entitle
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·ti·tle /ɪnˈtaɪtl/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [transitive] 1 RIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TOto give someone the official right to do or have something 使有权利，使有资格be entitled to (do) something Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance. 全职雇员都有资格享受健康保险。entitle somebody to something Membership entitles you to the monthly journal. 凭会员身份可以获取月刊。n Grammar Entitle is often passive in this meaning.► see thesaurus at allow2 be entitled something NAME OF A THINGif a book, play etc is entitled something, that is its name 〔书、戏剧等〕名为… a documentary entitled ‘The Price of Perfection’ 一部名为《完美的代价》的纪录片→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
entitle• I must give Bedwyr the trust and freedom to which he is entitled.• However, when the loan is repaid, the company is entitled to a refund of the corporation tax.• Women not in immediate physical danger were considered privileged enough and therefore not entitled to aspire to or expect equality.• Conversely, you may be entitled to disobey an instruction which management ostensibly has the power to give.• Ethiopian Jews were entitled to immigrate to Israel under the Law of Return.• Veterans are entitled to the best.• After all, they had paid for their rations; they were entitled to them.• How many breaks I am entitled to under the law?• Being a member entitles you to discounts on tickets.be entitled to (do) something• Insurance All members are entitled to £500 free insurance cover on their instruments and equipment against damage and loss.• Buyers of the Ford Bronco utility vehicle will be entitled to a $ 2,000 rebate.• We are entitled to ask who will look after the public interest and to consider the problems for individual travellers.• In all such cases the plaintiff is entitled to damages to compensate him for the lost benefit.• Lee Thorn got what he deserved and what he was entitled to in our system -- a fair trial.• You are entitled to know what will happen if you transgress again.• Mrs Roper and I were entitled to legal aid, but unfortunately Mrs McNeil wasn't, and that proved disastrous.• Those over 70 and certain other vulnerable groups are entitled to receive advice and assistance connected with wills.• Only full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance.en·ti·tle verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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entitle
en‧ti‧tle S3 W3 /ɪnˈtaɪtl/
verb [transitive often passive]
be entitled to (do) something
Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance.
entitle somebody to something
Membership entitles you to the monthly journal.
2. be entitled something if a book, play etc is entitled something, that is its name:
a documentary entitled ‘The Price of Perfection’
▪ allow to say that someone can do something – used about parents, teachers, or people in authority: They don’t allow students to chew gum in the classroom. | I’m not allowed to stay out after ten o'clock.
▪let [not in passive] to allow someone to do something. Let is not used in the passive, and is much more commonly used in everyday English than allow: Will your Mum let you come to the party? | I’ll borrow John’s bicycle, if he’ll let me.
▪permit formal if something is permitted, it is allowed according to the rules - used especially on written notices and announcements: Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the building.
▪give somebody permission used when someone in an important official position decides to allow someone to do something: He was given special permission to leave school early. | The Home Office has given him permission to stay in Britain indefinitely.
▪give your consent to say that you will allow someone to do something that will affect you personally, or a member of your family, when you have a legal right to say ‘no’: Her parents have given their consent to the marriage. | You can’t build on someone’s land without the owner’s consent.
▪give something the go-ahead to officially allow a planned project or activity to happen: The government finally gave the go-ahead for a new terminal at Heathrow airport. | A new nuclear plant has been given the go-ahead.
▪authorize to officially or legally allow someone to do something - used about laws or people: The UN resolution would authorize the use of force. | I never authorized them to give information about me to other banks.
▪entitle to give someone the right to do or have something: The pass entitles you to travel on any bus, at any time, in Norwich. | If the goods are faulty, the customer is entitled to a refund.
▪sanction formal to give official approval and support for something: The Truman administration refused to sanction a military attack. | The advertisements were sanctioned by the candidate himself.
en‧ti‧tle S3 W3 /ɪnˈtaɪtl/
verb [transitive often passive] Word Family: noun: title, subtitle, subtitles, entitlement; verb: entitle, subtitle; adjective: titled, subtitled
1. to give someone the official right to do or have somethingbe entitled to (do) something
entitle somebody to something
2. be entitled something if a book, play etc is entitled something, that is its name:
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