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N-COUNT
章程;憲章
A charter is a formal document describing the rights, aims, or principles of an organization or group of people.
例句
...Article 50 of the United Nations Charter.
《聯合國憲章》第50款
...the Social Charter of workers' rights.
保障勞工權利的《社會憲章》
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ADJ
(飛機或船只)包租的，包用的
A charter plane or boat is one which is hired for use by a particular person or group and which is not part of a regular service.
例句
...the last charter plane carrying out foreign nationals.
運送外國僑民出境的最后一架包機
...frequent charter flights to Spain.
到西班牙的定期包機航班
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VERB
(個人、團體)包租，租用(飛機、船只等)
If a person or organization charters a plane, boat, or other vehicle, they hire it for their own use.
例句
He chartered a jet to fly her home from California to Switzerland...
他包了架噴氣式飛機把她從加利福尼亞送回瑞士家里。
Yesterday, a cargo ship chartered by the UN arrived in the capital carrying 1,550 tons of rice.
昨天，一艘聯合國租用的貨船到達首都，船上載有1,550噸大米。
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PHRASE
對…的縱容(或慫恿)
If you describe a decision or policy as a charter for someone or something you disapprove of, you mean that it is likely to help or encourage them.
例句
They described the Home Office scheme as a 'charter for cheats'...
他們稱內政部的方案是“對詐騙的縱容”。
They condemned the white paper as a charter for centralisation and selective education.
他們譴責白皮書是在慫恿中央集權和精英教育。