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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 675 COCA: 923

charge

1 charge /ˈtʃɑɚʤ/ verb
charges; charged; charging
1 charge
/ˈtʃɑɚʤ/
verb
charges; charged; charging
Learner's definition of CHARGE
: to give an amount of electricity to (something) : to put electricity into a battery so that a machine or device will run充电
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] formal : to give a job or responsibility to (a person or group) : to make (a person or group) responsible for something使…承担责任;赋予…责任usually used as (be) charged通常用作(be) chargedusually + with
[+ object]
: to formally accuse (someone) of a crime指控;控告usually + with
: to say that someone has done something wrong指责(某人)
: to say that a player has broken the rules in a game(比赛中)判罚
[+ object] : to rush toward (a person, place, etc.)扑向;冲撞
[no object] : to rush in a particular direction(朝某方向)冲去
[+ object] : to create a record of an amount of money that is owed把…记在账上
: to ask for money in return for providing or doing something收费
[no object]
[+ object]
[+ object] : to ask for (a specific amount of money) as a price, rate, or fee要价,收费(金额)
[+ object] : to ask for payment from (a customer, client, etc.)向(顾客、客户等)索取费用
2 charge /ˈtʃɑɚʤ/ noun
plural charges
2 charge
/ˈtʃɑɚʤ/
noun
plural charges
Learner's definition of CHARGE
[count]
: an amount of electricity电荷
: the amount of an explosive material (such as dynamite) that is used in a single blast(一定量的)炸药
compare depth charge
[noncount] : the responsibility of managing or watching over something管理;掌管;照管
[count] : an amount of money that someone asks for in return for providing or doing something : the price charged for something价钱;费用
Synonyms see: price
[count]
law : a formal accusation that someone committed a crime指控;控告
: a statement that criticizes someone or says that someone has done something wrong : an accusation or criticism指责;谴责
[count] formal : a person (such as a child) that another person must guard or take care of需要照管的人
[count] : a judge's instructions to a jury before it begins deciding a verdict(法官在法院裁决前向陪审团发出的)指示
[count] : an act of running or rushing forward especially in order to make an attack猛攻;冲锋
[singular] US, informal : a feeling of joy or excitement快感;刺激

in charge

: having control of or responsibility for something负责;管理

reverse the charges

see 1reverse
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 675 COCA: 923

charge

1 of 2

verb

charged; charging

transitive verb

1
a(1)
: to fix or ask as fee or payment
charges $50 for an office visit
(2)
: to ask payment of (a person)
charge a client for expenses
b
: to record (an item) as an expense, debt, obligation, or liability
charged a new sofa
c(1)
: to impose a financial burden on
charge his estate with debts incurred
(2)
: to impose or record as financial obligation
charge debts to an estate
2
a(1)
: to give an electric charge to
charge a capacitor
(2)
: to restore the active materials in (a storage battery) by the passage of a direct current through in the opposite direction to that of discharge
b(1)
: to place a charge (as of powder) in
(2)
: to load or fill to capacity
c
: to fill or furnish fully
The music is charged with excitement.
d
: electrify sense 2
The crowd was charged by her performance.
e(1)
: to assume as a heraldic bearing (see bearing sense 4)
(2)
: to place a heraldic bearing on
charged his shield with three roses
f
archaic : to lay or put a load on or in : load
horses charged with heavy burdens
3
a
: to rush against : attack
The bull charged the matador.
also : to rush into (an opponent) usually illegally in various sports
b
: to bring (a weapon) into position for attack : level
charge a lance
4
a
: to make an assertion against especially by ascribing guilt or blame
charges him with armed robbery
They were charged as being instigators.
b
: to place the guilt or blame for
charge her failure to negligence
c
: to assert as an accusation
charges that they distorted the data
5
a
: to impose a task or responsibility on
charge him with the job of finding a new meeting place
b
: to command, instruct, or exhort with authority
I charge you not to go.
c
of a judge : to give a charge (see charge entry 2 sense 6a) to (a jury)

intransitive verb

1
: to rush forward in or as if in assault : attack
came charging into the room
also : to charge an opponent in sports
2
: to ask or set a price
Do you charge for this service?
3
: to charge an item to an account
charge now, pay later
4
of a battery or battery-powered device : to gain an electric charge : to receive and store a greater quantity of electrical energy
She left the phone charging overnight.

charge

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: the price demanded for something
no admission charge
b
: a debit to an account
The purchase was a charge.
c
: expense, cost
gave the banquet at his own charge
d
: the record of a loan (as of a book from a library)
e
British : an interest in property granted as security for a loan
2
a
: a definite quantity of electricity
especially : an excess or deficiency of electrons in a body
b
: the quantity of explosive used in a single discharge
c
: the quantity that an apparatus is intended to receive and fitted to hold
the charge of chemicals in a fire extinguisher
d
: thrill, kick
got a charge out of the game
e
: a store or accumulation of impelling force
the deeply emotional charge of the drama
3
a
: management, supervision
has charge of the home office
see also take charge
b
: a person or thing committed into the care of another
played with her young charges at the day-care center
c
: obligation, requirement
… to maintain this readiness … is … a first charge upon our military effort … Sir Winston Churchill
d
: the ecclesiastical jurisdiction (such as a parish) committed to a clergyman
4
a
: a formal assertion of illegality
a charge of murder
b
: a statement of complaint or hostile criticism
denied the charges of nepotism that were leveled against him
5
a(1)
: a violent rush forward (as to attack)
the charge of the brigade
(2)
: the signal for attack
sound the charge
b
: a usually illegal rush into an opponent in various sports (such as basketball)
6
a
: instruction, command
… he gave them charge about the Queen, To guard and foster her forevermore. Alfred Tennyson
b
: instruction in points of law given by a court to a jury
7
a
: a figure borne on a heraldic field
b
obsolete : a material load or weight
Phrases
in charge
: having control or custody of something
He is in charge of the training program.
Choose the Right Synonym for charge

command, order, bid, enjoin, direct, instruct, charge mean to issue orders.

command and order imply authority and usually some degree of formality and impersonality.

command stresses official exercise of authority.

a general commanding troops

order may suggest peremptory or arbitrary exercise.

ordered his employees about

bid suggests giving orders peremptorily (as to children or servants).

she bade him be seated

enjoin implies giving an order or direction authoritatively and urgently and often with admonition or solicitude.

a sign enjoining patrons to be quiet

direct and instruct both connote expectation of obedience and usually concern specific points of procedure or method, instruct sometimes implying greater explicitness or formality.

directed her assistant to hold all calls
the judge instructed the jury to ignore the remark

charge adds to enjoin an implication of imposing as a duty or responsibility.

charged by the President with a secret mission

Example Sentences

Verb We tried to charge the car's battery. The government charged that he had not paid taxes for five years. It is not clear if he violated the rules, as his critics have charged. The basketball player was charged with a foul. Noun He set off a charge that destroyed the mountain. He has charge of the building. There is no charge for fixing the tire. a delivery charge for the refrigerator an admission charge at the fair See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Giant arrays of batteries that charge at night when prices are cheaper and help balance the grid during the day are being installed by utilities and asset managers. Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 That's when demand is at its peal and stadiums as well as third-parties charge as much fans are willing to pay. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 The company says that its 12-volt Bolt power bank can charge a laptop, or phone, serve as an outlet or even restart a car battery. Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Fitz entered a no-contest plea to the failure to comply charge, and the other charges were dismissed, according to court records. Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 Looking for more ways to protect and charge your iPhone 12 or 13? Talon Homer, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022 That's $800 less than what the San Francisco 49ers charge a family of four, the most expensive cost index in the NFL. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 The city plans to have resilience hubs, where seniors can go to get cool and charge their phones after a disaster. Carolyn Guniss, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2022 Simply unscrew the 6,000-mAh battery pack from the bottom and, voila, a plinth to wireless charge your phone upon—at 5 watts, that is. WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022
Noun
The reason, Anderson explains, is that even though Zynteglo might be cost-effective over the long term and from a social perspective even at $2.8 million, the one-year charge for it can bring ruin to an insurer’s profit-and-loss statement. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The charge is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The judge said Henderson will remain in the Shelby County Jail without bond for the murder charge against him. Amir Vera And Andi Babineau, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Stocks began the week lower but then made up ground over the following days, with shares of banks, manufacturers and consumer-discretionary companies helping lead the charge. Akane Otani, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Chris and Frank Both, who both initially led the charge for the park project in 2020 and 2021, have announced plans to raise even more now to help the park get built. Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 The breakdown: $57,410 for tuition itself, $10,960 for the room charge, $7,670 for the board rate, and an additional $3,500 for miscellaneous expenses (which are considered class dues, costs of books, and personal expenses). Alena Botros, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 Off the runway, Kim Kardashian is undoubtedly leading the charge. Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2022 The top charge against Bannon carries a maximum sentence of five to 15 years in prison. Michael R. Sisak, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French charger, from Late Latin carricare, from Latin carrus wheeled vehicle — more at car

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from charger

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2f

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7b

Time Traveler
The first known use of charge was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 675 COCA: 923
charge

noun¹

1price asked for sth價款ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEheavy, high高收費nominal, reasonable, small象徵性的收費;合理要價;低廉的收費minimum最低收費fixed, standard固定/標準收費total總計要價annual, daily, etc.年收費、日收費等standing (BrE) 長期不變的收費There is a quarterly standing charge.有一項每季不變的收費。additional, extra附加/額外收費bank, commission, handling, interest銀行手續費;佣金;搬運費;收取的利息費maintenance, service保養費;服務費delivery, shipping (especially NAmE) 遞送費;運費admission, call, call-out, cover, hire, prescription (BrE) 入場費;通話費;上門服務費;(餐館等的)服務費;租費;藥費VERB + CHARGEimpose, introduce, levy, make收費We make a small charge for wrapping your gift.包裝禮品要收少許費用。waive免去費用They agreed to waive the delivery charges.他們同意免收遞送費。incur產生費用All changes will incur a charge.所有變更都得收費。pay付費increase增加收費reduce減少收費reverse the charges (= when telephoning) (BrE) (電話)讓對方付費PREPOSITIONat a charge收費This service is available at a nominal charge.這項服務只象徵性地收費。for a charge以⋯收費The hotel operates a bus service to the beach for a small charge.這家旅館提供去海灘的班車,收費很低。charge for⋯的收費There is no charge for this service.這項服務不收任何費用。charge on就⋯的收費a charge on company profits對公司利潤的收費PHRASESfree of charge (= without any charge) 免費The company will deliver free of charge.公司會免費送貨上門。
charge

noun²

2official statement accusing sb of a crime控罪ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARGE | CHARGE + VERB | CHARGE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgrave, heavy, serious嚴重罪行指控lesser, reduced較輕的/減輕的指控He was found guilty on a reduced charge of assault.他被減輕指控,判定犯輕度人身侵犯罪。baseless, false, trumped-up無根據的指控;錯誤的指控;揑造的罪名civil, criminal, disciplinary, felony, misdemeanor (NAmE) 民事/刑事/違反紀律/重罪/輕罪指控assault, conspiracy, corruption, drug, drugs, fraud, murder, etc.侵犯人身、同謀、貪污腐敗、毒品犯罪、欺詐、謀殺等指控VERB + CHARGEbring, file, lay, level, make, pursue控告;指控Police have brought a charge of dangerous driving against the man.警方以危險駕駛罪控告那名男子。drop, withdraw撤銷控告;撤回指控answer, face應訴;面臨指控She is almost certain to face criminal charges.她幾乎肯定要面臨刑事指控。avoid避免指控The company has managed to avoid criminal charges in this case.在這個案子中公司設法避免了刑事指控。admit承認指控He has admitted the murder charge.他承認犯了謀殺罪。deny, dismiss, dispute, rebut, refute, reject否認指控;駁斥指控The prime minister dismissed the charge that he had misled Parliament.首相否認了他誤導議會的指控。fabricate, trump up偽造/揑造指控He accused the government of fabricating the charges for political reasons.他譴責政府出於政治原因給他羅織罪名。investigate調查控罪settle (only used with charges 僅與 charges 連用) (NAmE) 了結指控The company agreed to pay $20 million to settle insider-trading charges.公司同意支付 2,000 萬美元了結內部人員交易的指控。prove, substantiate證明指控成立;提供指控事實The charges will be difficult to prove.這些指控很難證明成立。dismiss, throw out駁回/拒絕受理指控The court dismissed the charge against him.法庭駁回了對他的指控。CHARGE + VERBallege sth指控稱⋯new charges alleging the misuse of funds指稱濫用資金的新指控CHARGE + NOUNsheet (BrE) 案情記錄At the police station a charge sheet was made out.在警察局錄了案。PREPOSITIONon a/the charge因受指控She appeared in court on charges of kidnapping and assault.她因受到綁架和侵犯人身的指控而出庭。without charge沒有提出控告to be detained / held / released without charge在沒有提出控告的情況下被拘留/被關押/獲得釋放charge against對⋯的控罪The charges against you have been dropped.對你的指控已被撤銷。charge of⋯的指控a charge of armed robbery持械搶劫的指控charge related to, charge relating to與⋯相關的指控charges relating to the embezzlement of public funds與挪用公款有關的指控PHRASESbring charges (against sb), prefer charges (against sb), press charges (against sb)控告(某人)Many victims of crime are reluctant to press charges against their attackers.許多罪案的受害者不願意指控侵害他們的人。
charge

noun³

3control控制ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARGE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEoverall總負責The conductor has overall charge of the train.列車長對列車負總責。personal親自掌管She took personal charge of the files.她親自掌管文件。sole單獨負責Stephen will take sole charge for the time being.斯蒂芬將暫時繼續獨自負責。temporary (BrE) 暫時主管VERB + CHARGEhave掌管take主管We need somebody to take charge of the financial side.我們需要有人主管財務工作。place sb in, put sb in讓某人主管John has been put in charge of marketing.約翰被派去管理營銷部門。PREPOSITIONin charge (of sb/sth)負責(⋯);掌控(⋯)I need to feel more in charge of my life.我需要能在更大程度上掌控自己的生活。in sb's charge, under sb's charge由某人照管The child is under my charge until her mother returns.孩子在她媽媽回來前由我照顧。
charge

noun⁴

4sudden attack突然攻擊ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHARGE ADJECTIVEbaton, cavalry用警棍的驅趕;騎兵/裝甲兵的攻擊They were driven back by a police baton charge.他們被警察用警棍趕了回去。VERB + CHARGElead率領進攻Young people are leading the charge to clean up the city.年輕人率先打掃城市衞生。Allen led the charge, but could they get a goal back?艾倫領頭發起進攻,但他們能扳回一球嗎?
charge

verb¹

1ask sb to pay money要求付款ADVERB | VERB + CHARGE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBdirectly直接收費VERB + CHARGEbe entitled to, be free to, have a right to有資格收費;允許收費;有權收費Companies are free to charge whatever they like for their services.公司可以對其服務項目自由收費。PREPOSITIONagainst以⋯為標準收費Research and development expenditure is charged against profits in the year it is incurred.研發費根據其當年所產生的利潤收取。at按⋯收費Calls will be charged at 90 cents a minute.話費將按每分鐘 90 美分收取。for為⋯收費We don't charge for delivery.我們免費送貨。on對⋯收費The bank charges a commission on all foreign currency transactions.銀行對所有的外匯交易收取手續費。to(費用)記在⋯上The cost is charged directly to the profit and loss account.成本直接記在損益賬上。PHRASEScharge sth to sb's account把⋯記在某人賬下€50 will be charged to your account.50 歐元將記在你的賬下。
charge

verb²

2make an official accusation正式指控ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBformally正式控告jointly (BrE) 連帶控告The teenagers were jointly charged with attempted murder.這些青少年以謀殺未遂的罪名被一同起訴。PREPOSITIONin connection with指控某人與⋯有關A man has been charged in connection with the attack.一名男子被指控與那起襲擊案有關。with指控某人犯⋯罪She has not yet been formally charged with the crime.她還沒有以這一罪名被正式起訴。
charge

verb³

3rush/attack猛衝;攻擊ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBheadlong迅猛地衝擊blindly盲目地衝擊around, round (especially BrE) 到處猛衝The children were all charging around outside.孩子們在外面亂衝亂撞。in, out猛衝進去/出去PREPOSITIONat襲擊⋯I was worried that the animal might charge at us.當時我擔心那隻動物會襲擊我們。down衝下⋯I heard the sound of feet charging down the stairs.我聽見急衝下樓的腳步聲。forward, into衝向前;衝進⋯She charged into the room.她衝進屋內。out of, through, towards/toward衝出⋯;衝過⋯;衝向⋯The rhino charged headlong towards / toward us.犀牛急速地向我們衝來。up衝上⋯

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