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charge

/ˈtʃɑrdʒ/KK

/ˈtʃɑɹdʒ/IPA

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高中
難度 6 個義項
購物
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charges

1.
費用;收費
極常用

為商品、服務或活動所收取的金額。

用法:常接介系詞「for」表示某項服務或商品的費用。

service charge
delivery charge
admission charge
an extra charge
free of charge

They charge extra to bring it to your home.

他們把東西送到你家會額外收費。

Students can enter the museum free of charge on Fridays.

學生星期五可以免費進入博物館。

2.
收費;索價
極常用

要求他人為商品或服務支付某個金額。

用法:常用句型為「向某人收取某金額」或「向某人收取某項目的費用」。

charge an entrance fee
charge a fee
charge someone for delivery
charge too much
charge by the hour

The repair shop charged me 500 dollars for the new screen.

那家維修店向我收了五百元換新螢幕。

Some places charge by the hour for using a private study room.

有些地方使用私人讀書室是按小時計費的。

3.
以信用卡付款;記入帳戶
常用

用信用卡或帳戶支付,或將一筆款項記到某張卡或帳戶上。

用法:可說「把某筆費用記到某張信用卡或帳戶」,也可說「用信用卡付款」。

charge it to a credit card
charge a purchase to an account
charge a meal to a room
charge it on a card

Could you charge the dinner to my room?

可以把晚餐費記到我的房帳上嗎?

I charged the train tickets to my card.

我把火車票的費用記在我的卡上。

4.
指控;控告
常用
正式

由警方或檢察機關正式指稱某人犯了罪。

用法:通常用「指控某人犯某罪」的句型。

charge someone with theft
be charged with fraud
face criminal charges
formally charge someone

The police charged the man with stealing a motorcycle.

警方指控那名男子偷竊一輛機車。

She was charged with stealing money after the police looked into the case.

警方查過這件事後,她被指控偷錢。

5.
罪名;指控
常用
正式

對某人涉嫌犯罪所提出的正式法律指控。

用法:常與「面臨」、「撤銷」或「提出」等動詞搭配。

a criminal charge
drop a charge
bring charges against someone
a charge of theft
face a charge

The police dropped the charge because they could not show that he did it.

警方撤銷了這項指控,因為他們無法證明是他做的。

He faces a charge of dangerous driving.

他面臨危險駕駛的指控。

6.
負責;掌管
極常用

管理、照顧或控制某人或某事的責任與權力。

用法:「負責……」後面要接介詞「of」所引導的內容;「接管」常用「take charge」。

be in charge of
take charge of
put someone in charge
be in someone's charge
take charge

Ms. Lin is in charge of the class trip this year.

林老師今年負責班級旅行。

When the teacher was absent, Kevin took charge of the group discussion.

老師不在時,凱文接手主持小組討論。

常見錯誤

The police charged him of theft.

The police charged him with theft.

This service is free charge.

This service is free of charge./This service is free.

I am in charge for the class trip.

I am in charge of the class trip.

The shop charged 500 dollars for me.

The shop charged me 500 dollars./The shop charged me 500 dollars for the service.

相關字詞
fee 近義
cost 近義
accuse 近義
responsible 同源詞
free of charge 片語形式
學習提示

・這個字的核心概念是「把某項費用、責任或指控加到某人身上」,但各義項的句型不同,使用時要特別注意介詞。

・談到手機、平板或行動電源時,「charge」通常是指「充電」;談到信用卡時,則是指「刷卡付款或入帳」。

・法律義的「charge」比一般的責備正式得多,不宜用於普通的人際抱怨。

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