| 单词 | entail |
| 释义 | entail (once / 1065 pages) 1v 2vn Entail means what something involves. "The job entailed us standing in the snow for hours dressed as giant, human hot dogs. It entailed far too much humiliation to justify the $3.55 an hour we were paid." The word entail is connected to the idea of preconditions. If you want something, you better figure out what it entails. If we want to see the movie at 9 o'clock, that will entail us waiting in the lobby another hour. If we want to stay out of trouble with our moms, that will entail us calling them and letting them know we're going to be later than we said. WORD FAMILYentail: entailed, entailing, entailment, entails+/entailment: entailments USAGE EXAMPLES“Almost every career trajectory entails a complex sequence of steps, each of which depends on those preceding it,” he said. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) This often entails changing our lifestyle, thoughts, and emotions in order to regain control. Washington Times(Dec 29, 2016) Mr. Trump said Mr. Greenblatt’s role will entail “assisting on international negotiations of all types, and trade deals around the world.” Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1v have as a logical consequence Syn|Hyper imply, mean necessitate cause to be a concomitant 2v impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result 2What does this move entail? Syn|Hyper implicate lead tend to or result in 1v limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs Syn|Hyper fee-tail bequeath, leave, will leave or give by will after one's death 2n land received by fee tail Hyper acres, demesne, estate, land, landed estate extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use 3n the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple Hyper change the action of changing something |
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