donate

/dəʊˈneɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdəʊneɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdō-ˌnāt dō-ˈnāt/ (ame, mw)

donate — verb

  • donatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • donateshe / she / it
  • donatedpast simple
  • donating-ing form

1. to offer money, clothes, food, or other useful items to a person or group that n

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to offer money, clothes, food, or other useful items to a person or group that needs help, usually without expecting anything in return.

例句

Iris donates part of her salary to the local animal shelter every month.

donate + noun + to + organization

The company decided to donate fifty laptops to schools in the area.

同義詞
  • contribute

    Often used when giving as part of a group effort, not necessarily the sole giver

  • give

    Less formal and broader in meaning; used for any kind of transfer, not just charitable

  • grant

    More formal; usually involves a large sum of money given by an institution after a formal process

反義詞
  • keep

    To hold onto something rather than giving it away

  • withhold

    To deliberately not give something that could be given

文法句型

donate + noun + to + recipient

donate + to + organization / cause

用法筆記

Frequently transitive with a direct object (the item given) followed by 'to' + recipient. More formal than 'give' — use 'donate' for organized or charitable giving, and 'give' for informal, personal, or everyday situations.

常見錯誤

❌I donated my old phone to my best friend.
✅I gave my old phone to my best friend.
💡'donate' is used for charitable or organized giving, not casual gifts between individuals.

2. to give blood or a body part such as a kidney so that doctors can use it to help

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to give blood or a body part such as a kidney so that doctors can use it to help someone who is sick or injured — for example, donating blood at a hospital or donating a kidney to a relative.

例句

Rin decided to donate blood at the hospital after learning about the shortage.

donate + blood

The doctor explained that anyone in good health can donate a kidney to a family member.

同義詞
反義詞
  • receive

    What a patient does when they get a donated organ or blood transfusion

文法句型

donate + blood / an organ / bone marrow

donate + body part + to + person

用法筆記

Subject is typically a healthy person. The body part or substance is always named as the direct object ('donate blood', 'donate a kidney', 'donate bone marrow'). Hospitals and clinics are recipients, not agents — patients receive donated organs, hospitals perform the transplant.

常見錯誤

❌The hospital donated blood to the patient.
✅A volunteer donated blood to the hospital for the patient.
💡hospitals receive donations; they do not make them in this context.