The flashcard defines "charge" with multiple meanings, including asking for money for goods/services, recording costs to an account, formally accusing someone of a crime, being responsible for someone or something, and moving quickly/aggressively. It also covers charging batteries and the concept of electrical charge.
The flashcard defines "charge" with multiple meanings, including asking for money for goods/services, recording costs to an account, formally accusing someone of a crime, being responsible for someone or something, and moving quickly/aggressively. It also covers charging batteries and the concept of electrical charge.
[VERB 动词]向…收费；索要(钱)；要价 If you charge someone an amount of money, you ask them to pay that amount for something that you have sold to them or done for them.
[V n]
[V n for n]
[V]
[V n n]
Even local nurseries charge £100 a week...
连本地托儿所每星期都要收费100英镑。
The majority of stalls charged a fair price...
多数货摊要价比较公道。
The hospitals charge the patients for every aspirin...
医院每一片阿司匹林都要病人掏钱。
Some banks charge if you access your account to determine your balance.
有些银行对查询账户余额要收费。
...the architect who charged us a fee of seven hundred and fifty pounds.
那个向我们要了750英镑服务费的建筑师
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[VERB 动词]将…的账单寄给…；把…记在…的账上 To charge something to a person or organization means to tell the people providing it to send the bill to that person or organization. To charge something to someone's account means to add it to their account so they can pay for it later.
[V n to n]
Go out and buy a pair of glasses, and charge it to us...
去买副眼镜，账记在我们头上。
All transactions have been charged to your account.
所有交易都记在你的账户上了。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](提供服务的)要价，收费 A charge is an amount of money that you have to pay for a service.
We can arrange this for a small charge...
我们可以将此安排好，只收取很少的费用。
Customers who arrange overdrafts will face a monthly charge of £5.
透支的客户每月要缴纳5英镑的费用。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]指控；控告 A charge is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
He may still face criminal charges...
他可能仍然要面临刑事指控。
They appeared at court yesterday to deny charges of murder.
他们昨天出庭，否认谋杀的指控。
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[VERB 动词](警方)指控，起诉 When the police charge someone, they formally accuse them of having done something illegal.
[V n]
[V n with n]
They have the evidence to charge him...
他们握有控告他的证据。
Police have charged Mr Bell with murder.
警方已经起诉贝尔先生犯有谋杀罪。
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[VERB 动词](公开)指责，谴责 If you charge someone with doing something wrong or unpleasant, you publicly say that they have done it.
[V n with -ing/n]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
He charged the minister with lying about the economy.
他指责部长在经济问题上撒谎。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]负责；管理 If you take charge of someone or something, you make yourself responsible for them and take control over them. If someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for them.
[usu N of n]
A few years ago Bacryl took charge of the company...
几年前，巴克里尔接管了该公司。
I have been given charge of this class...
我被分配负责这个班。
They would never forget their time in his charge.
他们永远忘不掉在他手下的日子。
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[PHRASE 短语]主管；全面负责；统领 If you are in charge in a particular situation, you are the most senior person and have control over something or someone.
[v-link PHR]
Who's in charge here?
这儿谁管事啊？
...the Swiss governess in charge of the smaller children.
负责照管小一些的孩子的瑞士女家庭教师
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]被照管的人；所负责的人 If you describe someone as your charge, they have been given to you to be looked after and you are responsible for them.
[usu pl]
The coach tried to get his charges motivated.
教练试图激发队员的积极性。
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[VERB 动词]猛冲；猛攻 If you charge towards someone or something, you move quickly and aggressively towards them.
[V prep/adv]
[V]
[V-ing]
He charged through the door to my mother's office...
他冲出门，往我母亲的办公室跑去。
He ordered us to charge.
他命令我们冲锋。
...a charging bull.
猛冲过来的公牛
Charge is also a noun.
...a bayonet charge.
拼刺刀
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[VERB 动词]给(电池)充电 To charge a battery means to pass an electrical current through it in order to make it more powerful or to make it last longer.
[V n]
[V P n (not pron)]
[Also V n P]
Alex had forgotten to charge the battery.
亚力克斯忘了给电池充电。
Charge up means the same as charge .charge up 同 charge
There was nothing in the brochure about having to drive the car every day to charge up the battery.
手册里只字没提这车要天天开，以给电池充电。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](带电物质的)电荷，充电量 An electrical charge is an amount of electricity that is held in or carried by something.
[usu sing]
[TECHNICAL 术语]
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](子弹、炮弹所装填的)火药，炸药；子弹；炮弹 The charge in a cartridge or shell is the explosive inside it. You can also refer to the cartridge or shell itself as a charge .
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See also:
charged
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baton charge
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cover charge
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depth charge
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service charge
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[PHRASE 短语]免费的 If something is free of charge, it does not cost anything.
The leaflet is available free of charge from post offices.
宣传单可以到邮局免费领取。
相关词组：
charge up
Oxford
charge★/tʃɑːdʒ; NAmEtʃɑːrdʒ/
noun
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verb
chargechargeschargedchargingnoun★money 钱1★[countable , uncountable ]charge(for sth) the amount of money that sb asks for goods and services （商品和服务所需的）要价，收费◆We have to make a small charge for refreshments.我们得收取少量茶点费。◆admission charges入场费◆Delivery is free of charge.免费送货。☞synonyms at
rate
2[countable , uncountable ]( NAmE) ( informal) =
account
(3 ),
charge account
,
credit account
◆Would you like to put that on your charge?你愿意把这笔费用记在你的账上吗？◆‘Are you paying cash?’ ‘No, it'll be a charge.’“你用现金支付吗？”“不，记账吧。”of crime/sth wrong 罪行；过失3★[countable , uncountable ]an official claim made by the police that sb has committed a crime 指控；控告◆criminal charges刑事指控◆a murder/an assault charge谋杀罪的╱侵犯人身罪的指控◆He will be sent back to England to face a charge of(= to be on trial for)armed robbery. 他将被遣返回英国面临持械抢劫罪的指控。◆They decided to drop the chargesagainst the newspaper and settle out of court. 他们已决定撤销对那家报纸的指控，在庭外和解。◆After being questioned by the police, she was released without charge.她被警察传讯后无罪释放。☞collocationsat
justice
4★[countable ]a statement accusing sb of doing sth wrong or bad 指责；谴责SYN
allegation
◆She rejected the charge that the story was untrue.她否认了说她编造事实的指责。◆Be careful you don't leave yourself open to chargesof political bias. 你要小心别留下把柄，让人家指责你带有政治偏见。responsibility 职责5★[uncountable ]a position of having control over sb/sth; responsibility for sb/sth 主管；掌管；照管；职责；责任◆She has charge of the day-to-day running of the business.她负责掌管日常业务。◆They left the au pair in charge ofthe children for a week. 他们把孩子留给做换工的照料一周。◆He took charge ofthe farm after his father's death. 他在父亲去世后掌管了农场。◆I'm leaving the school in your charge.我这就把学校交给你掌管。6[countable ]( formalorhumorous) a person that you have responsibility for and care for 被照管的人；受照料者electricity 电7[countable , uncountable ]the amount of electricity that is put into a battery or carried by a substance （电池或带电物质的）充电量，电荷◆a positive/negative charge正╱负电荷rush/attack 猛冲；攻击8[countable ]a sudden rush or violent attack, for example by soldiers, wild animals or players in some sports 突然猛冲；猛攻；冲锋◆He led the charge down the field.他带头沿着球场冲杀过去。explosive 炸药9[countable ]the amount of explosiveneeded to fire a gun or make an explosion （射击或爆炸需要的）炸药量☞see also
depth charge
strong feeling 强烈感情10[singular ]the power to cause strong feelings 感染力；震撼力◆the emotional charge of the piano piece那首钢琴曲扣人心弦的感染力task 任务11[singular ]( formal) a task or duty 任务；责任◆His charge was to obtain specific information.他的任务是收集具体的信息。IDIOMSbring/press/prefer ˈcharges against sb( law 律) to accuse sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court 起诉；控告get a ˈcharge out of sth( NAmE) to get a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure from sth 从…中得到快感（或快乐、乐趣）verb★money 钱1★[transitive , intransitive ]to ask an amount of money for goods or a service 收费；要价chargesth for sth ◆What did they charge for the repairs?他们收了多少修理费？◆The restaurant charged £20 for dinner.这家餐馆收了 20 英镑的餐费。chargesb for sth ◆We won't charge you for delivery.我们送货不收费。chargesth at sth ◆Calls are charged at 36p per minute.电话费按每分钟 36 便士收取。chargesb sth (for sth) ◆He only charged me half price.他只收我半价。chargefor sth ◆Do you think museums should charge for admission?你认为博物馆应该收入场费吗？charge(sb) to do sth ◆The bank doesn't charge to stop a payment.银行不收取停止付款的手续费。2★[transitive ]to record the cost of sth as an amount that sb has to pay 把…记在账上；在某人账上记入chargesth to sth ◆They charge the calls to their credit-card account.他们用信用卡账户支付电话费。( NAmE) chargesth ◆Don't worry. I'll charge it(= pay by credit card).别担心，我会用信用卡付款的。with crime/sth wrong 犯罪；过失3★[transitive ]to accuse sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court 控告；起诉chargesb ◆Several people were arrested but nobody was charged.有数人被捕，但均未受到起诉。chargesb with sth/with doing sth ◆He was charged with murder.他被指控犯有谋杀罪。4[transitive ]chargesb (with sth/with doing sth) ( formal) to accuse sb publicly of doing sth wrong or bad 指责；谴责◆Opposition MPs charged the minister with neglecting her duty.反对党议员指责这名女部长玩忽职守。rush/attack 猛冲；攻击5[intransitive , transitive ]to rush forward and attack sb/sth 猛冲；猛攻；冲锋◆The bull put its head down and charged.公牛低下头猛冲过来。charge(at) sb/sth ◆We charged at the enemy.我们向敌人发起冲锋。6★[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to rush in a particular direction 向…方向冲去◆The children charged down the stairs.孩子们冲下了楼梯。◆He came charging into my room and demanded to know what was going on.他冲进我的房间，要求知道发生了什么事。with electricity 电7★[transitive ]to pass electricity through sth so that it is stored there 充电chargesth ◆Before use, the battery must be charged.电池使用前必须充电。chargesth up ◆The shaver can be charged up and used when travelling.这种电动剃须刀可充电供旅行使用。with responsibility/task 职责；任务8[transitive ]( usually passive 通常用于被动语态) ( formal) to give sb a responsibility or task 赋予…职责（或任务）；使…承担责任（或任务）chargesb with sth ◆The committee has been charged with the development of sport in the region.委员会已被赋予在该地区发展体育运动的职责。chargesb with doing sth ◆The governing body is charged with managing the school within its budget.学校管理部门负有在预算范围内管理好学校的职责。with strong feeling 强烈感情9[transitive ]( usually passive 通常用于被动语态) chargesth (with sth) ( literary) to fill sb with an emotion 使充满（…情绪）◆The room was charged with hatred.这个房间里充满了敌意。◆a highly chargedatmosphere 一触即发的紧张气氛glass 玻璃杯10[transitive ]chargesth ( BrE) ( formal) to fill a glass 注满（玻璃杯）◆Please charge your glasses and drink a toast to the bride and groom!请各位斟满酒杯向新娘、新郎敬酒！gun 枪11[transitive ]chargesth ( old use) to load a gun 装（弹药）charge/tʃɑːdʒ; NAmEtʃɑːrdʒ/
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charge1 noun
charge2 verb
chargecharge1 /tʃɑːdʒ $ tʃɑːrdʒ/ ●●●S1W1 noun
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1price [countable, uncountable] the amount of money you have to pay for goods or servicescharge of an admission charge of $5charge for There is a charge for the use of the swimming pool. Guided tours are provided at no charge. Your order will be sent free of charge (=with no cost).► see thesaurus at
cost
2control [uncountable] the position of having control or responsibility for a group of people or an activityin charge (of something) He asked to speak to the person in charge. the officer in charge of the investigation Stern put Travis in charge of (=gave him control of) the research team. Owens came in and took charge of (=took control of) the situation. A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia.3somebody/something you look aftera)be in/under somebody’s charge if someone or something is in your charge, you are responsible for looking after them: teachers that do their best for the children in their charge The files were left in your charge.b)[countable] formal someone that you are responsible for looking after: Sarah bought some chocolate for her three young charges.4crime [countable] an official statement by the police that someone may be guilty of a crimecharge against He was found guilty of all six charges against him.charge of Higgins is facing a charge of armed robbery.on a charge (of something) The following morning, he was arrested on a charge of burglary.5blame [countable] a written or spoken statement blaming someone for doing something bad or illegalSYN allegationcharge that the charge that tobacco companies target young people with their adscharge of a charge of racial discrimination against the companydeny/counter a charge (=say that a charge is untrue) Wallace denied charges that he had lied to investigators.lay/leave yourself open to a charge of something (=be likely to be blamed for something) The speech laid him open to charges of political bias.6attack [countable] an attack in which soldiers or animals move towards someone or something very quickly7effort lead the charge to make a strong effort to do something: It was small businesses that led the charge against health care changes.8electricity [uncountable] electricity that is put into a piece of electrical equipment such as a batteryon charge (=taking in a charge of electricity) Leave the battery on charge all night.9explosive [countable] an explosive put into something such as a bomb or gun10strength of feelings [singular] the power of strong feelings: Cases of child abuse have a strong emotional charge.11get a charge out of something American English spoken to be excited by something and enjoy it very much: I got a real charge out of seeing my niece take her first steps.12an order to do something [countable] formal an order to do somethingcharge to do something The old servant fulfilled his master’s charge to care for the children. → reverse the charges
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COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + chargea small charge· For a small charge guests can use the hotel sauna.an extra/additional charge· Breakfast may be served in your bedroom at no extra charge.free of charge (=with no cost)· Delivery is free of charge.somebody’s charges are high/low (=you have to pay a lot/a little)· His charges are too high.a fixed charge· There’s a fixed charge for having a dental check.a nominal charge (=a very small amount of money)· You can use the tennis courts for a nominal charge.a minimum charge (=an amount that is the least you can pay)· There’s a minimum charge of £10 per person in the Terrace restaurant.a service charge (=for service in a hotel, restaurant etc)· The restaurant’s prices include a 10% service charge.an admission charge (=for being allowed to enter a place)· There is no admission charge.a call-out charge British English (=that you must pay a workman to come to your home)· The electrician said there is a £40 call-out charge.a cancellation charge· If you change your flight booking, you may have to pay a cancellation charge.a delivery charge· How much is the store’s delivery charge?bank charges (=fees charged by a bank for some services)· You will have to pay bank charges if your account is overdrawn.verbspay a charge· There will be a small charge to pay.make a charge (=ask you to pay a charge)· We make no charge for this service.incur a charge formal (=result in you paying a charge)· All cancellations incur a charge.introduce/impose a charge· The government introduced a charge for water.waive a charge (=allow you not to pay it)· I’ve asked the bank to waive the charge this time.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 4ADJECTIVES/NOUN + chargea murder/burglary/drugs etc charge· He appeared in court on fraud charges.· Robins was in jail awaiting trial on drugs charges.criminal charges· The investigation resulted in criminal charges against three police officers.a serious charge· Drinking and driving is a very serious charge.a felony charge American English (=for a serious crime)· He pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of cocaine possession.verbspress/bring charges (=make someone be brought to court for a crime)· Sometimes the victim of an assault does not want to press charges.face charges (=have been charged with a crime)· A farmer is facing charges of cruelty and neglect.deny/admit a charge· All three men denied the charge of manslaughter.plead guilty to a charge (=say formally in court that you are guilty)· The youth pleaded guilty to a charge of arson.drop the charges (=decide not to go on with a court case)· The prosecution dropped the charges in 2005.dismiss the charges (=say that a court case should not continue)· If there is insufficient evidence, the court will dismiss the charges.be released without charge· She had been arrested twice and released without charge.be convicted of/on a charge (=be judged to be guilty)· McCorley was convicted on a charge of assault.be acquitted of/on a charge (=be judged to be not guilty)· Both men were acquitted of all charges.
charge1 noun
charge2 verb
chargecharge2 ●●●S1W2 verb
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1moneya)[intransitive, transitive] to ask someone for a particular amount of money for something you are selling: The hotel charges $125 a night.charge somebody £10/$50 etc (for something) The restaurant charged us £40 for the wine.charge something at something Calls will be charged at 44p per minute.charge for We won’t charge for delivery if you pay now.charge rent/a fee/interest etc The gallery charges an entrance fee.b)charge something to somebody’s account/room etc to record the cost of something on someone’s account, so that they can pay for it later: Wilson charged the drinks to his room. Use a courier and charge it to the department.c)[transitive] American English to pay for something with a credit cardcharge something on something I charged the shoes on Visa. ‘How would you like to pay?’ ‘I’ll charge it.’2crime [transitive] to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crimecharge somebody with something Gibbons has been charged with murder.► see thesaurus at
accuse
3blame somebody [transitive] formal to say publicly that you think someone has done something wrongcharge that Demonstrators have charged that the police used excessive force against them.4run [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to deliberately run or walk somewhere quicklycharge around/through/out etc The boys charged noisily into the water.► see thesaurus at
run
5attack [intransitive, transitive] to deliberately rush quickly towards someone or something in order to attack them: Then, with a final effort, our men charged the enemy for the last time.charge at/towards/into The bear charged towards her at full speed.6electricity [intransitive, transitive] (also charge up) if a battery charges, or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity: The shaver can be charged up.7order somebody [transitive] formal to order someone to do something or make them responsible for itcharge somebody with doing something The commission is charged with investigating war crimes.8gun [transitive] old use to load a gun9glass [transitive] British English formal to fill a glass →