charge责任、充电、收费、指控|每日一词Day122



charge这个词短短6个字母,它的释义可是相当丰富。我们今天梳理几个日常和商务语境中都高频出现的意思。
先看作名词的用法。

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【释义1】n. 主管;掌管;照管;职责;责任
牛津:[U] a position of having control over sb/sth; responsibility for sb/sth
作为不可数名词,表示责任
【短语搭配】
be in charge of/ have charge of 负责...
take charge of 掌管
【例句】
She has charge of the day-to-day running of the business. 她负责掌管日常业务。
He took charge of the farm after his father's death. 他在父亲去世后掌管了农场。
在审计项目上会有FIC、MIC、PIC指什么呢?IC就是in charge的缩写,也就是“负责”。
FIC=Field In Charge 项目现场负责人
MIC=Manager In Charge  负责该项目的经理
PIC=Partner In Charge 负责该项目的合伙人

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【释义2】n.  (商品和服务所需的)要价,收费
牛津:[CU] ~ (for sth)the amount of money that sb asks for goods and services
【例句】
admission charges 入场费
Delivery is free of charge. 免费送货。
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喜欢看律政剧的朋友,对这个释义一定不陌生——
【释义3】n. 指控;控告
牛津:[CU] an official claim made by the police that sb has committed a crime
【例句】
criminal charges 刑事指控
He will be sent back to England to face a charge of armed robbery. 他将被遣返回英格兰面临持械抢劫罪的指控
【释义4】n. (电池或带电物质的)充电量,电荷
牛津:[CU] the amount of electricity that is put into a battery or carried by a substance
【例句】
a positive/negative charge 正╱负电荷
再看几个作为动词的用法。
都可以对应着名词的用法来记忆。
【释义1】v. 收(费);(向…)要价
牛津:~ (sb/sth) for sth~ (sb) sth (for sth)to ask an amount of money for goods or a service
通常搭配介词for
【例句】
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。
【释义2】v. 控告;起诉
牛津:[VN] ~ sb (with sth/with doing sth)to accuse sb formally of a crime so that there can be a trial in court
【例句】
He was charged with murder. 他被指控犯有谋杀罪。

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【释义3】v. 给…充电
牛津: [VN] ~ (sth) (up)to pass electricity through sth so that it is stored there
【例句】
My phone is out of juice. I need to charge my iPhone immediately. 我的手机没电了,我需要立刻充电。
手机充电器,英文可以说phone charger。
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