| 单词 | entrust |
| 释义 | entrust (once / 595 pages) v To entrust is to give someone a responsibility you assume she will fulfill. If you entrust someone with the task of getting you to school on time, make sure she’s punctual. To entrust is to let someone take care of something for you because you believe she will protect it. It could be a duty or a thing — you might entrust a nursing home with the care of your parents or entrust an accountant with your finances. Entrust is a verb that needs an object, so you always entrust with or to something. If a friend entrusts you with a secret, she trusts you not to tell. WORD FAMILYentrust: entrusted, entrusting, entrusts+/distrust: distrusted, distrusting, distrusts, self-distrust/distrustful: distrustfully, distrustfulness/intrust: intrusted, intrusting, intrusts/mistrust: mistrusted, mistrustful, mistrusting, mistrusts/mistrustful: mistrustfully/trust: antitrust, distrust, entrust, intrust, mistrust, trusted, trustee, truster, trustful, trusting, trusts, trusty/trusted: trustedly/trustee: trustees, trusteeship/trusteeship: trusteeships/truster: trusters/trustful: distrustful, trustfully, trustfulness/trusting: trustingest, trustingly, trustingness, untrusting/trusty: trustier, trusties, trustiest, trustily, trustiness, untrusty/untrusty: untrustiness USAGE EXAMPLESClattenburg, who was entrusted with the finals of the Champions League, European Championship and FA Cup this year, consults a psychologist. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) It’s a position rarely entrusted to a player without experience or extra years to bulk up. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) With her mother long dead, she was entrusted to her uncle. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) 1v put into the care or protection of someone Syn|Hyper leave give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over place into the hands or custody of 2v confer a trust upon The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret Syn|Hypo|Hyper commit, confide, intrust, trust commend give to in charge charge, consigngive over to another for care or safekeeping recommitcommit again obligatecommit in order to fulfill an obligation pledgegive as a guarantee hock, pawn, soakleave as a guarantee in return for money checkhand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping checkconsign for shipment on a vehicle give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over place into the hands or custody of |
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