| 单词 | warrant |
| 释义 | warrant (wɒrənt , US wɔːr- ) Word forms: warrants , warranting , warranted 1. verb If something warrants a particular action, it makes the action seem necessary or appropriate for the circumstances. The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation. [VERB noun] No matter was too small to warrant his attention. [VERB noun] Synonyms: call for, demand, require, merit warranted adjective Do you think this fear is warranted? 2. countable noun [oft by NOUN] A warrant is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house. Police confirmed that they had issued a warrant for his arrest. [+ for] ...a search warrant. Equipment is allocated by warrant. Synonyms: authorization, permit, licence, permission 3. uncountable noun [oft with brd-neg, usu N for n/-ing] If you say that there is no warrant for something, you mean that there is no good reason to justify it. [formal] There is some warrant for holding back on full-scale aid. Synonyms: justification, reason, grounds, defence 4. verb If you warrant that something is true or will happen, you say officially that it is true, or guarantee that it will happen. [formal] All entrants must warrant that their entry is entirely their own work. [VERB that] The contract warrants that an experienced person is on board all the time. [VERB that] 5. See also death warrant Idioms: sign someone's or something's death warrant to cause the death or end of someone or something The company's flawed business strategy has signed the death warrants for thousands of jobs. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: conditions warrant We will remain flexible and are prepared to take additional actions if market conditions warrant. Times, Sunday Times As conditions warrant, changes can be made to force structure. Times, Sunday Times Meetings can be called at any time if conditions warrant it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some economic theories have been developed that support the idea of expanding or shrinking a money supply as economic conditions warrant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These are generally of a lightweight gauzy material, and must be replaced or washed as conditions warrant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They also issued an international warrant for his arrest. Times, Sunday Times An international warrant for his arrest has been issued. Times, Sunday Times Having been questioned on previous occasions, he surmised the reason (an international warrant for his arrest had been in place since that date) and went into hiding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were many, known to the police, but these were not admitted in the search warrant application. Times,Sunday Times Their vehicle was impounded, and a search warrant application was granted the following day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this case, the warrant application satisfied both conditions, based on the delivery of the tape as the triggering condition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The human rights lawyer said that reforms were needed, including greater transparency around search warrant applications. Times,Sunday Times Given the nature of the probable cause for the warrant applications, a district court judge authorized no-knock warrants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使…显得必要, 使…显得必要 Japanese: 正当化する, 令状 |
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