waivers

IPA/ˈweɪ.vər/
KK[wˈevɚz]IPA/ˈweɪ.vɚ/

waivers — 名詞

  • waiverssingular
  • waiversesplural

1. official permissions or written forms saying that someone does not need to pay a

1.名詞B2
釋義

豁免

免付費用或免守規定的正式許可

official permissions or written forms saying that someone does not need to pay a fee, follow a rule, or accept a usual responsibility

例句

The college offered fee waivers to students from low-income families.

那所學院向低收入家庭的學生提供學費豁免。

collocation: fee waivers

Campers must bring signed waivers before joining the climbing trip.

露營者在參加攀岩行程前必須帶來已簽署的同意豁免書。

signed waivers

同義詞
  • exemption

    often used for a rule-based category that does not have to pay or comply

  • dispensation

    more formal and often used for special permission from an authority

反義詞
  • requirement

    something that must still be paid, done, or obeyed

文法句型

waivers for + fee / rule / requirement

sign / grant / request + waivers

用法筆記

Often used for formal permission that removes a fee, rule, or responsibility. Common with school, medical, and legal paperwork, and often appears in plural when several permissions or forms are involved.

常見錯誤

❌The university gave me a discount on the lab fee.
✅The university gave me a waiver for the lab fee.
💡a discount lowers the price, but a waiver removes the fee completely.

2. the process in professional sports where a team takes a player off its list and

2.名詞C1
釋義

讓渡

球隊釋出球員供他隊認領的程序

the process in professional sports where a team takes a player off its list and gives other teams a chance to claim that player

例句

The club put two veteran pitchers on waivers after the trade deadline.

那支球隊在交易截止日後把兩名資深投手放上讓渡名單。

put a player on waivers

No team claimed the defender when he cleared waivers last week.

那名後衛上週通過讓渡時，沒有球隊認領他。

clear waivers

同義詞
  • release

    broader team move; it does not always include the claim window that waivers has

文法句型

put + player + on waivers

clear waivers

claim + player + off waivers

用法筆記

Used mainly in North American sports reporting. A player placed on waivers can be claimed by another team before the original club keeps, releases, or reassigns that player.

常見錯誤

❌The player joined waivers before lunch.
✅The player was put on waivers before lunch.
💡waivers describes a status or process, so use verbs like put, place, clear, or claim with it.