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单词 entrust
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Definition of entrust in English:

entrust

verbɪnˈtrʌstɛnˈtrʌstənˈtrəst
[with object]
  • 1Assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone)

    I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is entrusted with the development of the sport in the Asian region.
    • Journalism, like most things, is a grave responsibility you have been entrusted with.
    • Exposing a kook being entrusted with a mission of vital national security interest is pretty important.
    • No international body is entrusted with the task of prosecuting and punishing those criminal offences.
    • He was entrusted with their gypsy wagon and the objects they sold from it whenever they stopped in any populated place.
    • We are entrusted with the lives of soldiers, and those soldiers, when deployed, entrust us with the health of their spouses and children back home.
    • You are only entrusted with the responsibility on behalf of the remaining spouse and children.
    • He is the person entrusted by parliament with the task.
    • He records and names these places as though entrusted with an essential job.
    • Her husband died in 1990 and she was entrusted with looking after her family - a task she did well.
    • William was entrusted with manoeuvring these slabs into position and stood just to the rear of the wagon.
    • Students were entrusted with the responsibility of identifying problems and chalking out plans to solve them.
    • Silence broken, he then spoke of the difficulty of filling the capacity he is entrusted with.
    • Superiors will entrust you with more responsible work.
    • She was entrusted with the social inclusion agenda that he saw as being the purpose of the Scottish parliament.
    • Last night I was entrusted with a mission of sorts.
    • He can be duped by almost anyone and it is amazing that he is entrusted with quite so many secrets and responsible jobs.
    • As you continue to prove yourself, the head coach may entrust you with additional responsibilities.
    • He is entrusted with ensuring the best all-round coaching and preparation for the country's top amateurs.
    • Do you know what it is like to be entrusted with leadership responsibility?
    Synonyms
    give responsibility for, charge, invest, endow
    burden, encumber, saddle, tax
    assign, confer on, bestow on, vest in, consign
    delegate, depute, devolve
    put into the hands of, give into the charge/care/custody of, turn over, hand over, give, grant, vouchsafe
    1. 1.1 Put (something) into someone's care or protection.
      you persuade people to entrust their savings to you
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I will spare your life, but I am entrusting it to these Mages here.
      • But the pattern is much too patchy, and it is not surprising that so many doctors are unwilling to delegate functions when they are unsure of the skills of the staff to whom they would entrust the care of their patients.
      • As singers, we entrust our larynges to the care of these people, so it is of utmost importance that we find the right person, and there are a lot of ‘wrong’ ones out there.
      • BoatU.S. also learned that most agencies keep records of consumer complaints, making them a valuable resource for consumers who want to check on businesses before spending their money or entrusting their boats to their care.
      • It can save money by entrusting this care to health corporations, but does this guarantee the best care for these vulnerable people?
      • It does not entrust the care of the public health to private companies, which may grow rich upon disease.
      • The cases show that where an employer undertakes the care of a client's property and entrusts the task to an employee who steals the property, the employer is vicariously liable.
      • In general, this sort of discretion was entrusted to men with social stature.
      • Raiding nomadic herders forced the populations to live in walled cities for defense and to entrust their protection to an aristocratic class of leaders.
      • Millions of UK investors entrust their money to highly paid, highly educated professional fund managers.
      • It wasn't long until they began to deal with the woman and entrust their shipments into her care - for the way to conquer a land is not through blood, but to keep it with skill and settlement.
      • History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
      • For centuries, the British legal system, with its adherence to the rule of law and the doctrine of separation of powers, has protected our citizen's rights by entrusting the process of their determination to an independent judiciary.
      • The second is achieved by entrusting the task of consolidated supervision to the state which authorizes a parent undertaking, where the parent of a bank is another bank.
      • He would entrust all his money and belongings to whomever was accompanying him at the time.
      • Nor are we protected by the people with whom we entrust our money.
      • Medicare isn't a moral enterprise: what's moral about removing a citizen's responsibility for his and his dependents' health care and entrusting it to the state?
      • This is why it's important not to entrust your entire financial affairs to just one investment company.
      • In the case of the female, that extends to entrusting the final development of her chick to the male, although it could also be seen as the male entrusting care of a good site to the female.
      Synonyms
      hand over, give custody of, make over, turn over, commit, assign, consign, deliver
      formal commend

Derivatives

  • entrustment

  • nounɪnˈtrʌstm(ə)ntɛnˈtrʌstm(ə)ntənˈtrəs(t)mənt
    • In order to identify the depth and breadth of researchers' ancillary care responsibilities, we distinguish between the scope of entrustment (what is entrusted) and the strength of the duty of care.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • What you mean is negligent entrustment, which is a very narrow class of suits.
      • I am pleased to report that we received the required entrustment and the relevant legislation was passed in this Honourable House.
      • It leaves standing ‘old fashioned’ tort doctrines, such as negligent entrustment, and strict liability for manufacturing defects.
      • This explicit entrustment to the Security Council to enforce the ruling of the World Court raises high stakes for the international legal system.

Rhymes

adjust, august, bust, combust, crust, dust, encrust, gust, just, lust, mistrust, must, robust, rust, thrust, trust, undiscussed
 
 

Definition of entrust in US English:

entrust

verbənˈtrəstənˈtrəst
[with object]
  • 1Assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone)

    I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is entrusted with the development of the sport in the Asian region.
    • No international body is entrusted with the task of prosecuting and punishing those criminal offences.
    • He can be duped by almost anyone and it is amazing that he is entrusted with quite so many secrets and responsible jobs.
    • Students were entrusted with the responsibility of identifying problems and chalking out plans to solve them.
    • He was entrusted with their gypsy wagon and the objects they sold from it whenever they stopped in any populated place.
    • We are entrusted with the lives of soldiers, and those soldiers, when deployed, entrust us with the health of their spouses and children back home.
    • He is the person entrusted by parliament with the task.
    • You are only entrusted with the responsibility on behalf of the remaining spouse and children.
    • Her husband died in 1990 and she was entrusted with looking after her family - a task she did well.
    • William was entrusted with manoeuvring these slabs into position and stood just to the rear of the wagon.
    • Journalism, like most things, is a grave responsibility you have been entrusted with.
    • He records and names these places as though entrusted with an essential job.
    • Superiors will entrust you with more responsible work.
    • Last night I was entrusted with a mission of sorts.
    • Do you know what it is like to be entrusted with leadership responsibility?
    • Silence broken, he then spoke of the difficulty of filling the capacity he is entrusted with.
    • He is entrusted with ensuring the best all-round coaching and preparation for the country's top amateurs.
    • Exposing a kook being entrusted with a mission of vital national security interest is pretty important.
    • She was entrusted with the social inclusion agenda that he saw as being the purpose of the Scottish parliament.
    • As you continue to prove yourself, the head coach may entrust you with additional responsibilities.
    Synonyms
    give responsibility for, charge, invest, endow
    assign, confer on, bestow on, vest in, consign
    1. 1.1 Put (something) into someone's care or protection.
      you persuade people to entrust their savings to you
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the case of the female, that extends to entrusting the final development of her chick to the male, although it could also be seen as the male entrusting care of a good site to the female.
      • Raiding nomadic herders forced the populations to live in walled cities for defense and to entrust their protection to an aristocratic class of leaders.
      • Millions of UK investors entrust their money to highly paid, highly educated professional fund managers.
      • As singers, we entrust our larynges to the care of these people, so it is of utmost importance that we find the right person, and there are a lot of ‘wrong’ ones out there.
      • But the pattern is much too patchy, and it is not surprising that so many doctors are unwilling to delegate functions when they are unsure of the skills of the staff to whom they would entrust the care of their patients.
      • This is why it's important not to entrust your entire financial affairs to just one investment company.
      • Nor are we protected by the people with whom we entrust our money.
      • Medicare isn't a moral enterprise: what's moral about removing a citizen's responsibility for his and his dependents' health care and entrusting it to the state?
      • BoatU.S. also learned that most agencies keep records of consumer complaints, making them a valuable resource for consumers who want to check on businesses before spending their money or entrusting their boats to their care.
      • It wasn't long until they began to deal with the woman and entrust their shipments into her care - for the way to conquer a land is not through blood, but to keep it with skill and settlement.
      • It does not entrust the care of the public health to private companies, which may grow rich upon disease.
      • The second is achieved by entrusting the task of consolidated supervision to the state which authorizes a parent undertaking, where the parent of a bank is another bank.
      • For centuries, the British legal system, with its adherence to the rule of law and the doctrine of separation of powers, has protected our citizen's rights by entrusting the process of their determination to an independent judiciary.
      • It can save money by entrusting this care to health corporations, but does this guarantee the best care for these vulnerable people?
      • The cases show that where an employer undertakes the care of a client's property and entrusts the task to an employee who steals the property, the employer is vicariously liable.
      • History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.
      • In general, this sort of discretion was entrusted to men with social stature.
      • I will spare your life, but I am entrusting it to these Mages here.
      • He would entrust all his money and belongings to whomever was accompanying him at the time.
      Synonyms
      hand over, give custody of, make over, turn over, commit, assign, consign, deliver
 
 
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