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warrantverb(MAKE NECESSARY)[T]to make aparticularactivitynecessary: 使有必要 Obviously what she did waswrong, but I don'tthinkit warranted such aseverepunishment.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 arelativelysimpletaskthat really doesn't warrant agreatdealoftimebeingspenton 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。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesEssential or necessary - basically
- basis
- be a question ofdoing somethingidiom
- box ticking
- business-critical
- dependence
- elemental
- if need beidiom
- if/when push comes to shoveidiom
- incumbent
- indispensable
- inhere insomething
- necessitate
- necessity
- need
- needed
- needful
- owe
- symbiotic
- symbiotically
See more results » warrantverb(CERTAIN)[IorT]old-fashionedused to say that you arecertainabout something: 担保，保证；许诺 He's toblame, I'll warrant (you).是他的错，我（跟你）保证。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMaking & breaking promises & commitments - bond
- breach
- broken
- cross my heart (and hope to die)idiom
- deliver
- fink
- go back onsomething
- Hippocratic oath
- honour
- keep (herself) toherselfidiom
- promise
- renege
- so help me (God)idiom
- swear
- uncommitted
- undertake
- unkept
- vouch forsomething/someone
- warranty
- welch
See more results » warrantnoun(DOCUMENT)[C]anofficialdocument,signedby ajudgeor otherpersoninauthority, that gives thepolicepermissiontosearchsomeone'shome,arrestaperson, or take some otheraction: （由法官或官员签署的）搜查令，逮捕状，令状 asearchwarrant搜查令 Judge La Riva hadissuedanarrestwarrant/a warrantforhisarrest.拉里瓦法官已经签署了一份逮捕状／逮捕他的令状。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesOfficial documents - accounts
- affidavit
- aleatory
- annal
- apostille
- certify
- driving licence
- filing
- free pass
- get-out clause
- Green Paper
- Hansard
- prenuptial agreement
- proceedings
- pt
- PTO
- recertification
- recertify
- renewable
- writ
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Arresting & charging The police generally warrantnoun(REASON)[U]UKold-fashionedareasonfor doing something: 做事情的理由 There'snowarrant for thatsortofbehaviour!那种行为毫无任何根据！ SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesReasons and explanations - alibi
- amplification
- apology
- argumentation
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- ascriptive
- case
- definition
- explication
- exposition
- extenuating
- extenuation
- flack
- idea
- key
- reason
- talk
- talk your way out ofsomethingidiom
- wherefores
See more results » warrant| American Dictionarywarrantverb[T](MAKE NECESSARY)to make aparticularactionnecessaryorcorrect, or to be areasonto do something: Hisinjurywasseriousenough to warrant anoperation. I canseecircumstancesin which thesetypesofinvestigationswould be warranted. warrantnoun[C](DOCUMENT)anofficialdocumentapprovedby anauthority,esp. ajudge, which gives thepolicepermissionto docertainthings: asearchwarrant anarrestwarrant warrant| Business EnglishFINANCEtherighttobuya company'ssharesat aparticularpriceby aparticulardate: Thecompanyhas therighttoexercisewarrantsfor thestock, up to amaximumof 5% of thetotalsharesoutstanding. LAWalegaldocumentthat gives someone, forexample, thepolice, theauthorityto do something: See alsobond warrant covered warrant dividend warrant share warrant stock warrant warehouse warrant topromisethat something istrue, or say that it iscertainthat something willhappen: Ourproductsare warranted againstdefectsinmaterialsandworkmanship. Examplesofwarrantwarrant Thus, methods to identify communities warranting a combined control approach, will enhance the efficacy of this approach.From theCambridge English Corpus Before examining downgraded forms, however, a few comments regarding phrasing are warranted.From theCambridge English Corpus However, caution is warranted in drawing such strict comparisons since denominators for animals tested were not considered.From theCambridge English Corpus Further work trying to assess the effects of racial and class identities simultaneously is certainly warranted.From theCambridge English Corpus However, further monitoring of amphibians maintained under aquaculture condition is warranted.From theCambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, some caution is warranted in devising supportive measures.From theCambridge English Corpus If all members of a population have a decent living standard but there are large inequalities, foreign aid is arguably not warranted.From theCambridge English Corpus The same proposition might be justified and warranted for one person and not another, even when both have access to the same evidence.From theCambridge English Corpus However, the practical aspects of the effect were immediately apparent and warranted further investigation.From theCambridge English Corpus Presumably, then, mercy can be legitimately expressed only when justice warrants but does not require punishment.From theCambridge English Corpus We have no plausible explanation for this association, but its consistency across different data sources and study designs warrants further investigation.From theCambridge English Corpus Other referring expressions which evoke entities that are not explicitly referenced may not have these entities so highly ranked, unless warranted by their semantics.From theCambridge English Corpus Additional experiments are warranted to investigate the significance of these pathophysiological mechanisms in vivo.From theCambridge English Corpus Rather than focusing so much on anthropomorphic avatars, recognisable visual environments, and spatially flawless acoustic cues, perhaps more investigation of compositional issues is warranted.From theCambridge English Corpus Additional characterization of these isolates including biochemical testing and electron micrography is warranted.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |