 blame 责备 [countableC]ACCUSE a written or spoken statement blaming someone for doing something bad or illegal 〔书面或口头的〕指责,批评,责备 SYN allegationcharge that the charge that tobacco companies target young people with their ads 对烟草公司以青少年为广告对象的指责
charge of a charge of racial discrimination against the company 对该公司有种族歧视的指责
deny/counter a charge (=say that a charge is untrue) 否认/反驳指责 Wallace denied charges that he had lied to investigators. 华莱士否认了他对调查人员撒谎的指责。
lay/leave yourself open to a charge of something (=be likely to be blamed for something) 可能遭到某事的非议[指责] The speech laid him open to charges of political bias. 他也许会因为这场演说而被人指责带有政治偏见。
6. attack 进攻 [countableC]ATTACK an attack in which soldiers or animals move towards someone or something very quickly 〔士兵、动物等〕猛冲,猛攻;冲锋
7 EFFORT 努力lead the charge to make a strong effort to do something 拼命做〔某事〕 It was small businesses that led the charge against health care changes. 反对医疗保健改革最起劲的正是小企业。
lead the charge• Allen led the charge, but could they get a goal back?• But Dole has, in his long Senate career, led the charge for the second -, third-and fourth-largest.• Popper led the charge against, describing Wittgenstein s picture theory of language as hopelessly and indeed outrageously mistaken.• But it was Lieutenant Harvey who was still leading the charge as he hurdled elegantly over the wire and into no-man's-land.• But it is unrealistic to expect businesses to lead the charge alone.• C., to lead the charge against the Bay Guardian.• Its guitar-twanging shock troops led the charge away from what Ulan Bator had been, and toward what it was becoming. 8 electricity 电TEE [uncountableU] electricity that is put into a piece of electrical equipment such as a battery 电荷,电量on charge (=taking in a charge of electricity) 在充电的 Leave the battery on charge all night. 让电池充一晚上的电。
9. explosive 爆炸物 [countableC]EXPLODE an explosive put into something such as a bomb or gun 〔装进炸弹或枪炮内的〕炸药 10 strength of feelings 感情的力量 [singular]STRONG FEELING OR BELIEF the power of strong feelings 〔情感上的〕冲击力,感染力 Cases of child abuse have a strong emotional charge. 虐待儿童的案例让人非常震惊。
11 get a charge out of something American EnglishAmE spokenEXCITED to be excited by something and enjoy it very much 从某事得到快乐[刺激,兴奋] I got a real charge out of seeing my niece take her first steps. 看到侄女第一次走路,我高兴极了。
get a charge out of something• I really get a charge out of watching the kids learn. 12 an order to do STH 命令,指示,吩咐 [countableC] formalTELL/ORDER somebody TO DO something an order to do something 做某事的命令charge to do something The old servant fulfilled his master’s charge to care for the children. 老仆人遵从主人的嘱咐照顾孩子。
→ reverse the charges at reverse1(6) COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the amount of money you have to pay for goods or services 费用,价钱ADJECTIVES/NOUN + chargea small charge 少量的收费For a small charge guests can use the hotel sauna. 客人支付少量费用即可使用酒店桑拿。
an extra/additional charge 额外/附加费用Breakfast may be served in your bedroom at no extra charge. 客房早餐不另收费。
free of charge (=with no cost) 免费Delivery is free of charge. 免费送货。
somebody’s charges are high/low (=you have to pay a lot/a little) 某人收费高/低His charges are too high. 他收费太高。
a fixed charge 固定收费nThere’s a fixed charge for having a dental check.
a nominal charge (=a very small amount of money) 象征性的收费nYou can use the tennis courts for a nominal charge.
a minimum charge (=an amount that is the least you can pay) 最低收费nThere’s a minimum charge of £10 per person in the Terrace restaurant.
a service charge (=for service in a hotel, restaurant etc) 服务费nThe restaurant’s prices include a 10% service charge.
an admission charge (=for being allowed to enter a place) 入场费nThere is no admission charge.
a call-out charge British EnglishBrE (=that you must pay a workman to come to your home) 上门(服务)费nThe electrician said there is a £40 call-out charge.
na cancellation chargeIf you change your flight booking, you may have to pay a cancellation charge.
na delivery chargeHow much is the store’s delivery charge?
bank charges (=fees charged by a bank for some services) 银行手续费nYou will have to pay bank charges if your account is overdrawn.
verbspay a charge 支付费用There will be a small charge to pay. 要支付少量的费用。
make a charge (=ask you to pay a charge) 收取费用We make no charge for this service. 此项服务不收费。
incur a charge formal (=result in you paying a charge) 产生费用All cancellations incur a charge. 取消预订要收取费用。
introduce/impose a charge 实行收费nThe government introduced a charge for water.
waive a charge (=allow you not to pay it) 免除收费nI’ve asked the bank to waive the charge this time.
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 4: an official statement by the police that someone may be guilty of a crime 指控,控告ADJECTIVES/NOUN + chargea murder/burglary/drugs etc charge 谋杀罪/入室盗窃罪/毒品罪等He appeared in court on fraud charges. 他因欺诈罪出庭受审。
nRobins was in jail awaiting trial on drugs charges.
criminal charges 刑事指控The investigation resulted in criminal charges against three police officers. 此次调查牵出三名警察被刑事起诉。
a serious charge 严重指控Drinking and driving is a very serious charge. 酒后驾车是非常严重的指控。
a felony charge American EnglishAmE (=for a serious crime) 重罪指控nHe pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of cocaine possession.
verbspress/bring charges (=make someone be brought to court for a crime) 起诉Sometimes the victim of an assault does not want to press charges. 有时候袭击事件的受害人不愿提起诉讼。
face charges (=have been charged with a crime) 面临指控A farmer is facing charges of cruelty and neglect. 一位农场主面临虐待动物和看管不周的指控。
deny/admit a charge 否认/承认指控All three men denied the charge of manslaughter. 三名男子均否认过失杀人的指控。
plead guilty to a charge (=say formally in court that you are guilty) 认罪nThe youth pleaded guilty to a charge of arson.
drop the charges (=decide not to go on with a court case) 撤诉nThe prosecution dropped the charges in 2005.
dismiss the charges (=say that a court case should not continue) 驳回起诉nIf there is insufficient evidence, the court will dismiss the charges.
be released without charge 无罪释放nShe had been arrested twice and released without charge.
be convicted of/on a charge (=be judged to be guilty) 被判有罪McCorley was convicted on a charge of assault. 被判有罪
be acquitted of/on a charge (=be judged to be not guilty) 被判无罪nBoth men were acquitted of all charges.