Word · Frequency #4558
entail
需要；涉及；意味着
to involve something as a necessary part or result; to make something necessary
- 1.
To imply, require, or invoke.
意味着,需要,或引起。
- 2.
To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
将(尤指地产)不可剥夺地限定于某人、某物或某人及其后代或某一支系；作为遗产授予。
意味着,需要,或引起。；将(尤指地产)不可剥夺地限定于某人、某物或某人及其后代或某一支系；作为遗产授予。；使成为必需；需要；使承担
In use
This new job entails a lot of travel and weekend work.
Learning to play the piano entails practicing every day.
The journey entailed three train changes.
entail sth
表示某事需要或涉及某物。
The project entails a significant investment of time and money.
这个项目需要投入大量的时间和金钱。
entail doing sth
后接动名词，表示需要做某事。
Being a manager entails making tough decisions.
作为一名经理需要做出艰难的决定。
entail sb/sth doing sth
表示使某人/某物做某事，结构正式。
The new policy entails employees working overtime.
Connections
Collocations
- entail something
- 需要某物
- The project will entail a significant investment.这个项目将需要大量投资。
- entail doing something
- 需要做某事
- The job entails working long hours.这份工作需要长时间工作。
- entail responsibility
- 需要承担责任
- Being a manager entails great responsibility.担任经理需要承担重大责任。
- entail risk
- 带来风险
- Such a decision entails considerable risk.这样的决定会带来相当大的风险。
- entail cost
- 需要花费
- The renovation will entail significant cost.翻新将需要大量花费。
- entail consequences
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 'in tail' 像尾巴一样跟着，一件事必然带来另一件。
Context & Register
正式用语，多见于学术写作、法律文书或正式讨论中。
Grammar Note
常用于正式或法律文本，表示使某事成为必需或导致某种结果
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'entail' (/-eɪl/) and share the common spelling chunk '-tail'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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