Word · Frequency #5321
warrants
证明…正当；使有必要
warrants is the third person singular of warrant.
to make something seem reasonable or necessary; to be a good reason for something
- 1.
To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value, etc.).
保证(某物)具有(特定的质量、价值等)
- 2.
To guarantee as being true; (colloquial) to believe strongly.
保证...属实；(口语)深信
- 3.
To authorize; to give (someone) sanction or warrant (to do something).
授权；准许(某人做某事)
- 4.
To justify; to give grounds for.
证明...正当；为...提供根据
保证；担保；确信；授权；准许；保证(某物)具有(特定的质量、价值等)；保证...属实；(口语)深信；授权；准许(某人做某事)
In use
The situation does not warrant such a strong reaction.
Her excellent work warrants a promotion.
The new evidence warrants a closer look at the case.
Verb forms
base warrant · third person warrants · -ing warranting · past warranted · past participle warranted
表示‘使有必要’或‘证明合理’，常用于正式或客观语境。
Connections
Collocations
- warrant attention
- 值得注意
- The growing problem warrants immediate attention from authorities.这个日益严重的问题值得当局立即关注。
- warrant further investigation
- 需要进一步调查
- The discrepancies in the report warrant further investigation by the committee.报告中的差异需要委员会进一步调查。
- warrant concern
- 值得担忧
- The sudden drop in sales warrants concern among shareholders.销售额的突然下降值得股东们担忧。
- warrant action
- 需要采取行动
- The severity of the incident warrants immediate action from the government.事件的严重性需要政府立即采取行动。
- warrant a response
- 需要回应
- Her provocative statement warrants a formal response from the company.她挑衅性的言论需要公司做出正式回应。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
警察的warrant（令状）是‘我担保’的凭证，音近‘我认它’。
Context & Register
Register: formal Contexts: legal, business, formal writing Note_zh: 动词warrant通常用于正式或法律语境，表示‘保证’或‘授权’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words end with '-ant' but have different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with 'warrant'. No common English word rhymes with 'warrant'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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