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Definition of do-gooder in English: do-goodernoun duːˈɡʊdəˈduˌɡʊdər A well-meaning but unrealistic or interfering philanthropist or reformer. 善意但不现实(或碍事的)慈善家(或改革家) Example sentencesExamples - What do these so called humanitarian do-gooders expect?
- Politicians or other misguided do-gooders won't be able to meddle.
- Politicians and middle-class do-gooders have interfered with the balance of a vulnerable sociological ecosystem.
- And in Alaska, the do-gooders fight bears with pepper spray.
- Keeping in line with the tradition of panto you can be sure the show will have its fair share of villains, do-gooders, idiots and of course the inevitable love matches.
- She loves her ‘team’ of fellow do-gooders, loves the challenge, the sense of accomplishment.
- But if so, why should council do-gooders interfere?
- Is there any limit at all on how far do-gooders are willing to dumb down our educational system in the name of helping students feel good about themselves?
- What right have these do-gooders to deny the bulk of the population good quality chicken at a price they can afford.
- The main blame lies with the do-gooders who have interfered by saying you can't smack a child etc.
- Society became flooded with well-meaning do-gooders who bumbled about in the most hopeless manner.
- What qualifies do-gooders to give economic advice?
- They don't want do-gooders coming along and deciding to give it to organisations that aren't run by consumers; they want to protect the money.
- Thus, there was little a well-meaning band of foreign do-gooders could achieve by meddling.
- America's distinctive do-gooders have been keeping the public safe by patrolling the streets and subways of the Big Apple for more than 25 years.
- The dewy-eyed do-gooders might be pleased to know that whoever wins government at the next election our detention centres will still be here.
- Once again the police are fighting their battle against crime with one arm tied behind their backs; and once again it is the Government and its cronies of do-gooders who are doing the tying.
- In conclusion, if the do-gooders want to do real good they should protest at pensioners being threatened with prison sentences for non-payment of council tax!
- Much Ado About Nothing tells the tale of two relationships and the meddling do-gooders who muck them up.
Synonyms benefactor, benefactress, humanitarian, patron, patroness, donor, contributor, giver, sponsor, backer, helper, altruist, good samaritan
Derivativesadjective ˈduːˌɡʊdˈduˌɡʊd Well-meaning but sometimes unrealistic or interfering. 善意但不现实(或碍事的)慈善家(或改革家) free bikes handed out by a do-good eco-group Example sentencesExamples - a do-good busybody
- Some professors say the imbalance is natural because progressives tend to gather in do-good professions while conservatives gravitate toward traditional careers in business and finance.
- Others speak of romantic pragmatism as a source of pride and comfort: ‘She had a do-good work ethic toward love.’
- ‘They are true feel-good and do-good books,’ she said.
noun duːˈɡʊdəriˌduˈɡʊd(ə)ri All of these books contain the author staggering and swearing his way through the messes of socialism and do-goodery in our country and elsewhere. Example sentencesExamples - He is a soldier, for whom sending people out to war, to risk life and limb in the service of do-goodery is a prescription for lots of dead soldiers, limitless commitments, and frustrated hopes.
- What we heard was lovely, and filled the park with a rolling ambience of peace and do-goodery.
- An image of wholesome do-goodery, of scrubbed cheeks and Norman Rockwell freshness, rose obediently in my mind.
- The fans are similarly filled with a spirit of do-goodery.
noun One small downside to the couple's do-gooding crusade is the official functions. Example sentencesExamples - I explain I'm in the market for some do-gooding.
- All this do-gooding has apparently restored Hilton's television career.
- Jenny, the do-gooding vicar, is living on borrowed time in that she knows her church is to be turned into a health club.
- This bill is one of those prime examples of middle-class do-gooding.
noun If this seems like a jarring blend of dot-com-era excess and 1960s-style do-goodism, well, so be it. Example sentencesExamples - A people more fully in touch with, and respectful of, nature than nearly anyone on Earth has borne the brunt of urbanized environmental do-goodism.
- This is bargain basement Nietzsche and Foucault, admixed with earnest American do-goodism, that still passes for ‘theory’ in much of the academy.
- George was not interested in proposing a tax reform by means of which government might indulge itself in every form of do-goodism.
- And, actually, the roots of this do-goodism are ultimately in New England Puritanism, which had many characteristics associated with today's left.
Definition of do-gooder in US English: do-goodernounˈdo͞oˌɡo͝odərˈduˌɡʊdər A well-meaning but unrealistic or interfering philanthropist or reformer. 善意但不现实(或碍事的)慈善家(或改革家) Example sentencesExamples - Keeping in line with the tradition of panto you can be sure the show will have its fair share of villains, do-gooders, idiots and of course the inevitable love matches.
- America's distinctive do-gooders have been keeping the public safe by patrolling the streets and subways of the Big Apple for more than 25 years.
- But if so, why should council do-gooders interfere?
- Thus, there was little a well-meaning band of foreign do-gooders could achieve by meddling.
- The main blame lies with the do-gooders who have interfered by saying you can't smack a child etc.
- Politicians or other misguided do-gooders won't be able to meddle.
- The dewy-eyed do-gooders might be pleased to know that whoever wins government at the next election our detention centres will still be here.
- Once again the police are fighting their battle against crime with one arm tied behind their backs; and once again it is the Government and its cronies of do-gooders who are doing the tying.
- Is there any limit at all on how far do-gooders are willing to dumb down our educational system in the name of helping students feel good about themselves?
- Politicians and middle-class do-gooders have interfered with the balance of a vulnerable sociological ecosystem.
- Society became flooded with well-meaning do-gooders who bumbled about in the most hopeless manner.
- What right have these do-gooders to deny the bulk of the population good quality chicken at a price they can afford.
- What do these so called humanitarian do-gooders expect?
- They don't want do-gooders coming along and deciding to give it to organisations that aren't run by consumers; they want to protect the money.
- Much Ado About Nothing tells the tale of two relationships and the meddling do-gooders who muck them up.
- She loves her ‘team’ of fellow do-gooders, loves the challenge, the sense of accomplishment.
- What qualifies do-gooders to give economic advice?
- In conclusion, if the do-gooders want to do real good they should protest at pensioners being threatened with prison sentences for non-payment of council tax!
- And in Alaska, the do-gooders fight bears with pepper spray.
Synonyms benefactor, benefactress, humanitarian, patron, patroness, donor, contributor, giver, sponsor, backer, helper, altruist, good samaritan |