作“控告”解時,可以接that引導的從句。作“收費”解時，可以接雙賓語，可用于被動結構;表示“價格貴”或“收費貴”時,不能說charge expensively,而用too much或heavily等修飾。
charge用作不及物動詞時,常接for表示“收…的費”,接down表示“沖鋒”。
charge作“負責,管理”解時,是不可數名詞; 作“指責,指控,控告”解時,是可數名詞,且后可接that從句作同位語; 作“收費,要價”解時,主要指因某種服務而索取的費用,是可數名詞。
in charge of表示“某人負責或照管某人〔物〕”; in the charge of則表示“某人〔物〕由某人負責或照管”。
charge的常用短語：
用作動詞 (v.)
charge against (v.+prep.)
charge at (v.+prep.)
charge down (v.+adv.)
charge for (v.+prep.)
charge into (v.+prep.)
charge off (v.+adv.)
charge on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
charge out (v.+adv.)
charge to (v.+prep.)
charge up1 (v.+prep.)
charge up2 (v.+adv.)
charge with (v.+prep.)
用作名詞 (n.)
bring a charge (of sth) against
charge account
face a charge〔charges〕
in charge of
in the charge of〔in sb's charge〕
take charge of
trump up a charge
charge的用法例句：
1. But legal experts are not sure if such a charge can stick.
但法律專家們不能肯定這一指控是否成立。
2. Customers who arrange overdrafts will face a monthly charge of 5.
透支的客戶每月要繳納5英鎊的費用。
3. He has admitted the charge and will be sentenced later.
他已經認罪，會在晚些時候宣判。
4. The demonstration itself was against the Government's new CommunityCharge.
游行本身反對的是政府新出臺的“人頭稅”。
5. We'll put together a proposal, including detailed costings, free of charge.
我們將免費擬一份提案，其中包括詳細的成本估算。
6. We will be pleased to the charge from the original invoice.
我們決定將這筆費用從原始發票上刪去。