warrant
UK ['wɒr.ənt] US ['wɔ:r-] verb
MAKE NECESSARY 使有必要
transitive
■to make a particular activity necessary 使有必要•Obviously what she did was wrong, but I don't think it warranted quite such severe punishment.显然她做得不对，但我认为她不应该受到如此严厉的惩罚。 •It's a relatively simple task that really doesn't warrant a great deal of time being spent on it.这是一个相对来说比较简单的任务，不必在上面花费大量的时间。 ⇒ See also unwarranted
UK ['wɒr.ənt] US ['wɔ:r-] verb
PROMISE 允诺
intransitive or transitive old-fashioned
■to say that you are certain about something 担保，保证；承诺
UK ['wɒr.ənt] US ['wɔ:r-] noun
DOCUMENT 文件
countable
■an official document, signed by a judge or other person in authority, which gives the police permission to search someone's home, arrest a person or take some other action （由法官或官员签署的）搜查令，逮捕状，令状•a search warrant搜查令 •Judge La Riva had issued an arrest warrant/a warrant for his arrest.拉里瓦法官已经签署了一份逮捕状／逮捕他的令状。
UK ['wɒr.ənt] US ['wɔ:r-] noun
REASON 理由；根据
uncountable old-fashioned
■a reason for doing something 做事情的理由•There's no warrant for that sort of behaviour!那种行为根本不合理！ |