/ˈvɒləntri; US -terɪ ||; ˈvɑlənˌtɛrɪ/adj1 done or given because you want to do it, not because you have to do it 自愿的;自动的;自发的: He took voluntary redundancy and left the firm last year. 他自愿离职,去年离开了那家公司。 [OPP] compulsory 反义词为compulsory
2 done or working without payment 义务的;无偿的: She does some voluntary work at the hospital. 她在医院做些义务工作。
3 (used about movements of the body) that you can control (指身体的动作)可自主的,随意的
[OPP] involuntary 反义词为involuntary➔voluntarily /ˈvɒləntrəli; US ˌvɒlənˈterəli ||; ˌvɑlənˈtɛrəlɪ/ adv She left the job voluntarily, she wasn't sacked. 她是自愿离职,不是给辞退的。