warrant /ˈwɒrənt/ CET6 TEM4 ( warranting, warranted, warrants )

• 1. 

  V-T If something warrants a particular action, it makes the action seem necessary or appropriate for the circumstances. 使…显得必要; 使…显得适当

  例：

  The allegations are serious enough to warrant an investigation.

  指控已严重得有必要进行一番调查。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A warrant is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and gives the police permission to arrest someone or search their house. 搜查令; 拘捕令 [oft N 'for' n, also 'by' N]

  例：

  Police confirmed that they had issued a warrant for his arrest.

  警方证实他们已对他签发了拘捕令。