charge
/tʃɑːdʒ/
v.
一句话记住
收费;要价;指控;起诉
释义与例句
v.
收费;要价
to ask someone to pay an amount of money for goods or services
-
The shop charges five pounds for delivery.
这家商店收取五英镑配送费。
-
The hotel charged me extra for breakfast.
酒店向我另外收取了早餐费。
展开其余 1 条例句
-
The lawyer charges clients by the hour.
这位律师按小时向客户收费。
v.
指控;起诉
to accuse someone officially of committing a crime
-
The man was charged with theft.
这名男子被控盗窃。
-
Police charged the driver with dangerous driving.
警方指控该司机危险驾驶。
展开其余 1 条例句
-
Two executives were charged with fraud after the investigation.
调查结束后,两名高管被控欺诈。
词源与构词
经古法语 chargier(装载、使承担)进入英语,源自晚期拉丁语 carricare(装车),后引申出责任、收费和指控等义。
记忆钩子
charge 由“装载、使承担”引申:让顾客承担费用是收费,让嫌疑人承担罪名是指控,让电池承载电能是充电。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
-
charger 充电器charge 加 -er,可指给电池充电的设备。
-
overcharge 多收费;过度充电加 over-,表示收费过高或充电过度。
-
recharge 重新充电;恢复精力加 re-,表示再次充电或休息后恢复精力。
同义词
-
accuse 指控;指责accuse 泛指指责或指控,常用 accuse sb of;charge 多指警方或司法机关正式提出刑事指控,常用 charge sb with。She accused him of taking the money without permission. 她指责他未经允许拿走了钱。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
-
change 改变;零钱charge 有收费、指控、充电等义;change 主要指改变或找回的零钱,注意拼写差异。Small changes can improve the way you work. 小小的改变可以改善你的工作方式。
常见搭配
-
charge a fee 收取费用The bank charges a fee for international transfers. 银行对国际转账收取手续费。
-
charge sb with a crime 指控某人犯罪He was charged with a crime he denied committing. 他被指控犯有一项自己否认的罪行。
-
free of charge 免费The museum offers guided tours free of charge. 博物馆免费提供导览服务。